Grace alone brings…
Grace alone brings about every good work in us.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Aided by grace…
It is no longer the soul recollecting itself; it is God who recollects it and draws it toward the inner sanctuary. This is the beginning of contemplation; it is infused [by God], since we cannot procure it for ourselves by our own activity aided by grace.
–Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange (1877–1964)
God sought me…
God sought me out when I fled from him; he will not abandon me now that I seek him, or at least do not flee from him anymore.
–Saint Claude de la Colombiere (1641-1682)
To drink of this spring…
Do not be afraid that the Lord Who has called us to drink of this spring will allow you to die of thirst.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Signs of Grace…
The signs accompanying grace are much joy, peace, love, and truth. Such signs impel us to seek truth. But the signs of sin are accompanied by turmoil, not joy and love toward God.
–Saint Macarius the Great (c. 300-391)
The Holy Spirit is…
It is the Holy Spirit who is the river of peace, the torrent of wealth, the river of gladness, the flowing stream of delight, and the abundance of God’s house. For he is himself the love that unites bride and Bridegroom in the city of glory and constitutes the entire happiness of all who live there. That love which is the Holy Spirit is the life of the holy angels and of all saintly souls.
–Rupert of Deutz (1075-1130)
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