Wasting time unless…
The man who sets about making others better is wasting his time, unless he begins with himself.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
The closer to God…
The closer we draw to God, the better disposed we are to receive the gifts of his divine bounty.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Fight courageously…
And of what should we be afraid? Our captain on this battlefield is Christ Jesus. We have discovered what we have to do. Christ has bound our enemies for us and weakened them that they cannot overcome us unless we so choose to let them. So we must fight courageously and mark ourselves with the sign of the most Holy Cross.
— Saint Catherine of Sienna (1347-1380)
All true devotion…
All true and living devotion presupposes the love of God and indeed it is neither more nor less than a very real love of God, though not always of the same kind; for that Love one while shining on the soul we call grace, which makes us acceptable to His Divine Majesty; when it strengthens us to do well, it is called Charity; but when it attains its fullest perfection, in which it not only leads us to do well, but to act carefully, diligently, and promptly, then it is called Devotion.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Contemplation is a…
Contemplation is a science of love. It is an infused, loving knowledge of God.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Learn to deny yourself…
If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
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