Humble and humiliated…
What will be the crown of those who, humble within and humiliated without, have imitated the humility of our Savior in all its fullness!
–Saint Bernadette (1844-1879)
Become more humble…
Why is He so little in me? Is it because I am not little enough, not humble enough. Therefore may I become more humble, may I humble myself, and Jesus will increase.
–Saint Bernadette (1844-1879)
Love one another…
Remember the precept that St. John the Evangelist used to give to his disciples: “Love one another.” Since it is not a mere exhortation, but a command, it would be sinful to do otherwise. Therefore, do away with insults, quarrels, envy, revenge, mockery, or bad will. Be good to one another. This will prove that you love each other like brothers.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
Cleansed and reordered…
Good moral actions are not enough. Everything in us, from the very depths, must be cleansed and reordered.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
The beginning of love…
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
In prayer we discover…
In prayer we discover what we already have. You start from where you are and you deepen what you already have, and you realize you are already there. We have everything but we don’t know it and don’t experience it. Everything has been given us in Christ. All we need is to experience what we already possess.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
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