Grace, Page: Quotes, Spiritual (life)
Sometimes the soul finds rest in the deepest quietness, and joy and perfect peace in perfectly focused spiritual delight and ineffably deep repose. At other times the soul is stirred up by grace and taught lessons in ineffable wisdom and understanding and knowledge of the spirit, in ways that pass beyond all our ability to speak about them. . . . Manifold are the patterns of grace, and most varied are the ways it leads the soul. Sometimes, as God decides, grace gives rest to the soul. At other times it puts it to work.
–Saint Macarius the Great (295-392)
Charity, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic
Almsgiving proceeds from a merciful heart and is more useful for the one who practices it than for the one who receives it, for the man who makes a practice of almsgiving draws out a spiritual profit from his acts, whilst those who receive his alms receive only a temporal benefit.
–Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
Adversity, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic
Trials are nothing else but the forge that purifies the soul of all its imperfections.
–Saint Mary Magdalen de Pazzi (1566-1607)
Francis de Sales (1567-1622), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life)
Live a generous, noble, courteous, royal, just and reasonable heart.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Acceptance, Francis de Sales (1567-1622), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic
The indifferent heart is like a ball of wax in God’s hands, ready to receive all the impressions of his eternal good pleasure. It is a heart without preference, equally ready for all things and having no other object for its will except the will of God.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Francis de Sales (1567-1622), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life)
Let us be what we are, and be that well, in order that we may honor the Master Workman who has made us. Though we were the most excellent creatures under heaven, what would it avail us if we were not pleasing to the will of God?
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
