Devotion to the presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament was, and still is, for me a source of patience, perseverance, refuge and consolation; literally, the very spring of my life. Without this mystery of our Savior’s love, which He has left for us in the Church, I would have perished long since.
–Saint Raphael Kalinowski (1835-1907)
Yes, I am happy, perfectly happy; and do you wish to know where I find true happiness? At the feet of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
–Augustine Marie of the Blessed Sacrament (1821-1851)
You may fast regularly, give alms, and pray without ceasing, but as long as you hate your brother, you will not be numbered among the children of God.
–Saint Louis de Blois (1506-1566)
We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
This is all that is necessary in order to become a follower of Jesus Christ; the denying of ourselves, and the mortifying of self-love. Do we desire to be saved? we must conquer all, to secure all. How wretched is the soul that allows itself to be guided by self-love!
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
He who wishes to find Jesus should seek Him, not in the delights and pleasures of the world, but in mortification of the senses.
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
