Always be faithful to God in keeping the promises made to Him and do not bother about the ridicule of the foolish. Know that the saints were always sneered at by the world and worldlings; and they have trampled them under foot and triumphed over the world and its maxims.
–Saint Pio (1887-1968)
Silence is not classified as a virtue, but it is the atmosphere in which virtues develop.
–Luis M. Martinez (1881-1956)
A human being is a vessel that God has built for himself and filled with his inspiration so that his works are perfected in it.
–Saint Hildegarde of Bingen (1098-1179)
Accustom yourself to pray your own prayers. For instance: it is the essence of evening prayer to thank God for the day and everything that happened, both pleasant and unpleasant; to ask forgiveness for all wrongs committed, promising to improve during the next day; and to pray that God preserve you during sleep. Express all this to God from your mind and from your whole heart.
–Saint Theophan the Recluse (1815-1894)
It is Jesus Christ alone Whom we have followed everywhere, and it is He alone Whom we will follow always. Let us relight our lamps before our heavenly Spouse. Let us look only to Him, think only of Him, desire only Him, live only to give to Him.
–Saint Joan Antide-Thouret (1765-1826)
Let’s despise the world and its false gods. Let’s despise its honors. In vain would we seek our happiness in them. It will benefit us greatly to receive nothing from the world but ingratitude and opposition. This will detach us from it and attach us closely to God alone.
–Saint Joan Antide-Thouret (1765-1826)
