God still loves the world…
God still loves the world and He sends you and me to be His love and His compassion to the poor.
–Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997) (attributed)
Giving it to Jesus…
My mother often said to me in the house, “Each time that you give something to a poor person, think that you are giving it to Jesus. Pay no regard to the value of what you give, but rather to the love that you have for the one who receives. That is to say, in giving something you must also give your heart. Consequently, never scorn the poor but, on the contrary, if it is an old man, respect him; if a child, have pity on him; if a sick person, support and help him. It is necessary that they are members of the mystical body of Jesus and also our brothers.”
–Marcel Nguyễn Tân Văn (1928–1959)
Pessimism and discouragement…
Let us never give in to pessimism, to that bitterness that the devil offers us every day. Do not give in to pessimism and discouragement. We have the firm certainty that the Holy Spirit gives the Church with His mighty breath, the courage to persevere and also to seek new methods of evangelization, to bring the Gospel to the ends of the earth.
–Pope Francis (1936-
Never forget…
Never forget that you are His.
— Gabriela Papayannis (1897-1992)
Holy indifference is…
Holy indifference is not inactivity. It is the furthest possible from it. It is indifference to anything and everything out of God’s will; but it is the highest life and activity to anything and everything in that will.
— François Fénèlon (1651-1715)
Indifference is poison…
The most deadly poison of our times is indifference. And this happens, although the praise of God should know no limits. Let us strive, therefore, to praise Him to the greatest extent of our powers.
— Saint Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941)
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