One who has God…
He who has God lacks nothing, though he has nought else.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Sloth and lukewarmness…
In your good works and holy exercises, avoid all sloth and lukewarmness as your worst enemy.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Humility and charity…
Humility and charity are the two master-chords: one, the lowest; the other, the highest; all the others are dependent on them.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Praying before the…
Certainly amongst all devotions, after that of receiving the sacraments, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament holds first place, is most pleasing to God, and most useful to ourselves. for He has made the promise, ‘Ask, and you shall receive,’ but He has revealed to His servants that those who visit Him in the Blessed Sacrament will obtain a more abundant measure of grace.
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
Adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament…
Certainly amongst all devotions, after that of receiving the sacraments, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament holds first place, is most pleasing to God, and most useful to ourselves. Do not then, O devout soul, refuse to begin this devotion; and forsaking the conversation of men, dwell each day, from this time forward, for at least half or quarter of an hour, in some church, in the presence of Jesus Christ under the sacramental species. Taste and see how sweet is the Lord.
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
Gently recall your mind when…
Gently recall your mind when it wanders . . . unceasingly gather up again your scattered spirit. Turn your inward eye once more towards Him . . . persevere with an unconquered heart.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
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