Ready for death…
Keep ready! One who is not ready for a good death today runs the risk of dying a bad one.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
When death is near…
Things look very different when death is near.
— Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
Through the Cross…
Before the time of Christ, the cross was an instrument of punishment; it evoked fear and aversion. But after Christ’s death on the Cross it became the instrument of our salvation. Through the Cross, Christ destroyed the devil; from the Cross He descended into hades and, having liberated those languishing there, led them into the Kingdom of Heaven. The sign of the Cross is terrifying to demons and, as the sign of Christ, it is honored by Christians.
–Saint John Maximovich (1896-1966)
The Cross means…
The Cross means there is no shipwreck without hope; there is no dark without dawn; nor storm without haven.
–Saint John Paul (1920-2005)
Ladder to heaven…
Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.
–Saint Rose of Lima (1586-1617)
Carrying the cross…
No other grace can be compared with that of carrying the cross out of love for our Lord.
–Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647- 1690)
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