Does well what…
He does much who does little but does well what he has to do.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
Saints were not…
The Saints were not superhuman. They were people who loved God in their hearts, and who shared the joy with others.
–Pope Francis (1936-
Holiness is a gift…
Holiness is a gift from Jesus to his Church… There is not one path for becoming holy… The first rule of sanctity: It is necessary that Christ grows, and we become less.
–Pope Francis (1936-
Saints like us…
The saints were people like all of us. Many of them came out of great sins, but by repentance they attained the Kingdom of Heaven. And everyone who comes there comes through repentance, which the merciful Lord has given us through His sufferings.
–Saint Silouan the Athonite (1866-1938)
Saints are close to us…
Many think that the saints are far from us. But they are far from those who distance themselves from them, and very close to those keep the commandments of Christ and have the grace of the Holy Spirit. In the heavens, all things are moved by the Holy Spirit. But the Holy Spirit is on earth too. He lives in our Church. He lives in the Mysteries. He is in the Holy Scriptures. He is in the souls of the faithful. The Holy Spirit unites all things, and therefore the saints are close to us. And when we pray to them, then the Holy Spirit hears our prayers, and our souls feel that they are praying for us.
–Saint Silouan the Athonite (1866-1938)
To become saints…
It is a trustworthy saying that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners (1 Tim. 1:15). But we deceive ourselves if we think that we are saved while remaining sinners. Christ saves those sinners by giving them the means to become saints.
–Saint Philaret of Moscow (1782-1867)
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