Ever conscious of God…
Oh, how happy is this soul that is ever conscious of God resting and reposing within its breast!
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
A Christian should always…
A Christian should always remember that the value of good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts one to do these things.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
The soul’s center is God…
The soul’s center is God. When it has reached God with all the
capacity of its being and the strength of its operation and
inclination, it will have attained to its final and deepest center in God; it will know, love and enjoy God with all its might.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
In temptations and trials…
In temptations and trials the progress of a man is measured; in them opportunity for merit and virtue is made more manifest.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Persevering determination…
If a person shows a firm and persevering determination to serve God in the manner and place to which His divine majesty calls her, she gives the best proof we can have that she has a true vocation.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
All temptation lies…
The beginning of all temptation lies in a wavering mind and little trust in God, for as a rudderless ship is driven hither and yon by waves, so a careless and irresolute man is tempted in many ways. Fire tempers iron and temptation steels the just. Often we do not know what we can stand, but temptation shows us what we are. Above all, we must be especially alert against the beginnings of temptation, for the enemy is more easily conquered if he is refused admittance to the mind and is met beyond the threshold when he knocks.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
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