Feed one dying of hunger…
Feed him who is dying of hunger; if you have not fed him you have killed him.
–Saint Ambrose of Milan (339-397)
God forgives sins…
See how good God is, and how easily He forgives sins; He not only restores what has been lost with his forgiveness but grants unhoped for benefits.
–Saint Ambrose of Milan (339-397)
Heal the wounds through penance…
It is not enough to remove the arrow from the body. We also have to heal the wound caused by the arrow. It is the same with the soul; after we have received forgiveness for our sins, we have to heal the wound that remains through penance.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Read our Lord’s Passion constantly…
We should read our Lord’s Passion constantly; what great benefit we will gain by doing so. Even if you are as hard as stone, when you contemplate that He was sarcastically adorned, then ridiculed, beaten and subjected to the final agonies, you will be moved to cast all pride from your soul.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Distract from prayer…
Even the straws under my knees shout to distract me from prayer.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Fill yourself first…
Fill yourselves first and then only will you be able to give to others.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
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