Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Silence, Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
We must respond to God’s gifts gladly and freely with thanksgiving, happiness and joy: but in contemplation we thank Him less by words than by the serene happiness of silent acceptance. “Be empty and see that I am God.” It is our emptiness in the presence of the abyss of His reality, our silence in the presence of His infinitely rich silence, our joy in the bosom of the serene darkness in which His light holds us absorbed, it is all this that praises Him. It is this that causes love of God and wonder and adoration to swim up into us like tidal waves out of the depths of that peace, and break upon the shores of our consciousness in a vast, hushed surf of inarticulate praise, praise and glory!
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Blessed Virgin Mary, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic
Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother. Love the Madonna and pray the rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by God pass through the Blessed Mother.
–Saint Pio (1887-1968)
Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life)
The spiritual life is a stern choice. It is not a consoling retreat from the difficulties of existence, but an invitation to enter fully into that difficult existence, and there apply the Charity of God, and bear the cost.
–Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941)
Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Struggle (with Sin)
Abstinence is the mother of health. A few ounces of privation is an excellent remedy for any ailment.
–Blessed Anthony Grassi (1592–1671)
Eucharistic Adoration, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic
He who loves Our Lord Jesus Christ must desire to be with Him…the more we conform ourselves to His example the more perfect will be our lives.
–Blessed Anthony Grassi (1592–1671)
Eucharist, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic
Our only desire in life should be to praise God and adore Him in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. He who hears Mass with devotion every morning cannot fail to be a friend of God.
–Blessed Anthony Grassi (1592–1671)
