Give thanks to God…
Give thanks to God, not to me. I am only a vessel of clay, a poor sinner.
–Saint Nicholas of Tolentino (c. 1246 – 1306)
The night becomes darker…
The night becomes darker in fact before the morning begins, before the light begins. God intervenes in the darkest moment and resuscitates.
–Pope Francis (1936-
When a drought takes place…
While you will be subjected to this storm in your heart, Jesus will continue to live in the bark of your soul and there, although sleeping, he will not stop loving you and will help you to fight against the storm. Don’t worry when you see a drought take a firm hold in your heart. Remain convinced that this is evidence of your deep love for Jesus, since it is by love that you put up with this suffering while ardently longing for his coming.
–Marcel Nguyễn Tân Văn (1928–1959)
Pray to be…
Pray firstly to be purified of passions, secondly to be freed from ignorance and forgetfulness, and thirdly to be delivered from all temptation and forsaking.
–Saint Nilus of Sinai (d. 430)
Pray to be…
First of all pray to be purified from your passions. Secondly, pray to be delivered from ignorance. Thirdly, pray to be freed from all temptation and abandonment.
–Evagrius Ponticus (345-399)
The Glory of Mary comes from…
When your eyes are filled with tears, go to the one who consoles the afflicted. When your pain is too great, go to the one who protects the faithful. When you have yielded to sin, go to the one who is the help of sinners. This is why all the glory of Mary comes from Jesus. She would be nothing if her Son was not the Lord Jesus and if her life had not been spent living for him. If you are separated from the Lord, your own life has no value.
–Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan (1928-2002)
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