Estranged oneself from one’s self…
The more anyone estranges himself from himself, and passes out of himself into God, the more completely he is established in the very truth.
–Blessed Henry Suso (c. 1295–1366)
To do the will of God one…
To do the will of God, man must despise his own; the more he dies to himself, the more he will live to God.
–Saint Peter Claver (1581-1654)
Act the more humbly…
A person may be faithful; he may have the power to utter hidden mysteries; he may be discriminating in the evaluation of what is said and pure in his actions. But the greater he seems to be, the more humbly he ought to act, and the more zealous he should be for the common good rather than his own interest.
–Saint Clement (First Century)
Charity may be…
Charity may be a very short word, but with its tremendous meaning of pure love, it sums up man’s entire relation to God and to his neighbor.
–Saint Aelred of Rievaulx (1110-1167)
God is charity…
It is by the path of love, which is charity, that God draws near to man, and man to God. But where charity is not found, God cannot dwell. If, then, we possess charity, we possess God, for “God is Charity.”
–Saint Albert the Great (c. 1206-1280)
With faith and good works…
Girded with faith and the performance of good works, let us follow in His paths by the guidance of the Gospel.
–Saint Benedict (480-547)
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