Love in your hearts…
Have love in your hearts but repress the tendency to appear devout.
— Saint Maria Mazzarello (1837-1881)
Charity burning in our hearts…
May all our words, actions and behavior always be for the instruction and edification of those who have dealings with us, always having charity burning in our hearts.
— Saint Angela Merici (1474-1540)
Have pure intentions…
In the fulfillment of your duties, let your intentions be so pure that you reject from your actions and the other motive than the glory of God and salvation of souls.
— Saint Angela Merici (1474-1540)
Without the passion of Christ…
The Church has always taught that all our penance without Christ’s passion is not worth a pea.
— Saint Thomas More 1478-1535)
If you want love…
If you find that there is no love in you, but you want to have it, then do deeds of love, even though you do them without love in the beginning. The Lord will see you desire and striving and will put love in your heart.
— Saint Ambrose of Optina (1812-1891)
For the glory of God…
Do everything for the glory of God, and in no thing – either outwardly nor inwardly – intend anything other than this glory. It should be the measuring stick of every endeavor and place its seal on each one.
— Saint Theophan the Recluse (1815-1894)
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