We must suffer…
Whether we will or no, we must suffer. There are some who suffer like the good thief, and others like the bad thief.
— Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
Prayer enlarges hearts…
My children, your hearts are small, but prayer enlarges them and renders them capable of loving God.
— Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
The true servants…
The true servants of God endure life and desire death.
— Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Do not fear death…
No, my children, I do not fear death; on the contrary, I desire it so that I may be united forever with my God.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
This is the…
This is the true union of spirit and love by which a man is made compliant to all the impulses of the supreme and eternal will, so that he becomes by grace what God is by nature…What is more, there can be no greater happiness than to place one’s all in him who lacks nothing.
–Saint Albert the Great (c. 1206-1280)
Death comes equally…
Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes.
–John Donne (1572-1631)
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