Simplicity and gentleness are a very saintly mode of spiritual life, but you cannot learn this in an external way. It must suffuse itself mystically within you so that your soul embraces this mode of life through the grace of God.
–Saint Porphyrios (1906-1991)
We shouldn’t continue relentlessly in order to acquire what we want; rather we should leave all things to the will of God… These always increase and we are never satisfied with what we have. The more we chase after these wants the more elusive they become… In our prayer we should ask only for the salvation of our soul.
–Saint Porphyrios (1906-1991)
My beloved child, let us praise God in everything because all that happens is for our own good. Try to fulfill your duties the best you can and for God alone and always remain happy and serene in all the tribulations of life. As for me, I have placed all in the hands of God and I have been successful. We have to learn to detach ourselves a little, trust in God alone, and do God’s holy will with joy. How beautiful it is to be in the Hands of God, searching His Divine Gaze in readiness to do whatever He wishes.
–Blessed Luisitia Josefa (1866-1937)
When all is said and done, the saints challenge us to become holy. Our discomfort with the saints is proof of our discomfort with our calling to live authentic lives. We have banished the saints from our modern practice of Catholicism because when they are present it is impossible to forget that we are called to holiness.
–Matthew Kelly (1973-
