Stand patiently and…
Stand patiently and pray steadfastly, brushing off the impacts of worldly cares and all thoughts; for they distract and worry you in order to disturb the impetus of your prayer.
— Saint Nilus of Sinai (d. 430)
Earth’s crammed with…
Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; But only he who sees takes off his shoes, The rest sit around and pluck blackberries.
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1851)
Glory in creation…
God’s glory is at work in all things. Everything that exists, exists because it is held, sustained, enlivened by God’s wisdom and God’s power. The Word of God who is God, God expressing himself towards his creation, wills at all times to work the mystery of his embodiment.
— Arthur Macdonald Allchin (1930-2010)
God is there…
Prayer unites the soul to God. Although the soul is like God in nature, it is often different from Him in condition because of a person’s sin. Prayer then acts as a witness that the soul wills as God wills. It eases the conscience and prepares us for grace.
–Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)
No other sacrament…
No other sacrament has greater healing power; through it sins are purged away, virtues are increased, and the soul is enriched with an abundance of every spiritual gift. It is offered in the Church for the living and the dead, so that what was instituted for the salvation of all may be for the benefit of all.
–Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
Characteristics of love…
Here are two characteristics of love: it is to be for one another, that is, mutual, and it must be constant.
–Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231)
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