Sin is a flight…
Sin, which is a flight from God, is no fun.It gives no joy, fulfillment or peace, and constantly betrays us.
— Carlo Carretto (1910-1988)
An excuse for sin.
And when I hear it said that God is good and He will pardon us, and then see that men cease not from evil-doing, oh, how it grieves me! The infinite goodness with which God communicates with us, sinners as we are, should constantly make us love and serve Him better; but we, on the contrary, instead of seeing in his goodness an obligation to please Him, convert it into an excuse for sin which will of a certainty lead in the end to our deeper condemnation.
— Saint Catherine of Genoa (1447-1510)
How terrible is sin…
Know for a certainty that if men understood how terrible is even one solitary sin, they would rather be cast into a heated furnace, and there remain, living both in soul and body, than to support such a sight. And if the sea were all fire they would cast themselves therein and never leave it, if they were certain of meeting the sin on doing so.
— Saint Catherine of Genoa (1447-1510)
Seek the simplest…
Seek the simplest in all things, in food, clothing, without being ashamed of poverty. For a great part of the world lives in poverty. Do not say, “I am the son of a rich man. It is shameful for me to be in poverty.” Christ, your Heavenly Father, Who gave birth to you in the baptistery, is not in worldly riches. Rather he walked in poverty and had nowhere to lay His head.
— Saint Gennadius of Constantinople (Fifth Century)
The prayer of the sick…
The prayer of the sick person is his patience and his acceptance of the sickness for the love of Jesus Christ. This has great worth when it is motivated by the imitation of how much Our Lord suffered for us, and by penance for our sins.
— Saint Charles of Sezze (1630-1670)
A time of sickness…
A time of sickness is a time of grace. It is then that we reap a harvest for an eternity.
— Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620-1700)
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