Solitude and silence…
Only those who have experienced the solitude and the silence of the wilderness can know the benefit and divine joy they bring to those who love them.
–Saint Bruno (1030-1101)
Above all, you must pray…
Above all, you must pray for the whole people: that is, for the whole body, for every part of your mother the Church, whose distinguishing feature is mutual love. If you ask for something for yourself then you will be praying for yourself only – and you must remember that more grace comes to one who prays for others than to any ordinary sinner. If each person prays for all people, then all people are effectively praying for each.
— Saint Bruno (1030-1101)
Prayer is the raising of the mind…
Prayer is the raising of the mind to God. When we pray we go to meet Christ Who is coming to us. If our Creator and Savior comes from heaven with such great love, it is only fitting that we should go to meet Him. And this is what we do when we spend some time in prayer.
–Saint Bernadine of Siena (1380-1444)
…special graces granted…
There is a general rule concerning all special graces granted to any human being. Whenever the divine favor chooses someone to receive a special grace, or to accept a lofty vocation, God adorns the person chosen with all the gifts of the Spirit needed to fulfill the task at hand.
— Saint Bernadine of Siena (1380-1444)
You pay God a compliment…
You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
However softly we speak…
However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
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