God is nearer…
You need not cry very loud; he is nearer to us than we think.
–Brother Lawrence (1614-1691)
The most blessed sacrament…
Behold the source of every good, Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament, who says “If any man thirst, let him come to me.” (John 2:27) Oh, what torrents of grace have the saints drawn from the fountain of the Most Blessed Sacrament!
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
Open our hearts by prayer…
Such is our dependence upon God that we are obliged not only to do everything for His sake, but also to seek from Him the very power. This happy necessity of having recourse to Him in all our wants, instead of being grievous to us, should be our greatest consolation. What a happiness is it that we are allowed to speak to Him with confidence; to open our hearts and hold familiar conversation with him, by prayer! God Himself invites us to it.
–François Fénelon (1651-1715)
The treasure of grace is…
We should have frequent recourse to prayer, and persevere a long time in it. God wishes to be solicited. He is not weary of hearing us. The treasure of His graces is infinite. We can do nothing more pleasing to God than to beg incessantly that He bestow them upon us.
–Saint John Baptiste de la Salle (1651-1719)
Acceptable prayer is…
How lovely is prayer, and how radiant are its works. Prayer is acceptable to God when it goes with good deeds, and it is heard when it rises out of a spirit of forgiveness. Prayer is always answered when it is pure and sincere. Prayer is powerful when it is suffused with God’s vigor.
–Saint Aphrahat the Persian (270-345)
Stay with it for a while…
If, in the course of your prayers, you feel a special joy or are moved in the heart by something, then stay with it for a while.
–Saint John Climacus (c. 525-606)
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