God guides all…
God guides all by the action of His grace. Therefore, do not be lazy or lose heart, but call to God day and night to entreat to send you help from above to teach you what to do.
–Saint Anthony of the Egypt (c. 251-356)
Every Christian needs…
Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
— Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Give thanks to…
Give thanks to Jesus Christ as soon as you get up in the morning for the blessings and graces he gives us continually, having created you to his own image and likeness, and having given us the grace of being Christian.
— Saint John of God (1495-1550)
Find some suitable time…
Every one should find some suitable time, day or night, to sink into his depths, each according to his own fashion. Not every one is able to engage in contemplative prayer.
— Johannes Tauler (c. 1300-1361)
In times of affliction…
In times of affliction, unceasingly call out to the merciful God in prayer. The unceasing invocation of the name of God in prayer is a treatment for the soul which kills not only the passions, but even their very operation. As a doctor finds the necessary medicine, and it works in such a way that the sick person does not understand, in just the same way the name of God, when you call upon it, kills all the passions, although we don’t know how this happens.
— Saint Barsanuphius the Great (Sixth Century)
Life-giving prayer…
Perfume all your actions with the life-giving breath of prayer.
–Pope John XXIII (1881-1963)
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