Complete abstinence…
Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Desire in prayer…
God wills that our desire should be exercised in prayer, that we may be able to receive what He is prepared to give.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Daily lead us to the Cross…
The way to our personal sanctification should daily lead us to the cross. This way is not a sorrowful one, because Christ himself comes to our aid, and in his company there is no room for sadness.
–Saint Josemaría Escrivá (1902-1975)
Know one’s imperfection…
It is the function of perfection to make one know one’s imperfection.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Be mindful of the poor…
Be particularly mindful of the poor, so that what you take from yourself by living sparingly you may lay away in heavenly treasures. Let the needy Christ receive that of which the fasting Christian deprives himself. Let the self-restraint of the willing soul be the sustenance of the one in need. Let the voluntary neediness of the one possessing an abundance become the necessary abundance of the one in need.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
By thinking of the presence…
By habitually thinking of the presence of God, we succeed in praying twenty-four hours a day.
–Saint Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)
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