Let us acknowledge that we are incapable of becoming holy by our own efforts, and put our trust in God, who would not have taken away our ability to walk unless he was to carry us in his arms.
–Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751)
If you truly seek this treasure, this kingdom where God alone reigns, you will find it. Your heart, if it is totally surrendered to God, is itself this treasure, that very kingdom you long for and are seeking.
–Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751)
He who fails to reflect before acting, walks with his eyes shut and advances with danger. He also falls very often, because the eye of reflection does not enable him to see whither his footsteps lead.
–Saint Gregory the Great (c. 540-604)
Each day is unique. There are cloudy days and sunny; wet days and dry; windy days and calm. The seasons roll by as day turns into night and night into day. This variety makes beauty. It’s the same way with your life. There are ups and downs; no two days, no two hours, are ever exactly alike.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Our night is as brilliant as our day when God is in our hearts, and our day is night when God is absent from us.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Good works are of two kinds. Some are exterior, such as prayer, fasting, and almsgiving; abstaining from swearing, falsehood and murmuring; avoiding injuring or annoying people and other things of a similar kind. Some also are purely spiritual or interior, such as fervent love for God and our neighbor, an intense realization of our own gratitude for the Divine mercies, and such a profound reverence for the Almighty that we realize our own nothingness in the sight of His greatness.
–Saint John of Avila (1500 – 1569)
