Francis de Sales (1567-1622), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life), Struggle (with Sin)
The beginning of all temptation lies in a wavering mind and little trust in God, for as a rudderless ship is driven hither and yon by waves, so a careless and irresolute man is tempted in many ways. Fire tempers iron and temptation steels the just. Often we do not know what we can stand, but temptation shows us what we are. Above all, we must be especially alert against the beginnings of temptation, for the enemy is more easily conquered if he is refused admittance to the mind and is met beyond the threshold when he knocks.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Acceptance, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life)
[W]e must be as satisfied to be powerless, idle and still before God, and dried up and barren when He permits it, as to be full of life, enjoying His presence with ease and devotion. The whole matter of our union with God consists in being content either way.
–Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1572-1641)
Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life), Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Take God for your spouse and friend and walk with Him continually, and you will not sin, will learn to love, and the things you must do will work out prosperously for you.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Page: Quotes, Philip Neri (1515-1595), Quote Author, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life)
Reading the lives of the Saints is a great means to preserve piety.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life), Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Jesus makes a claim which no one would have dared to make: He is the perfect revelation of God. Our knowledge of God is not simply limited to knowing something about God – who he is and what he is like. We can know God personally and be united with him in a relationship of love, trust, and friendship. Jesus makes it possible for each of us to personally know God as our Father. To see Jesus is to see what God is like. In Jesus we see the perfect love of God – a God who cares intensely and who yearns over men and women, loving them to the point of laying down his life for them upon the cross.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Page: Quotes, Philip Neri (1515-1595), Quote Author, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life)
It is very useful for those who minister the Word of God to give themselves up to prayer, to read the works of authors who’s names begin with “S”, such as St. Augustine, St. Bernard, etc.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
