Set aside an opportune time for deep personal reflection, and think often about God’s many benefits to you. Give up all light and frivolous matters, and read what inspires you to repentance of soul and not just what entertains the mind.
–Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471)
I place trust in God, my creator, in all things; I love Him with all my heart.
–Saint Joan of Arc (1412-1431)
It is better to be alone with God. His friendship will not fail me, nor His counsel, nor His love. In His strength, I will dare and dare and dare until I die.
–Saint Joan of Arc (1412-1431)
He who loves the coming of the Lord is not he who affirms that it is far off, nor is it he who says it is near, but rather he who, whether it be far off or near, awaits it with sincere faith, steadfast hope, and fervent love.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
An effective but often neglected means of gaining Paradise is almsgiving. By almsgiving I mean any work of mercy exercised toward one’s neighbor for the love of God.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
The presence of God calms the soul, and gives it quiet and repose.
–François Fénèlon (1651-1715)
