Practice self-denial…
Begin to practice self-denial in little things, so that later you will be able to do so in bigger ones.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
Let the Word of God…
Let the Word of God come; let it enter the church; let it become a consuming fire, that it may burn the hay and stubble, and consume whatever is worldly; there is heavy lead of iniquity in many; let it be molten by divine fire; let the gold and silver vessels be made better, in order that understanding and speech, refined by the heat of suffering, may begin to be more precious.
–Saint Ambrose of Milan (339-397)
As long as a single passion…
As long as a single passion reigns in our hearts, though all the others should have been overcome, the soul will never enjoy peace.
–Saint Joseph Calasanz (1556-1648)
Keep your soul…
Keep your soul at peace, in order to be able to be attentive and very faithful to the inner movement of the Holy Spirit.
–Saint Peter Julian Eymard (1811-1868)
Open the doors of the heart…
Near as the body is to the soul, the Lord is nearer, to come and open the locked doors of the heart, and to bestow on us the riches of heaven.
–Saint Macarius the Great (c. 300-391)
What scripture is…
For this is what Scripture is – its words are words of eternal life, and it is written not just so that we should believe, but specially so that we should possess eternal life in which we may see, and love, and have all our desires fulfilled. When they are fulfilled, then we shall know the superabundant love that comes from knowledge, and so we shall be filled with all the fullness of God.
–Saint Bonaventure (1221-1274)
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