Venerate the martyrs…
Venerate the martyrs, praise, love, proclaim, honor them. But worship the God of the martyrs.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
See God’s presence…
It should constantly be our care to see God’s presence in everything, and not only to raise our minds to him when we are at prayer.
— Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Whatever cross we have to bear…
Let us go forth eagerly, sure that whatever cross we have to bear will not be without Christ, and that his aid… will always be with us.
— Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Seek peace and…
If you seek peace and tranquillity, you will certainly not find them so long as you have a cause of disturbance and turmoil within yourself.
— Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Reform yourself…
If a man wants to reform the world, either by reason of the authority of his position or the duty of his office, he must begin with himself.
— Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
If we did not fall…
It is necessary for us to fall. If we did not fall, we would have the wrong idea about ourselves.
— Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1420)
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