Go on joyfully…
Go on joyfully and with your heart as open and widely trustful as possible; and if you cannot always be joyful at least be brave and confident.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
A closed heart…
The worst prison would be a closed heart.
–Saint John Paul (1920-2005)
Open the doors…
Brothers and sisters, do not be afraid to welcome Christ and accept his power….Do not be afraid! Open wide the doors to Christ.
–Saint John Paul (1920-2005)
Poverty is a way…
Poverty is not a question of having or not having money. Poverty is not material. It is a beatitude. “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” It is a way of being, thinking and loving. It is the gift of the Spirit. Poverty is detachment, and freedom and, above all, truth.
–Carlo Carretto (1910-1988)
Be faithful to God…
Always be faithful to God in keeping the promises made to Him and do not bother about the ridicule of the foolish. Know that the saints were always sneered at by the world and worldlings; and they have trampled them under foot and triumphed over the world and its maxims.
–Saint Pio (1887-1968)
First we should…
First, we should withdraw from all sin, even venial, for the true lover endeavors to avoid all offence, not thinking of the punishment due to it, but of the Beloved whom all evil offends, great and small. Secondly, we should cultivate every virtue, losing no occasion of doing good and being very zealous in acts of piety, which have great merit. Thirdly, we should not set our love on anything, but possess what we have as a loan, so that we may not fix our heart on that, but on God. Fourthly, let us arouse our heart from sleep, so that it may often make acts of tender love.
–Francisco de Osuna (1497-1541)
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