Love, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life)
What a weakness it is to love Jesus Christ only when He caresses us, and to be cold immediately once He afflicts us. This is not true love. Those who love thus, love themselves too much to love God with all their heart.
— Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647- 1690)
Grace, Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life)
At every moment God’s will produces what is needful for the task in hand, and the simple soul, instructed by faith, finds everything as it should be and wants neither more nor less than what it has.
–Jean Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751)
Grace, Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life)
Faith is our light in this life. By it we know the truth without seeing it, we are put in touch with what we cannot feel, recognize what we cannot see, and view the world stripped of all its outer shell. Faith unlocks God’s treasury. It is the key to all the vastness of His wisdom.The emptiness of all created things is disclosed by faith, and it is by faith that God reveals Himself
–Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751)
Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life)
The designs of God, the good pleasure of God, the will of God, the operation of God and the gift of His grace are all one and the same thing in the spiritual life. It is God working in the soul to make it like unto Himself. Perfection is neither more nor less than the faithful co-operation of the soul with this work of God, and is begun, grows, and is consummated in the soul unperceived and in secret.
–Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751)
John Vianney (1786-1859), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life), Struggle (with Sin)
And even more, since the time of Adam, you will not find a saint who has not been tempted — some in one way, some in another — and the greatest saints are those who have been tempted the most. If Our Lord was tempted, it was in order to show us that we must be also. It follows, therefore, that we must expect temptation.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life), Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
Living intensely each present day means letting Christ dwell within you. His words are so clear: Today I would like to enter your home.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
