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When you arise…

When you arise at dawn each day, make a fresh start in every virtue and commandment of God with greatest patience, with fear and long-suffering, in the love of God, with all spiritual and physical fervor, and with much humiliation; enduring affliction of the heart and prevention, with much prayer and intercession, with groans, in purity of the tongue and custody of the eyes.
–Saint John the Dwarf (Fourth Century)

Time is not…

Time is not our own, and we must give a strict account of it.
–Saint Toribio de Mogrovejo (1538-1606)

Mysticism is the…

Mysticism, according to its historical and psychological definitions, is the direct intuition or experience of God; and a mystic is a person who has, to a greater or less degree, such a direct experience — one whose religion and life are centered, not merely on an accepted belief or practice, but on that which the person regards as first hand personal knowledge.
–Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941)

Don’t shirk duty…

Don’t shirk your duty. Carry it out conscientiously, even though others neglect theirs.
–Saint Josemaría Escrivá (1902-1975)

Christ is always…

Christ is always with us, always asking for room in our hearts.
–Dorothy Day (1897-1980)

Help your neighbor…

If you truly want to help the soul of your neighbor, you should approach God first with all your heart. Ask him simply to fill you with charity, the greatest of all virtues; with it you can accomplish what you desire.
–Saint Vincent Ferrer (1350-1419)

God has given free will…

God has given free will to everyone and, therefore, never forces anyone— but only indicates, calls, and persuades.
–Saint Angela Merici (1474-1540)

Fretting instead of…

It is such folly to pass one’s time fretting, instead of resting quietly on the heart of Jesus.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)

The sole happiness…

The sole happiness upon earth consists in hiding oneself and remaining in total ignorance of created things.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)

God is an artist…

God is an artist, and the universe is his work of art.
–Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)

No joy unless…

No one truly has joy unless he lives in love.
–Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)

May Christ be…

May Christ be heard in our language, may Christ be seen in our life, may he be perceived in our hearts.
–Saint Peter Damian (1007-1072)

One becomes more the less one…

One of the most profound paradoxes of life is the fact that a man becomes more fully himself the less he thinks of himself.
–Roman Guardini (1885-1968)

Contemplation to become prayer…

It is of paramount importance— we must repeat this— for contemplation to become prayer. The worshiper must reach out to the living God, must become aware of His holy presence, must seek out His holy countenance and enter into His heart. Contemplation should become a real dialogue in which man’s I faces its true Thou, which is God.
–Roman Guardini (1885-1968)

 

Communicate Jesus…

I will go anywhere and do anything in order to communicate the love of Jesus to those who do not know Him or have forgotten Him.
–Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917)

Make Jesus known…

We should traverse the whole world to make Jesus Christ known and loved… A God who loves us so much! Can we not love him with all our souls, no matter what the sacrifice?
–Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917)

Love is a unitive and transforming…

For the nature of love is of a unitive and transforming power which transforms the lover into what he loves, or alternatively, makes the lover one with the other, and vice versa, in so far as is possible.
–Saint Albert the Great (c. 1206-1280)

In love we possess…

In love we possess the fullness of all good and the realization of our highest longing is not denied us. After all it is love alone by which we turn back to God, are changed into God, cleave to God, and are united to God in such a way that we become one spirit with him, and are by him and through him made blessed here by grace and hereafter in glory.
–Saint Albert the Great (c. 1206-1280)

Power of love…

For there is nothing but the power of love which can lead the soul from the things of earth to the lofty summit of heaven. Nor can anyone attain the supreme beatitude unless summoned to it by love and yearning. Love after all is the life of the soul, the wedding garment and the soul’s perfection, containing all the law and the prophets and our Lord’s teaching.
–Saint Albert the Great (c. 1206-1280)

Speak with hands…

We must speak to them with our hands before we speak to them with our lips.
–Saint Peter Claver (1581-1654)

Not becoming Christians…

Many, many people hereabouts are not becoming Christians for one reason only: there is nobody to make them Christians.
–Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552)

Our morning prayers…

Never forget that it is at the beginning of each day that God has the necessary grace for the day ready for us. He knows exactly what opportunities we shall have to sin, and will give us everything we need if we ask him then. That is why the devil does all he can to prevent us from saying our morning prayers or to make us say them badly.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)

Only happiness in prayer…

We can only find our happiness on earth in loving God, and we can only love Him in prayer to Him. We see that Jesus Christ, to encourage us often to have recourse to Him through prayer, promises never to refuse us anything if we pray for it as we should. But there is no need to go looking for elaborate and roundabout ways of showing you that we should pray often, for you have only to open your catechism and you will see there that the duty of every good Christian is to pray morning and evening and often during the day — that is to say, always.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)

No consolation in prayer…

When you get no consolation in prayer, when you feel you are getting nowhere, that may be the best prayer you have ever said, because you are doing it not for your sake, but for God’s. Always seek the God of consolation; never seek the consolations of God. It is always that way round.
–Basil Hume (1923-1999)

We neglect prayer…

The only “failure” in prayer is when we neglect it. The only “success” in prayer is the sense of God’s presence, or a deep peace and sense of well-being, a marvelous moment of inner freedom. When that comes, it is a special gift from God. We have no claim on it; we cannot demand it. Our part is to turn to him as best we can, trying to raise our minds and hearts to him.
–Basil Hume (1923-1999)

Those who pray…

Those who pray but accumulate sorrows and grudges inside them are likened to people who draw water from the well and empty it into a leaking container.
–Saint Nilus of Sinai (d. 430)

Do not be sorry…

Do not be sorrowed if you do not immediately receive from God that which you asked for, because He desires to benefit you even more, through your patient perseverance in prayer. What is there indeed more superior to associating with God and conversing with Him?
–Saint Nilus of Sinai (d. 430)

You will not pray clearly…

A bound person cannot run. Nor can the mind, which works like a slave for a certain passion, be able to offer a true prayer, because it is dragged around and wanders here and there on account of impassioned thoughts and cannot remain undisturbed. You will not be able to pray clearly if you are preoccupied with material things and are agitated by incessant cares, because prayer implies riddance of every care.
–Saint Nilus of Sinai (d. 430)

Practice pure prayer…

Sometimes we try hard to practice pure prayer, and cannot; but it happens also that we do not compel ourselves, yet the soul prays with purity. The first results from our infirmity, the second, from grace from above, which thus calls us to seek purity of soul and teaches us, in each case, not to ascribe it to ourselves if our prayer is pure, but to recognize in this a gift of the Giver. “We know not what we should pray for as we ought.” [Romans 8:26] When we try to make our prayer pure and cannot, but are enveloped in darkness, let us moisten our cheeks with tears and implore God to disperse the night of the battle and to let light shine in the soul.
–Saint Nilus of Sinai (d. 430)

The risen Jesus…

Let the risen Jesus enter your life, welcome him as a friend, with trust: He is life! If, up till now, you have kept Him at a distance, step forward. He will receive you with open arms. If you have been indifferent, take a risk: you won’t be disappointed. If following Him seems difficult, don’t be afraid, trust Him, be confident that He is close to you, He is with you and He will give you the peace you are looking for and the strength to live as He would have you do.
–Pope Francis (1936-

Preaching the word…

When I see the need there is for divine teaching and how hungry people are to hear it, I am atremble to be off and running throughout the world, preaching the word of God. I have no rest, my soul finds no other relief than to rush about and preach.
–Saint Anthony Claret (1807-1870)

Love is the…

Love is the most necessary of all virtues. Love in the person who preaches the word of God is like fire in a musket. If a person were to throw a bullet with his hands, he would hardly make a dent in anything; but if the person takes the same bullet and ignites some gunpowder behind it, it can kill. It is much the same with the word of God. If it is spoken by someone who is filled with the fire of charity — the fire of love of God and neighbor — it will work wonders is .
–Saint Anthony Claret (1807-1870)

It is possible to pray…

Prayer does not consist merely in standing and bowing your body or in reading written prayers….it is possible to pray at all times, in all places, with mind and spirit. You can lift up your mind and heart to God while walking, sitting, working, in a crowd and in solitude. His door is always open, unlike man’s. We can always say to Him in our hearts Lord , Lord have mercy.
–Saint Tikhon (1724-1783)

Pray when we first awaken..

In order to succeed in prayer, it should be done when we first awaken, when our whole being is calm and recollected. We need to make our meditation before anything else.
–Saint Peter Julian Eymard (1811-1868)

Good example is…

Good example is the most efficacious apostolate. You must be as lighted lanterns and shine like brilliant chandeliers among men. By your good example and your words, animate others to know and love God.
–Saint Mary Joseph Rossello (1811-1880)

We pray in the spirit of God…

Prayer is never more perfect than when it ascends from the very depth and essence of the soul; we pray, then, in the spirit of God. This is a sublime language, but when God wills, He makes even the stones speak. Let the sovereign God reign in your spirit; there ought to be a reciprocal repose: God in you, and you in God. O sweet, O divine operation!
–Saint Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)

Live and behave…

As for you, live and behave in such a way that your daughters may see in you a model. And what you want them to do, do it yourselves first. Act therefore in such a way that, also following your example, they may stir and spur themselves to virtuous living.
–Saint Angela Merici (1474-1540)

Carry prayer into…

Accustom yourself gradually to carry prayer into all your daily occupation — speak, act, work in peace, as if you were in prayer, as indeed you ought to be.
–François Fénèlon (1651-1715)

God’s word offers…

Lord, who can comprehend even one of your words? We lose more of it than we grasp, like those who drink from a living spring. For God’s word offers different facets according to the capacity of the listener, and the Lord has portrayed his message in many colors, so that whoever gazes upon it can see in it what suits him. Within it he has buried manifold treasures, so that each of us might grow rich in seeking them out
–Saint Ephrem of Syria (c. 306 – 373)

The word of God…

The word of God is a tree of life that offers us blessed fruit from each of its branches. It is like that rock which was struck open in the wilderness, from which all were offered spiritual drink… And so whenever anyone discovers some part of the treasure, he should not think that he has exhausted God’s word… A thirsty man is happy when he is drinking, and he is not depressed because he cannot exhaust the spring. So let this spring quench your thirst, and not your thirst the spring. For if you can satisfy your thirst without exhausting the spring, then when you thirst again you can drink from it once more… Be thankful then for what you have received.
–Saint Ephrem of Syria (c. 306 – 373)

Mother of God…

The title of Mary as our mother is not merely symbolic. Mary is our mother in the most real and lofty sense, a sense which surpasses that of earthly maternity. She begot our life of grace for us because she offered up her entire being, body and soul, as the Mother of God. That is why an intimate bond exists between Mary and ourselves. She loves us, she knows us, she exerts herself to bring each one of us into the closest possible relationship with the Lord – that which we are above all supposed to be.
–Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891-1942)

The faith of our Lady

How pleasing the faith of Our Lady was to the Heavenly Father! It was her faith that made Jesus grow more and more each day in her. If we have such faith it will make Jesus grow in our hearts.
–Saint Mary of Jesus Crucified (1846-1878)

Contemplate Christ…

Suppose that you had fallen into the river, and that a charitable person threw himself into the water to save you. What would you say to such kindness? Moreover, suppose that, hardly drawn from the water, you had been attacked by assassins, and that your rescuer again came to your assistance, and saved your life at the risk of his own. What would you do in return for such friendship? It is certain that you would do all in your power to heal the bruises he received on your account. So ought we to act towards Christ: we must contemplate Him engulfed in an ocean of sorrows to save us from the eternal abyss; consider Him all covered with wounds and bruises to purchase for us eternal life. Then let us make His pains our own, sympathize with His sorrows, and consecrate to Him all our affections.
–Saint Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)

God dispenses grace…

It is one flash, the being-ready and the pouring in. Nature reaching her summit, God dispenses His grace: the instant the spirit is ready, God enters without hesitation or delay.
–Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)

Our soul must be still…

If God is to speak His word to the soul, it must be still and at peace. And then He will speak His word and give Himself to the soul, and not as a mere idea, apart from Himself.
–Meister Eckhart (1260-1328

One with God…

Not one is so unprepared, unlearned, or uncouth that he could not become one with God. If he is ready to unite his will purely and unreservedly with the will of God, all he has to do is say, ‘Lord, show me Thy will and grant me the strength to fulfill it.’ and God does so with abundance.
–Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)

What keeps us alive is…

What keeps us alive, what allows us to endure? I think it is the hope of loving, or being loved. I heard a fable once about the sun going on a journey; to find its source, and how the moon wept without her lover’s warm gaze. We weep when light does not reach our hearts. We wither like fields if someone close does not rain their kindness upon us.
–Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)

Wisdom or prudence…

There are three ways for wisdom or prudence to abound in you: if you confess your sins, if you give thanks and praise, and if your speech is edifying.
–Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)

From everything but…

Man can fly from everything in nature, but he cannot fly from himself.
–Blessed Matt Talbot (1856-1925)

God will not ask…

God will not ask us how eloquently we have spoken, but how well we have lived.
–Blessed Matt Talbot (1856-1925)

To know God…

To know God and to understand His ways and to watch in His presence in all sanctity is the great end of life.
–Blessed Matt Talbot (1856-1925)

The more we pray…

The more we pray, the more we wish to pray. Like a fish which at first swims on the surface of the water, and afterwards plunges down, and is always going deeper; the soul plunges, dives, and loses itself in the sweetness of conversing with God.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)

Everything is gift…

Everything is a gift. The degree to which we are awake to this truth is a measure of our gratefulness, and gratefulness is a measure of our aliveness.
–David Stendl-Rast (1926-

Prayer can change your life…

Prayer can truly change your life. For it turns your attention away from yourself and directs your mind and your heart toward the Lord.
–Saint John Paul (1920-2005)

Never utter in…

Never utter in your neighbors’ absence what you would not say in their presence.
–Saint Mary Magdalen de Pazzi (1566-1607)

Prayer ought to be…

Prayer ought to be humble, fervent, resigned, persevering, and accompanied with great reverence. One should consider that he stands in the presence of a God, and speaks with a Lord before whom the angels tremble from awe and fear.
–Saint Mary Magdalen de Pazzi (1566-1607)

The Blessed Sacrament…

Devotion to the presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament was, and still is, for me a source of patience, perseverance, refuge and consolation; literally, the very spring of my life. Without this mystery of our Savior’s love, which He has left for us in the Church, I would have perished long since.
–Saint Raphael Kalinowski (1835-1907)

A soul ought to pray…

A soul arms itself by prayer for all kinds of combat. In whatever state the soul may be, it ought to pray. A soul which is pure and beautiful must pray, or else it will lose its beauty; a soul which is striving after this purity must pray, or else it will never attain it; a soul which is newly converted must pray, or else it will fall again; a sinful soul, plunged in sins, must pray so that it might rise again. There is no soul, which is not bound to pray, for every single grace comes to the soul through prayer.
–Saint Faustina (1905-1938)

A saintly vision…

One day, I saw two roads. One was broad, covered with sand and flowers, full of joy, music and all sorts of pleasures. People walked along it, dancing and enjoying themselves. They reached the end of the road without realizing it. And at the end of the road there was a horrible precipice; that is, the abyss of hell. The souls fell blindly into it; as they walked, so they fell. And there numbers were so great that it was impossible to count them. And I saw the other road, or rather, a path, for it was narrow and strewn with thorns and rocks; and the people who walked along it had tears in their eyes, and all kinds of suffering befell them. Some fell down upon the rocks, but stood up immediately and went on. At the end of the road there was a magnificent garden filled with all sorts of happiness, and all these souls entered there. At the very first instant they forgot all their sufferings.
–Saint Faustina (1905-1938)

In the tabernacle

Wouldn’t it indeed be a failure of respect to neglect the divine Guest who awaits us in the tabernacle? He dwells there, really present, He who was present in the crib, at Nazareth, upon the mountains of Judea, at the Last Supper, upon the cross. He is there, the same Christ who healed the lepers, stilled the tempest, and promised to the good thief a place in His kingdom. We find there our Savior, our Friend, our elder Brother, in the fullness of His almighty power, in the ever-fruitful virtue of His mysteries, the infinite superabundance of His merits, and the ineffable mercy of His love.
–Blessed Columba Marmion (1858-1923)

The Eucharistic fire…

When you are totally consumed by the Eucharistic fire, then you will be able more consciously to thank God, who has called you to become part of His family. Then you will enjoy the peace that those who are happy in this world have never experienced, because true happiness, oh young people, does not consist in the pleasures of this world, or in earthly things, but in peace of conscience, which we only have if we are pure of heart and mind.
–Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925)

Now is the time…

Now is the time to be doing, now is the time to be stirring, now is the time to amend myself.
–Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471)

Examine your conscience…

Carefully examine your conscience, then. Cleanse and purify it to the best of your power by true contrition and humble confession, that you may have no burden, know of no remorse, and thus be free to come near. Let the memory of all your sins grieve you, and especially lament and bewail your daily transgressions.
–Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471)

No saint without…

There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)

Love all people…

Beg God for the gift to love one another. Love all people, even your enemies, not because they are your brothers and sisters but so they may become such.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)

The Lord has given us…

The Lord has given us His Body and His Blood under the species of bread and wine, and as the bread is made out of many grains and the wine from many grapes, so the Church of Christ is made out of the multitude of the faithful united by charity.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)

The last day…

Do not live in fear of the last day, as though it were a thief coming to wreck your house while you sleep; but keep watch, and amend your life this day. Why put it off till tomorrow? If your life is to be long, let it be happy as well as long. No one puts off a good long dinner; and you would like a long evil life! If it is to be long, it will be all the better for being good. If it is to be short, it is as well that its fruits should last.
— Saint Augustine (354-430)

All God’s gifts…

All God’s gifts to us are beyond all beauty and are the origin of all our goodness, but there is nothing that can set our hearts on fire or move them to the love of goodness itself as much as the gift of divine understanding. It is the firstborn child of God’s grace and the first of the great gifts he gives to the soul. It starts by disconnecting us from our current obsessive desires and gives us, instead of our longing for corruptible things, a deepening love for the ineffable riches of divine comprehensions. From that point onward, the mind catches fire in a blaze of transcendence, so as to become a concelebrant in the liturgy of the angels.
–Saint Diadochus of Photike (c. 400 – c. 486)

In silence God…

In Silence God ceases to be an object and becomes an experience.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)

Become conscious…

Before we can become who we really are, we must become conscious of the fact that the person who we think we are, here and now, is at best an impostor and a stranger.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)

Our lives, like candles…

Our lives, like candles, spell this simple symbol: Weep like our bodily life, sweet work of bees, Sweeten the world, with your slow sacrifice. And this shall be our praise: That by our glad expense, our Father’s will Burned and consumed us for a parable.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)

God is everywhere…

Life is this simple. We are living in a world that is absolutely transparent, and God is shining through all the time. This is not just a fable or a nice story. It is true. If we abandon ourselves to God and forget ourselves, we see it sometimes, and we see it maybe frequently. God shows Himself everywhere, in everything – in people and in things and in nature and in events. It becomes very obvious that God is everywhere and in everything and we cannot be without Him. It’s impossible. The only thing is we don’t see it.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)

Our silence causes…

We must respond to God’s gifts gladly and freely with thanksgiving, happiness and joy: but in contemplation we thank Him less by words than by the serene happiness of silent acceptance. “Be empty and see that I am God.” It is our emptiness in the presence of the abyss of His reality, our silence in the presence of His infinitely rich silence, our joy in the bosom of the serene darkness in which His light holds us absorbed, it is all this that praises Him. It is this that causes love of God and wonder and adoration to swim up into us like tidal waves out of the depths of that peace, and break upon the shores of our consciousness in a vast, hushed surf of inarticulate praise, praise and glory!
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)

W/o help of the Blessed Mother…

Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother. Love the Madonna and pray the rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by God pass through the Blessed Mother.
–Saint Pio (1887-1968)

The spiritual life…

The spiritual life is a stern choice. It is not a consoling retreat from the difficulties of existence, but an invitation to enter fully into that difficult existence, and there apply the Charity of God, and bear the cost.
–Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941)

To do the job as well…

Only those who try to live near God and have formed the habit of
faithfulness to Him in the small things of our daily life, can hope in times of need for that special light which shows us our path. To do as well as we can the job immediately before us, is the way to learn what we ought to do next.
–Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941)

Joy is evidence…

Joy is the unmistakable evidence of the presence of God.
–Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)

Abstinence is…

Abstinence is the mother of health. A few ounces of privation is an excellent remedy for any ailment.
–Blessed Anthony Grassi (1592–1671)

Desire to be with Christ…

He who loves Our Lord Jesus Christ must desire to be with Him…the more we conform ourselves to His example the more perfect will be our lives.
–Blessed Anthony Grassi (1592–1671)

Our only desire…

Our only desire in life should be to praise God and adore Him in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. He who hears Mass with devotion every morning cannot fail to be a friend of God.
–Blessed Anthony Grassi (1592–1671)

The ways of God…

The ways of God are entirely different from our ways. To us it seems necessary to employ powerful means in order to produce great effects. This is not God’s method; quite the contrary. He likes to choose the weakest instruments that He may confound the strong: “God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong — Infirma mundi elegit ut confundat fortia.” (1 Cor 1:27)
–Blessed Columba Marmion (1858-1923)

Make us saints…

We do not have to become saints by our own power; we have to learn how to let God make us into saints.
–Jacques Philippe (1947-

True freedom consists…

True freedom consists in not being attached to anything. It is in this detachment that God seeks your soul in order to work His great marvels.
–Jacques Philippe (1947-

Truly honest persons…

Truly honest persons possess a harmonious and pleasant demeanor: nothing reproachable can be found in their actions, nothing inappropriate in their words, nothing indecent in their manner. Being spontaneous and respectful, their behavior wins the admiration and goodwill of all.
–Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231)

Love our Lady…

Love our Lady. And she will obtain abundant grace to help you conquer in your daily struggle.
–Saint Josemaría Escrivá (1902-1975)

Mother of Christ…

Thus the blessed Mother of Christ, knowing that she is the mother of all Christians by reason of this mystery, shows herself a mother by her care and loving attention. For her heart is not hardened against these children as if they were not her own; her womb carried a child once only, yet it remains ever fruitful, never ceasing to bring forth the fruits of her motherly compassion.
–Blessed Guerric of Igny (c. 1075-1157)

When you have found Christ…

When you also have found Christ, when you have found wisdom, when you have found justice, holiness and redemption (for Christ became all these for us), when you have found all these, hold them by affection and by attention. What you have found by understanding, hold by diligence and keep hold, if I may so express it, of the elusive virtues. Clasp their slippery forms to you in a tighter embrace until, reversing their roles, they cling to you, embrace you willingly, hold you fast without the labor of your own initiative, and permit you neither to depart very far nor to be away very long. Even if at times you should turn aside to meet the claims of human need, there let them pursue you, recall you, and clutch you to themselves, so that if they cannot always have your uninterrupted attention, they may always have your dedicated affection.
–Gilbert of Hoyland (Twelfth Century)

Without anxiety…

When you need something, take heart and cry out to the Lord. But remain in peace in the will of God without the least anxiety.
–Saint Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)

Love creates…

Love creates a likeness between that which loves and that which is loved.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)

Deny your desires…

Deny your desires and you will find what your heart longs for.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)

The adversities of this world…

See that you are not suddenly saddened by the adversities of this world, for you do not know the good they bring, being ordained in the judgments of God for the everlasting joy of the elect.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)

Who does best…

He does much in the sight of God who does his best, be it ever so little.
–Saint Peter of Alcantara (1499-1562)

The world is in a bad state…

Truly, matters in the world are in a bad state; but if you and I begin in earnest to reform ourselves, a really good beginning will have been made.
–Saint Peter of Alcantara (1499-1562)

When we say, “Hallowed be…”

We say “Hallowed be Your name” not that we wish for God that He may be hallowed by our prayers, but that we beseech of Him that His name may be hallowed in us.
–Saint Cyprian of Carthage (c. 200-258)

We are so loved by God…

For we are so preciously loved by God that we cannot even comprehend it. No created being can ever know how much and how sweetly and tenderly God loves them. It is only with the help of his grace that we are able to persevere in spiritual contemplation with endless wonder at his high, surpassing, immeasurable love which our Lord in his goodness has for us.
–Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)

The Holy Spirit alone teaches…

Other people may teach us how to seek God, and angels, how to adore him, but the Holy Spirit alone teaches how to find him, possess him and enjoy him. The Spirit himself is the anxious quest of the one who truly seeks, he is the devotion of the one who adores in spirit and truth, he is the wisdom of the one who finds, the love of the one who possesses, the gladness of the one who enjoys.
–William of Saint-Thierry (1085-1148)

With God…

With God nothing is empty of meaning, nothing without symbolism.
–Saint Irenaeus (late 2nd Century)

Entrust all your life…

Who else is good apart from God? So, entrust all your life to him and all will be well with you.
–Evagrius Ponticus (345-399)

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