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I want eternity…

I want eternity. I was born for greater things.
–Saint Stanislaus Kostka (1550-1568)

 

 

Timelessness…

The timeless in you is aware of life’s timelessness; and knows that yesterday is but today’s memory and tomorrow is today’s dream.
–Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931)

Eternity

Eternity is a cloak wrapped about and enclosing yesterday, today and tomorrow in one moment that never ends.
–Walter Farrell and Martin J. Healy

Thanking God…

For if God does not for a moment tire of giving us good things, how can we tire of thanking Him for these good things?
–Saint Nicholas Velimirovic (1880-1956)

Gratitude to God…

I ought to die of shame to think I have not already died of gratitude to my good God.
–Saint Julie Billiart (1751-1816)

Thank God for…

Do not forget to thank God for his many blessings.
–Saint John Baptist de la Salle (1651-1719)

My prayer is thanksgiving…

The greatest part of my prayer here and for years now is thankgiving. What else should I ask, when I have everything?
–Gabriela Papayannis (1897-1992)

Faith without love…

As memory of fire does not warm the body, so faith without love does not produce the light of knowledge in the soul.
–Saint Maximos the Confessor (580-662)

The nature of love…

This is the nature of love: to the extent that we distance ourselves from the center of the circle and do not love God, we distance ourselves from our neighbor; but if we love God, then the nearer we draw to him in love, the more we are united with our neighbor in love.
–Saint Dorotheus of Gaza (Sixth Century)

Those who worry…

There are no difficulties except for those who worry too much about tomorrow.
–Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769-1852)

Have no anxiety…

Do not have any anxiety about the future. Leave everything in God’s hands for he will take care of you.
–Saint John Baptist de la Salle (1651-1719)

Anxieties and troubles…

Don’t be discouraged by anxieties and troubles. Life is full of them.
–Saint John Baptist de la Salle (1651-1719)

A Savior is born…

The star came to rest above the place where the child was. At the sight of it the wise were filled with great joy and that great joy should fill our hearts as well. It is the same as the joy the shepherds received from the glad tidings brought by the angels. Let us join the wise men in worship and the shepherds in giving glory to God. Let us dance with angels and sing: To us is born this a savior who is Christ the Lord. The Lord is God and he has appeared to us, not as God which would have terrified us in our weakness, but as a slave in order to free those living in slavery. Could anyone be so lacking in sensibility and so ungrateful as not to join us all in our gladness, exultation, and radiant joy?
–Saint Basil the Great (329-379)

Christ is risen…

Today is the day of salvation for the world. . . Christ is risen from the dead: arise with him. Christ returns to himself: you also must return to him. Christ has come forth from the tomb: free yourselves from the fetters of evil. The gates of hell are open and the power of death is destroyed. The old Adam is superseded, the new perfected. In Christ a new creation is coming to birth: renew yourselves.
–Saint Gregory Nazianzen (329-c. 391)

A serene faith…

The faith of those who live their faith is a serene faith. What you long for will be given you; what you love will be yours for ever. Since it is by giving alms that everything is pure for you, you will also receive that blessing which is promised next by the Lord: the Godhead that no man has been able to see. In the inexpressible joy of this eternal vision, human nature will possess what eye has not seen or ear heard, what man’s heart has never conceived.
–Saint Leo the Great (c. 400-461)

Lent is a new beginning…

Lent is a new beginning, a path leading to the certain goal of Easter, Christ’s victory over death. This season urgently calls us to conversion. Christians are asked to return to God “with all their hearts” (Joel 2:12), to refuse to settle for mediocrity and to grow in friendship with the Lord…Lent is a favorable season for deepening our spiritual life through the means of sanctification offered us by the Church: fasting, prayer and almsgiving. At the basis of everything is the word of God, which during this season we are invited to hear and ponder more deeply.
–Pope Francis (1936-

Refrain from sharp words…

Take pains to refrain from sharp words. If they escape your lips, do not be ashamed to let your lips produce the remedy, since they have caused the wounds.
–Saint Francis of Paola (1416-1507)

Peace is born of humility…

Peace is born of humility…If we knew ourselves well, rather than being flabbergasted to find ourselves on the ground, we would wonder how we manage to remain standing.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)

Friends love each other despite…

Friends love each other despite their faults and flaws. Just as a gold miner separates the precious metal from the earth or sand, so friends must sort for the best in each other and treasure it.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)

We must die.

The fifth weapon is to remind oneself that we must die. This time is called the time of mercy in which God looks down day after day so that we can amend our lives from good to better. If we do not do this, we will have to render account, not only of the evils we have done, but also of the goods left undone by our negligence.
–Saint Catharine of Bologna (1413-1463)

Take up the proper weapons…

Jesus Christ gave up his life that we might live, therefore, whoever wishes to carry the cross for his sake must take up the proper weapons for the contest, especially those mentioned here. First, diligence; second, distrust of self; third, confidence in God; fourth, remembrance of the Passion; fifth, mindfulness of one’s own death; sixth, remembrance of God’s glory; seventh, the injunctions of Sacred Scripture following the example of Jesus Christ in the desert.
–Saint Catharine of Bologna (1413-1463)

Holy abandonment is pleasing to…

It is above all on days of weariness, sickness, impatience, temptation, spiritual dryness, and trials, during hours of sometimes terrible anguish which press upon a soul, that holy abandonment is pleasing to God.
–Blessed Columba Marmion (1858-1923)

Afflictions, troubles, and difficulties…

And so it is with the soul; unless it is first snowed on by afflictions, troubles and difficulties, it will not flower, it will not fruit; but by enduring, it bears fruit and partakes in a blessing from God.
–Saint Theodore the Studite (c. 759-826)

Let us trust…

Let us trust in Him who has placed this burden upon us. What we ourselves cannot bear let us bear with the help of Christ. For He is all-powerful, and He tells us: “My yoke is easy, and my burden light.”
–Saint Boniface (c. 675-754)

Gratitude is happiness…

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
–GK Chesterton (1874-1936)

Take them with gratitude…

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
— GK Chesterton (1874-1936)

Keep our death in mind…

If we were to keep the imminence of our death in mind, we would never be overcome by sin: lust which is fleeting would not reign over us; we would never harbor anger against another human being; we would not love the possessions which pass away; and we would forgive every person who offended us. Therefore, beloved, let’s be zealous in carrying out the work we have committed ourselves to, and let’s travel to the end of the road on which we have begun our journey.
–Saint Athanasius the Great (c. 296-373)

The more we are afflicted…

The more we are afflicted in this world, the greater is our assurance in the next; the more sorrow in the present, the greater will be our joy in the future.
–Saint Isidore of Seville (c. 560-636)

Toil and sickness…

Just as wax that has not been warmed or softened cannot take the [imprint of the] seal set upon it, neither can the person acquire the strength of Christ unless he has been tried by bouts of toil and sickness.
–The Desert Fathers (and Mothers)

Sow happiness…

Act in a way that all those who come in contact with you will go away joyful. Sow happiness about you because you have received much from God.
–Saint Faustina (1905-1938)

God will not deny mercy…

God will not deny His mercy to anyone. Heaven and earth may change, but God’s mercy will never be exhausted.
–Saint Faustina (1905-1938)

Death is not an ending…

Death is not an ending, but a transition, and-this journey through time having been completed-a passage into eternity. Who would not hasten to better things?
–Saint Cyprian of Carthage (c. 200-258)

Resentment does us much harm…

Resentment attacks our vital forces and does us much harm. When someone has made us suffer, our tendency is to keep the memory of the wrong alive in our minds, like a “bill” we will produce in due time to demand settlement. Those accumulated bills end up poisoning our lives. It is wiser to cancel every debt, as the Gospel invites us to. In return, we will be forgiven everything, and our hearts will be set free, whereas nurturing resentment toward others closes us to the positive things they could contribute to us.
–Jacques Philippe (1947-

In the fight against evil..

There are two things to be aware of if the fight against evil inclinations is to have any chance of success. First, our efforts will never be sufficient on their own. Only the grace of Christ can win us the victory. Therefore our chief weapons are prayer, patience, and hope. Second, one passion can only be cured by another — a misplaced love by a greater love, wrong behavior by right behavior that makes provisions for the desire underlying the wrongdoing, recognizes the conscious or unconscious needs that seek fulfillment and either offers them legitimate satisfaction or transfers them to something compatible with the person’s calling.
–Jacques Philippe (1947-

Creation was given…

Creation was given to people as a clean window through which the light of God could shine into people’s souls. Sun and moon, night and day, rain, sea, the crops, the flowering tree, all these things were transparent. They spoke to people not of themselves but only of Him who made them.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)

Simplicity of God…

No matter how simple discourse may be, it is never simple enough. No matter how simple thought may be, it is never simple enough. No matter how simple love may be, it is never simple enough. The only thing left is the simplicity of the soul in God, or better, the simplicity of God.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)

Let God lead you to…

Be content that you are not yet a saint, even though you realize that the only thing worth living for is sanctity. Then you will be satisfied to let God lead you to sanctity by paths that you cannot understand. You will travel in darkness in which you will no longer be concerned with yourself and no longer compare yourself to other men. Those who have gone by that way have finally found out that sanctity is in everything and that God is all around them, they suddenly wake up and find that the joy of God is everywhere.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)

Do not let the devil…

It often happens that Satan will insidiously commune with you in your heart and say: “Think of the evil you have done; your soul is full of lawlessness, you are weighed down by many grievous sins.” Do not let him deceive you when he does this and do not be led to despair on the pretext that you are being humble. After gaining admission through the fall evil has the power to commune at all times with the soul, as man to man, and so to suggest sinful actions to it. You should answer it: “I have God’s written assurance, for He says: ‘I desire, not the sinner’s death, but that he should return through repentance and live.’ (cf. Ezek. 33:11) What was the purpose of His descent to earth except to save sinners, to bring light to those in darkness and life to the dead?
–Saint Symeon Metaphrastis (Tenth Century)

Attacks of the devil…

The crown of every good endeavor and the highest of achievements is diligence in prayer. Through it God guiding us and lending a helping hand, we come to acquire the other virtues . . . as the work of prayer is greater than other work, so it demands greater effort and attention from the person ardently devoted to it, lest without him being aware the devil deprives him of it. The greater the good a person has in his care, the greater the attacks the devil launches on him; hence he must keep strict watch, so that fruits of love and humility, simplicity and goodness – and, along with them, fruits of discrimination – may grow daily from the constancy of his prayer. These will make evident his progress and increase in holiness, thus encouraging others to make similar efforts.
–Saint Symeon Metaphrastis (Tenth Century)

If you fall, rise up…

should we fall, we should not despair and so estrange ourselves from the Lord’s love. For if He so chooses, He can deal mercifully with our weakness. Only we should not cut ourselves off from Him or feel oppressed when constrained by His commandments, nor should we lose heart when we fall short of our goal…let us always be ready to make a new start. If you fall, rise up. If you fall again, rise up again. Only do not abandon your Physician, lest you be condemned as worse than a suicide because of your despair. Wait on Him, and He will be merciful, either reforming you, or sending you trials, or through some other provision of which you are ignorant.
–Saint Peter of Damascus (d. 750)

Do not despair…

Even if you are not what you should be, you should not despair. It is bad enough that you have sinned; why in addition do you wrong God by regarding him in your ignorance as powerless? Is he, who for your sake created the great universe that you behold, incapable of saving your soul? And if you say that this fact, as well as his incarnation, only makes your condemnation worse, then repent; and he will receive your repentance, as he accepted that of the prodigal son (Luke 15:20) and the prostitute (Luke 7:37-50). But if repentance is too much for you, and you sin out of habit even when you do not want to, show humility like the publican (Luke 18:13): this is enough to ensure your salvation. For he who sins without repenting, yet does not despair, must of necessity regard himself as the lowest of creatures, and will not dare to judge or censure anyone. Rather, he will marvel at God’s compassion.
–Saint Peter of Damascus (d. 750)

Overcome vice with virtues…

Gluttony should be destroyed by self-control; unchastity by desire for God and longing for the blessings held in store; avarice by compassion for the poor; anger by goodwill and love for all men; worldly dejection by spiritual joy; listlessness by patience, perseverance and offering thanks to God; self-esteem by doing good in secret and by praying constantly with a contrite heart; and pride by not judging or despising anyone in the manner of the boastful Pharisee (cf. Lk. 18:11-12), and by considering oneself the least of all men.
–Saint John of Damascus (c. 676-750)

Do not give up…

Do not be surprised that you fall every day; do not give up, but stand your ground courageously. And assuredly, the angel who guards you will honor your patience.
–Saint John Climacus (c. 525-606)

Conquer temptations…

Conquer temptations by the patience and prayer. If you oppose them without these, you will fall all the more severely.
–Saint Mark the Ascetic (Fifth Century)

The spiritual combat…

The spiritual combat in which we kill our passions to put on the new man is the most difficult struggle of all. We must never weary of this combat, but fight the holy fight fervently and perseveringly.
–Saint Nilus (d. 430)

The devil strains…

The devil strains every nerve to secure the souls which belong to Christ. We should not grudge our toil in wresting them from Satan and giving them back to God.
–Saint Sebastian (Third Century)

Kingdom of heaven…

There is only one way leading upwards for all who see, lightened with heavenly light. But many and dark and contrary are the ways of those who see not. This way leads to the Kingdom of heaven, uniting man to God: but those ways bring down to death, separating man from God. Therefore it is necessary for you and for all who care for their own salvation to make your course unswerving, firm, and sure by means of faith.
–Saint Irenaeus of Lyons (late Second Century)

Depressive illness…

In his infinite love, God is always close to those who are suffering. Depressive illness can be a way to discover other aspects of oneself and new forms of encounter with God. Christ listens to the cry of those whose boat is rocked by the storm (cf. Mk 4: 35-41). He is present beside them to help them in the crossing and guide them to the harbour of rediscovered peace.
–Saint John Paul (1920-2005)

When I am depressed…

When I am depressed, I can find no better remedy than in gazing in contemplation on Jesus Christ crucified and thinking of his most holy passion and of the distress He suffered in this life.
–Saint John of God (1495-1550)

Do not be depressed…

Do not be depressed. Do not let your weakness make you impatient. Instead, let the serenity of your spirit shine through your face. Let the joy of your mind burst forth.
–Saint Peter Damian (1007-1072)

Give thanks to God…

Give thanks to God, not to me. I am only a vessel of clay, a poor sinner.
–Saint Nicholas of Tolentino (c. 1246 – 1306)

The night becomes darker…

The night becomes darker in fact before the morning begins, before the light begins. God intervenes in the darkest moment and resuscitates.
–Pope Francis (1936-

When a drought takes place…

While you will be subjected to this storm in your heart, Jesus will continue to live in the bark of your soul and there, although sleeping, he will not stop loving you and will help you to fight against the storm. Don’t worry when you see a drought take a firm hold in your heart. Remain convinced that this is evidence of your deep love for Jesus, since it is by love that you put up with this suffering while ardently longing for his coming.
–Marcel Nguyễn Tân Văn (1928–1959)

In his Passion…

Sometimes let us stir up in ourselves compunction for our sins, which were the cause of his great sufferings. Sometimes let us kindle in our souls an ardent affection, considering his great affection towards us, which upon the cross he declared and manifested to the whole world. And the benefit which he bestowed upon us in his passion, because he bought us with the inestimable price of his precious blood, of which only, we reap the benefit and commodity.
–Saint Peter of Alcantara (1499-1562)

In the Passion…

In the passion of our blessed Saviour, six things chiefly are to be meditated upon.

  • First, the bitterness of his sorrow, that we may compassionate with him.
  • Secondly, the greatness of our sins, which were the cause of his torments, that we may abhor them.
  • Thirdly, the greatness of the benefit, that we may be grateful for it.
  • Fourthly, the excellency of the divine charity and bounty therein manifested, that we may love him more fervently.
  • Fifthly, the conveniency of the mystery, that we may be drawn to admiration of it.
  • Lastly, the multiplicity of virtues of our blessed Saviour which did shine in this stupendous mystery, that we may partly imitate and partly admire them.

–Saint Peter of Alcantara (1499-1562)

Our Lord’s Passion…

Our Savior’s passion raises men and women from the depths, lifts them up from the earth, and sets them in the heights.
–Saint Maximus of Turin (Fourth and Fifth Century)

Reverence for the Lord’s Passion…

True reverence for the Lord’s passion means fixing the eyes of our heart on Jesus crucified and recognizing in him our own humanity.
–Saint Leo the Great (c. 400-461)

By Christ’s passion…

By Christ’s Passion our weakness was cured. By His Resurrection death was conquered. Still we have to be sorrowful for the world, as well as joyful in the Lord, sorrowful in penance, joyful in gratitude.
–Saint Ambrose of Milan (339-397)

Ask the Lord to give you…

Come to the Lord, ask Him not to deliver you from this situation but ask Him for strength to bear this thing. Ask Him to give you a deep and strong love for Him. Ask Him to give you everything that would please Him. Ask Him to give you what He will and to do with you what He wishes as long as He pleases.
–Frank Laubach (1884-1970)

Do not pray…

Do not pray for easy lives; pray to be stronger people. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers; pray for powers equal to your tasks.
— Blessed Solanus Casey (1870-1957)

Love creates and envy destroys…

Love rejoices in good wherever it finds it; envy is pained by good, and the sight of the happiness of others hurts the eyes and the heart of the envious man. Love wishes to give; envy would rather receive. Love creates; envy destroys. Love builds up; envy pulls down. Love helps those in need, comforts the afflicted, and strives to turn all that is evil into good; envy would turn the little happiness to be found in this world into evil, sorrow, and pain.
–Lawrence Lovasik (1913-1986)

What to pray for…

FOR WHAT TO PRAY

  • [H]ealth enough to make work a pleasure.
  • Wealth enough to support your needs.
  • Strength to battle with difficulties and overcome them.
  • Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them.
  • Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished.
  • Charity enough to see some good in your neighbor.
  • Love enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others.
  • Faith enough to make real the things of God.
  • Hope enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future.

–Johann von Goethe (1749-1932)

Pray to be…

Pray firstly to be purified of passions, secondly to be freed from ignorance and forgetfulness, and thirdly to be delivered from all temptation and forsaking.
–Saint Nilus of Sinai (d. 430)

Pray to be…

First of all pray to be purified from your passions. Secondly, pray to be delivered from ignorance. Thirdly, pray to be freed from all temptation and abandonment.
–Evagrius Ponticus (345-399)

The Glory of Mary comes from…

When your eyes are filled with tears, go to the one who consoles the afflicted. When your pain is too great, go to the one who protects the faithful. When you have yielded to sin, go to the one who is the help of sinners. This is why all the glory of Mary comes from Jesus. She would be nothing if her Son was not the Lord Jesus and if her life had not been spent living for him. If you are separated from the Lord, your own life has no value.
–Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan (1928-2002)

Our mother is…

Our mother is a model of correspondence to grace. If we contemplate her life, our Lord will give us the light we need to divinize our everyday existence.
–Saint Josemaría Escrivá (1902-1975)

Our Lady listens…

Our Lady listens attentively to what God wants, ponders what she doesn’t fully understand and asks about what she doesn’t know. Then she gives herself completely to doing the divine will.
–Saint Josemaría Escrivá (1902-1975)

Love and honor Mary…

If you wish to walk securely and be certain of your salvation, if you aspire to a great crown in Heaven that will never fade, love and honor Mary, and strive to make her known, loved, and honored by others.
–Saint Joseph Cafasso (1811-1860)

Fulfill your ministry…

Fulfill your ministry with all the affection of your heart.
–Saint John Baptist de la Salle (1651-1719)

With tact and not temper…

In order to avoid discord, never contradict anyone except in case of sin or some danger to a neighbor; and when necessary to contradict others, do it with tact and not with temper.
— Saint Louis IX (1214-1270)

Gladly accept reproof…

Just as sailors, in the hope of gain, gladly endure the burning heat of the sun, so those who hate wickedness gladly accept reproof. For the former contend with the winds, the latter with passions.
–Saint Mark the Ascetic (Fifth Century)

Reproving will not help the proud…

When someone boasts about his virtues, do not try to help him by reproving him. For a man cannot love showing off and at the same time love the truth.
–Saint Mark the Ascetic (Fifth Century)

To correct sinners…

Reprimand and rebuke should be accepted as healing remedies for vice and as conducive to good health. From this it is clear that those who pretend to be tolerant because they wish to flatter– those who thus fail to correct sinners — actually cause them to suffer supreme loss and plot the destruction of that life which is their true life.
–Saint Basil the Great (329-379)

Recolution of the heart…

The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us?
–Dorothy Day (1897-1980)

Condemn no one…

I condemn no other man’s conscience: their conscience may save them, and mine must save me. We should remember, in all the controversies in which we engage, to treat our opponents as if they were acting in good faith, even if they seem to us to be acting out of spite or self-interest.
–Saint John Fisher (1469-1535)

Without a good conscience…

Rain cannot fall without a cloud, and we cannot please God without a good conscience.
–Saint Mark the Ascetic (Fifth Century)

This holy ointment…

But beware of supposing that this is ordinary ointment. For just as the Bread of the Eucharist after the invocation of the Holy Spirit is simple bread no longer, but the Body of Christ, so also this holy ointment is no longer plain ointment, nor, so to speak, common, after the invocation. Rather, it is the gracious gift of Christ; and it is made fit for the imparting of His Godhead by the coming of the Holy Spirit. This ointment is symbolically applied to your forehead and to your other senses; and while your body is anointed with the visible ointment, your soul is sanctified by the holy and life-creating Spirit.
— Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 313-386)

Blessed poverty…

What kind of poverty, then, is blessed? The kind that is not in love with earthly things and does not seek worldly riches: the kind that longs to be filled with the blessings of heaven.
— Saint Leo the Great (c. 400-461)

All things are possible to…

That all things are possible to him who believes, that they are less difficult to him who hopes, they are more easy to him who loves, and still more easy to him who perseveres in the practice of these three virtues.
— Brother Lawrence (1614-1691)

The will of God…

After knowing the will of God in regard to a work which we undertake, we should continue courageously, however difficult it may be. We should follow it to the end with as much constancy as the obstacles we encounter are great.
— Saint Vincent de Paul (1581-1660)

Love and feel compassion…

We should love and feel compassion for those who unjustly oppose us, since they harm themselves and do us good, for they adorn us with crowns of everlasting glory.
— Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria (1502-1539)

Holiness is for everyone…

Holiness is not perfection according to human criteria; it is not reserved for a small number of exceptional persons. It is for everyone; it is the Lord who brings us to holiness, when we are willing to collaborate in the salvation of the world for the glory of God, despite our sin and our sometimes rebellious temperament.
–Saint John Paul (1920-2005)

Speaking to our Lord sincerely…

Follow your own way of speaking to our Lord sincerely, lovingly, confidently, and simply, as your heart dictates.
–Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1572-1641)

Lose yourself on the Cross…

Leave it all to Him, let go of yourself, lose yourself on the Cross, and you will find yourself entirely.
–Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)

 

The love Mary has for us…

The fullness of love in all the mothers of this earth could never equal the love Mary has for each one of us.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)

Mary never forsakes…

Mary is the Star of the Sea. She never forsakes those who trust in Her, so let us get under Her protecting mantle. She will lead us out of the danger and guide us safely to port.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)

Devotion to Blessed Virgin Mary…

Above all, be deeply, sincerely, and constantly devoted to the Blessed Virgin. If you could only understand how important this is, you would not trade it for all the gold in the world! Therefore, cherish this devotion. I hope and pray that you may one day say, “All good things came to me together with it.” (Wisdom 7:11)
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)

Do not make Him wait…

Come now… do not be stingy with the heavenly physician. For love’s sake, do not make him wait for you any longer.
–Saint Pio (1887-1968)

Divine compassion is never lacking…

Live at peace, because divine compassion is never lacking and certainly will not be lacking to you if you show yourself docile to his divine workings.
–Saint Pio (1887-1968)

Remember the goodness…

Remember the goodness of the Lord in his treatment of you up until now. He will continue his work of perfection to your benefit. He will continue to pour out abundantly on you not only the oil of his mercy to make you rejoice but also the oil of his power to make you strong to fight successfully.
–Saint Pio (1887-1968)

Burst through to God…

In the case of a detached man who draws his senses inward from external objects and establishes himself in the inner castle of his soul, the less he finds within to cling to, the more painful are his interior sufferings, and the more quickly he dies, the more swiftly he bursts through to God.
–Blessed Henry Suso (c. 1295 – 1366)

A good meditation…

A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial than many outward religious exercises.
–Johannes Tauler (c. 1300-1361)

A life of contemplation…

No person has a right to lead such a life of contemplation as to forget in one’s own ease the service due one’s neighbor; nor has any person a right to be so immersed in active life as to neglect the contemplation of God.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)

Overcome resentment…

Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.
–Lawrence G. Lovasik (1913-1986)

Silence illuminates…

Silence illuminates our souls, whispers to our hearts, and brings them together.
–Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931)

Simplicity brings back…

Simplicity brings back the joys of Paradise. Not that we have pure pleasure without a moment’s suffering, but when we are surrendered to God, we are not grasping for pleasure, and even our troubles are received with thanksgiving. This inner harmony, and this deliverance from fear and the tormenting desires of self, create a satisfaction in the soul which is above all the intoxicating joys of this world put together.
–François Fénèlon (1651-1715)

This true simplicity…

When we are truly in this interior simplicity our whole appearance is franker, more natural. This true simplicity. . . makes us conscious of a certain openness, gentleness, innocence, gaiety, and serenity. O, how amiable this simplicity is! Who will give it to me? I leave all for this. It is the pearl of the Gospel.
–François Fénèlon (1651-1715)

Keep me away…

Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh, and the greatness which does not bow before children.
–Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931)

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