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'The crown will be given neither to beginners, nor to the advanced, but to the victorious, to those who persevere to the end.'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

'I recommend to you simplicity, purity of intention, and practical examen on this virtue; mark well that, in order to labor for the glory of God, our soul must be free and detached from all things, with God alone in view.'

St. Paul of the Cross

'In addition let us welcome the times of psalmody, be enthusiastic for hymnody, attentive to the readings, making prostrations according to the given measure at each hour; working with our own hands, because working is good and because one who does not work is not judged worthy of eating. Let us bear one anothers' burdens, for one is weak and another strong, making use of food and drink and the other necessities with moderation, so that there is no provoking to jealousy among evil people, but zeal in goodness. In everything be good to one another, compassionate, reasonable, obedient, full of mercy and good fruits, and the peace of God which passes all understanding will keep your hearts and thoughts. And now, may you be found worthy without condemnation to reach the supreme day of the Resurrection, but in the age to come at the resurrection of the dead to gain the kingdom of heaven in Christ Jesus our Lord, to whom be the glory and the might, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.'

St. Theodore the Studite

St. Hedwig's Cathedral is in the historic centre of Berlin Germany.   
Dedicated to Hedwig of Silesia, it was erected from 1747 to 1887 by order of King Frederick II of Prussia.   
He donated the land on which the church was built.

Thomas composed beautiful sermons. One of them is the Sermon on the Love of God.

'I am standing before the judgment seat of God. . . Until this moment, I have done my utmost to keep the commandments of God; but I am a man; how should I know if my deeds are acceptable to God? . . . I shall have no confidence until I meet God. Truly the judgment of God is not that of man. . . Of charity, do not talk to me any more, for I no longer have time.'

St. Agathon, upon his death

'My God, the tabernacle is the abode of Thy love, prepared by Thee for those whom Thou lovest. When shall I be enabled, during the hours of profound solitude, to commune with my Eucharistic Love at the foot of the holy altar? Who will give me the wings of a dove, that I may take my flight to the Sacred Heart of my Jesus?'

St. Paul of the Cross

'Before going to confession or taking counsel with our director, it will be very useful to pray for a sincere good will to become a really holy man.'

St. Philip Neri

'Treat sinners as a good mother treats her sick child; she lavishes more caresses on him than when he is well.'

St. Ignatius of Loyola

The Catholic faith offers a message of hope and salvation that is rooted in the belief that God loves us unconditionally.