Quote for the Night

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'We do not always rejoice in consolations; but all is for our good, whether God gives or denies it.'

St. Ignatius of Loyola

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'St. Joseph was chosen among all men, to be the protector and guardian of the Virgin Mother of God; the defender and foster-father of the Infant-God, and the only co-operator upon earth, the one confidant of the secret of God in the work of the redemption of mankind.'

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

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'At this sacred banquet contemplate the divine Child, trembling with cold, which He suffered that He might enkindle in our hearts the flames of divine love. Ah! ponder attentively this grand mystery. Consider the inconveniences, the cold, the poverty, the absence of all comforts which Jesus, Mary, and Joseph endured; and I hope that, through the goodness of God, you will form the generous resolution of becoming great saints by the faithful imitation of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.'

St. Paul of the Cross

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'Can You see that as soon as the day breaks I think of You? As evening comes, I am near You. I am near You at every moment. I love You, Jesus!'

St. Gemma Galgani

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'One ought to speak little and hear much.'

St. Ignatius of Loyola

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'There is nothing more dangerous in the spiritual life, than to wish to rule ourselves after our own way of thinking.'

St. Philip Neri

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'Behold the wound in My Side where thou art to make thy dwelling now and forever. There wilt thou be able to preserve the robe of innocence with which I have clothed thy soul, so that thou mayest henceforth live the life of a Man-God, living as no longer living, that I may live perfectly in thee. . . To do this, if thou dost not wish to outrage My omnipotence and grievously offend Me, thy powers and senses must remain buried in Me. . . seeking nothing apart from Me, since I wish to be all things to thee.'

The Lord, to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

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'Teach the mouth to say what you have in your heart.'

St. Poemen

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'Virtue and spiritual knowledge lead to immortality, their absence is the mother of death.'

St. Thalassios the Libyan

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'An upright intention is the soul of our actions. It gives them life, and makes them good.'

St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

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'Never do anything in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inward peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. Commend all to God and then lie still and be at rest in His Heart.'

St. Francis de Sales

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'O my Mother, offer me to Jesus. Take my heart and unite it with the heart of my Jesus.'

St. Bernadette Soubirous

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'Let us never tire of prayer.'

St. Gaspar del Bufalo

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'If we wish the Holy Spirit to teach us how to pray, we must practise humility and obedience.'

St. Philip Neri

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'Self-love precedes all the passions, while last of all comes pride.'

St. Thalassios the Libyan

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'"You have prepared a table before me . . ." (Ps. 23:5). In this passage, "table" stands for the practice of the virtues, for this has been prepared for us by Christ to use "against those who afflict" us. The "oil" anointing the intellect is the contemplation of created things. The "cup" of God is the knowledge of God. His "mercy" is His divine Logos. For through His incarnation the Logos pursues us "all the days" until He overtakes all those who are to be saved, as He did in the case of Paul (cf. Phil. 3:12). The "house" is the kingdom in which all the saints will dwell. "Length of days" means eternal life.'

St. Maximos the Confessor