Quote for the Night

[Shin]

'The whole life of Jesus was one continuous example and school of perfection; but never did he better incalculate his own most excellent virtues than from the pulpit of his cross. There what an admirable instruction does he give us on patience, more especially in time of infirmity; for with what constancy does Jesus upon the cross endure with most perfect patience the pains of his most bitter death! There, by his own example, he teaches us an exact obedience to the divine precepts, a perfect resignation to God's will; and, above all, he teaches us how we ought to love.'

St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

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'I seem to be as a little drop of water in the ocean of the Sacred Heart, Which is a deep of every kind of blessing, an inexhaustible fount of delight; the more one draws from this source, the more abundantly It flows.'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

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'If I had to remake my character entirely, struggle endlessly against my own inclinations and destroy them, or even tear my own heart out, all this I would do to be worthy of serving you. I am entirely persuaded that the miracle you worked to reward the faith of our holy patron is but a shadow of the glorious resurrection you will deign to grant me if I am faithful to my vocation.'

St. Bernadette Soubirous

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'We are not innocent before God if we punish that which we should pardon, or pardon that which we should punish.'

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

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Those who have a taste for my words and humbly await the inscription of their names in the book of life keep my words.

Those who have no taste for them consider them first and then reject and vomit them out immediately.'

The Lord, to St. Bridget of Sweden

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'Nor could he have commanded anything which is more like eternal life. Eternal life flows from this sacrament because God with all sweetness pours himself out upon the blessed.'

St. Albert the Great

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'Blessed the one who has become fruitful in the Lord, that he may have the holy Angels as guardians, as a fruitful tree has its own husbandman as guardian.'

St. Ephrem of Syria

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'You do wrong to complain of your crosses and sufferings. Believe me, you know not what it is to suffer. God preserve you from suffering even one day what has been endured by a certain soul, whose name I must not disclose!'

St. Paul of the Cross

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'Provided that humility and sweetness are not lacking in you, the goodness of God will not fail to help you to fulfil, not only without repugnance, but even with joy, whatever promises you have made Him.'

St. Ignatius of Loyola

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'The Lord has given me to understand the value of at once confessing one's sins after their commission. By so doing we are always in the state of grace.'

Bl. Peter Julian Eymard

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'The intellect cannot be still unless the body is still also; and the wall between them cannot be demolished without stillness and prayer.'

St. Mark the Ascetic

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'Do not grow conceited if you shed tears when you pray. For it is Christ who has touched your eyes and given you spiritual sight.'

St. Mark the Ascetic

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'I will do my utmost to be gentle and submissive, stifling any feelings of resentment or repugnance.'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

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'In leaving God for God, there is a great spiritual gain and nothing to lose.'

St. Ignatius of Loyola

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'O Lord, my God, who will seek You with simple and pure love and not find You are All he desires. . .'

St. John of the Cross

[Shin]

'Always keep the same measure of self-control; otherwise through irregularity you will go from one extreme to another.'

St. Thalassios the Libyan