Quote for the Night

[Shin]

'Wicked or misinformed men may calumniate you; pray to God that it may never come to pass that any one may speak any evil of you that is not a calumny.'

St. Ignatius of Loyola

[Shin]

'Pray for our poor congregation, whose mission it is to mourn, without ceasing, the sorrows and the death of our beloved Redeemer. God wishes it to produce a great number of good laborers, who, as trumpeters of the Holy Ghost, will preach to the world and destroy sin.'

St. Paul of the Cross

[Shin]

'The world is full of snares; only humble souls can escape them. Do not trust yourself even though your prayer seems to produce good effects.'

St. Paul of the Cross

[Shin]

'Some of my friends are like scholars with three characteristics: first, a discerning intelligence beyond what is natural to the brain; second, wisdom without human aid, inasmuch as I myself teach them inwardly; third, they are full of the sweetness and divine love with which they defeat the devil. But nowadays people go about their studies in a different way. First, they seek knowledge out of arrogance in order to be called good scholars. Second, they seek knowledge in order to keep and obtain riches. Third, they seek knowledge in order to win honors and privileges. Accordingly, when they go to their schools and enter there, I will leave them, since they study because of pride, whereas I taught them humility. They enter out of greed, whereas I had nowhere to lay my head. They enter in order to win privileges, envious that others are more highly placed than themselves, whereas I was sentenced by Pilate and mocked by Herod. That is why I will leave them, because they are not studying my teachings. However, because I am good and kind, I give each one what he asks for.'

The Lord, to St. Bridget of Sweden

[Shin]

'He who does not mortify his palate will neither know how to mortify his flesh.'

St. Paul of the Cross

[Shin]

'Fancy a sculptor who sends for a piece of wood which he wishes to form into a fine statue. The wood-choppers carry to his shop a rough and shapeless log. The sculptor begins to smooth it down, using first the hatchet, then the saw, afterwards the plane, and finally the chisel. What does the wood do? Does it make any resistance? No, it allows itself to be worked upon until it becomes a beautiful statue.'

St. Paul of the Cross

[Shin]

'My brother and I were quite frightened to know, from our reading, that suffering and glory were forever. It befell us to speak about this many times and we liked to say, "forever, forever, forever!" Through my frequently saying this, Our Lord left me impressed, even in my childhood, with the pathway to truth.'

St. Teresa of Jesus

[Shin]

'It is God's task to administer the world and the soul's task to guide the body.'

St. Thalassios the Libyan

[Shin]

'I can hardly express my joy at seeing the increase of devotion to the Sacred Heart of my Saviour. I seem to live for that alone. Sometimes such an ardent desire to make It reign in all hearts is kindled within me that there is nothing I would not do and suffer to bring this about.'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

[Shin]

'When at table I resolve to place myself in the presence of God as far as I can, to remain recollected and to pass up my favorite dishes so as to practice a hidden form of mortification. I resolve not to eat between meals unless ordered to do so under obedience.'

St. Conrad of Parzham, resolutions in the novitiate

[Shin]

'I am going to give you some spiritual advice, that you may advance, every day, in the love of God.'

St. Paul of the Cross

[Shin]

'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

[Shin]

'Ignorance of words will do no harm to the truly devout, nor will wisdom in speaking harm the humble.'

St. Mark the Ascetic

[Shin]

'Where there is cleanness there is understanding.'

St. Thomas Aquinas

[Shin]

'Men have the power of thinking that they may avoid sin.'

St. John Chrysostom

[Shin]

'As sailors are guided by star to the port, so are Christians guided to Heaven by Mary.'

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini