Quote for the Night

[odhiambo]

"Brethren, the just man shall scarcely be saved. What, then, will become of the sinner?”
Saint Arsenius

[Shin]

'Humble thy spirit very much: for the vengeance on the flesh of the ungodly is fire and worms.'

Ecclesiasticus 7:19

[Shin]

'When the intellect gives its attention to sensible objects, withdraw your senses from them, bringing the objects into direct contact with the intellect.'

St. Thalassios the Libyan

[George]

The divine heart is an ocean full of all good things wherein poor souls can cast all their needs; it is an ocean full of joy to drown all our sadness...
an ocean of love in which to submerge our poverty.
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

[Shin]

Amen.

[odhiambo]

 "Accept every pain and inconvenience that comes from Heaven. Thus you will attain perfection and sanctification."
Padre Pio

[Shin]

'The soul overcome by listlessness is manifestly also possessed by lack of faith. It is on account of this that it lets day after day go by without heeding the Gospels. Not paying attention to the inner warfare, it is taken captive by conceit and frequently elated by dreams. Conceit blinds the soul, not letting it perceive its own weakness.'

St. Symeon Metaphrastis

'After this let us suppose that you turn to God with blind trust and surrender yourself unconditionally and unreservedly to Him, entirely resolved to put aside your own hopes and fears; in short, determined to wish nothing except what He wishes and to wish all that He wishes. From this moment you will acquire perfect liberty and will never again be able to feel troubled or uneasy, and there is no power on earth capable of doing you violence or giving you a moment's unrest.'

St. Claude de la Colombiere

[Shin]

'In a word, let us be all to God, all for God and all in God; and remember that He wills you to lead an exemplary life, wholly pure and angelic.'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, to her brother a priest

 

[Shin]

'Subjugate your body, strip it of sensual pleasures, and free it from base servitude.'

St. Thalassios the Libyan

[George]

Lord, shed upon our darkened souls the brilliant light of your wisdom so that we may be enlightened, and serve you with renewed purity.
St. Ephraim

[Shin]

Amen, amen.

Good evening George! 

[odhiambo]

"Holy Purity is granted by God when it is asked for with humility."
St. Josemaria Escriva

[Shin]

'To those who wish to stand in God's grace, neither the guardianship of saints nor the defenses of angels are wanting.'

St. Hilary of Poitiers

[Shin]

'The foxes have holes, and the fowls of the air nests: but the Son of man hath not where to repose his head.'

Matthew 8:20, Luke 9:58

I keep thinking of this verse lately, in regards to Christ and the few faithful in these times.

[odhiambo]

"Love our Lady. And she will obtain abundant grace to help you conquer in your daily struggle."
St. Josemaria Escriva

[Shin]

'With Divine consolation all troubles change into pleasures, all weariness into rest. For whoever advances with this interior peace, is never so burdened but that it feels light.'

St. Ignatius of Loyola