Quote for the Night

[James - a humble servant]

When we serve the poor and the sick we serve
Jesus. We must not fail to help our neighbors, because in them we serve Jesus.     

St. Rose of Lima




 

[Shin]

'Let us have charity and humility, and give alms, for almsgiving cleanses our souls from the filth of sin. At death we lose all that we have in this world, but we take with us charity and the alms-deeds we have done, and for these we shall receive a great reward from God.'

St. Francis of Assisi

[Shin]

'Do not let the devil frighten you. Keep yourself hidden in God, and nothing can hurt you.'

St. Paul of the Cross

[Shin]

'You were commanded to keep the body as a servant, not to be unnaturally enslaved to its pleasures.'

St. Thalassios the Libyan

[Shin]

'Sustain yourself with the holy will of God; drink of the chalice of Jesus with closed eyes, caring not what its contents may be; it suffices to know that this chalice is offered to you by the sweet Jesus.'

St. Paul of the Cross

[Shin]

'God has given the universe a musical arrangement. He has placed the dissonant elements under the discipline of harmony that the whole world may be a symphony in his ears. . . He has orchestrated this pure concert of the universe.'

St. Clement of Alexandria

[Shin]

'God has loved us from all eternity. Children of men, says the Lord, remember that I first loved you. You had not yet been born, the world itself did not exist, and even then I loved you. As long as I am God, I have loved you; I have loved you as long as I have loved Myself.'

St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

[Shin]

'If the heart of a man is not lifted up, this is from no defect on the part of him who draws it, who as far as he is concerned never fails, but from an impediment caused by him who is being drawn.'

St. Peter Julian Eymard

[Shin]

'Take up your abode in the lovable Heart of Jesus, and you will find therein imperturbable peace and the strength to carry out the good desires He gives you. Bring to this divine Heart all your troubles and afflictions, for whatever emanates from the Sacred Heart is sweet: It changes everything into love.'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

[CyrilSebastian]

In The Book of Isaiah, Chapter 40 Verse 2 states:   
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her   
that her service is at an end, her guilt is expiated.

[Shin]

'Thus saith the Lord: Take heed to your souls and carry no burdens on the Sabbath day: and bring them not in by the gates of Jerusalem.'

Jeremias 17:21

[Shin]

'The human ideal of continence, I mean that which is set forth by Greek philosophers, teaches that one should fight desire and not be subservient to it so as to bring it to practical effect. But our ideal is not to experience desire at all. Our aim is not that while a man feels desire he should get the better of it, but that he should be continent even respecting desire itself. This chastity cannot be attained in any other way except by God's grace. That was why he said "Ask and it shall be given you." This grace was received even by Moses, though clothed in his needy body, so that for forty days he felt neither thirst nor hunger. Just as it is better to be in good health than for a sick man to talk about health, so to be light is better than to discuss light, and true chastity is better than that taught by the philosophers. Where there is light there is no darkness. But where there is inward desire, even if it goes no further than desire and is quiescent so far as bodily action is concerned, union takes place in thought with the object of desire, although that object is not present.'

St. Clement of Alexandria

[James - a humble servant]

This, is a statement to ponder deeply. So very well said and yet it's meaning is so easily understood.....

[Shin]

Yes very true!

If only more folks would follow this pure and happy path!

[Shin]

'Until you have eradicated evil, do not obey your heart; for it will seek more of what it already contains within itself.'

St. Mark the Ascetic

[Shin]

'Every affliction tests our will, showing whether it is inclined to good or evil. This is why an unforeseen affliction is called a test, because it enables a man to test his hidden desires.'

St. Mark the Ascetic