Quote for the Night

[Shin]

'This Sovereign of our souls takes delight only in a truly humble soul; and in order to live wholly to Him we must no longer live to ourselves.'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

[Shin]

'Do not fail to practise true poverty of spirit, by living in complete detachment from all sensible consolation, interior as well as exterior, so as not to fall into the vice of spiritual gluttony.'

St. Paul of the Cross

[Shin]

'Frequently offer your will to God as a holocaust, and perfect contentment will be your reward. The more obedient you are, the more tranquil and indifferent you will be as to your employment. Holy obedience will be your true spouse, and you will love it in Jesus, that great King of obedient souls. Thus you will render yourselves more capable to serve the Church and our Congregation by means of your prayers. Jesus answers the prayer of obedient souls.'

St. Paul of the Cross

[Shin]

'When you fail in simplicity and humility, you lose the friendship of the Sacred Heart. Your heart is then left like barren soil which only produces the thorns and thistles of faults and imperfections -- this refers to willful faults.'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

[Shin]

'If you are a dead man, go and break that marble vase, which has been set up [by Franciscans] contrary to Holy Poverty to receive gifts of money!'

Bl. Giles of Assisi

[Shin]

'Blessed is the mind which, during prayer, is drawn neither to the material nor to possessions.'

St. Nilus of Sinai

[Shin]

'No, there is but one thing now that I desire; it is, not to be deprived of my discomforts and pains.'

St. Lydwine of Schiedam

[Shin]

'A great gift it is, dearest brother, which the Lord has given you. If the Emperor were to come to Assisi and choose one from the city to be his knight or his chamberlain, many would there be who would desire to be chosen. How much greater a gift ought you to count it, that God hath chosen you and called you to His court. . . The Lord has sent us a good brother.'

St. Francis of Assisi, to Bl. Giles of Assisi upon his request to join the Order

[Shin]

'Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes: vanity of vanities, and all is vanity.'

Ecclesiastes 1:2