Quote for the Day

[Shin]

'That sincerity that is not charitable, springs from a charity that is not sincere.'

St. Francis de Sales

[odhiambo]

'That sincerity that is not charitable, springs from a charity that is not sincere.'
St. Francis de Sales

Very poetic and very true

[Shin]

The two quotes go together! 

[odhiambo]

They do indeed. If all the saints lived together, they would all get along very well. They all think alike.

[odhiambo]

They do indeed. If all the saints lived together, they would all get along very well. They all think alike.

In spiritual matters, that is.

[Shin]

This reminds me of a quote about Heaven. 

[Shin]

'No one will have any other desire in heaven than what God wills; and the desire of one will be the desire of all; and the desire of all and of each one will also be the desire of God.'

St. Anselm of Canterbury

[odhiambo]

Sounds like paradise 

[odhiambo]

"I am innocent and I die innocent. I forgive with all my heart those responsible for my death, and I ask God that the shedding of my blood serves toward the peace of our divided Mexico."

Saint Cristobal just before his executioners fired

[Shin]

St. Francis of Assisi once said to his companion, that he was going out to preach. After walking through the town, with his eyes fixed on the ground, he returned to the convent. His companion asked him when he would preach the sermon. We have, replied the saint, by the modesty of our looks, given an excellent instruction to all who saw us. It is related of St. Aloysius, that when he walked through Rome the students would stand in the streets to observe and admire his great modesty.'

St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

[odhiambo]

"The servants of God...whether provoked by word or work, by keeping themselves tranquil and peaceful, evince a perfect nobleness of soul.”
Saint Thomas Aquinas

[odhiambo]

"When you feel the assaults of passion and anger, then is the time to be silent as Jesus was silent in the midst of His ignominies and sufferings.
O holy silence, rich in great virtues! O holy silence, which is a key of gold, keeping in safety the great treasure of holy virtues!”
St. Paul of the Cross

[George]

Oh my Jesus, each of your saints reflects one of your virtues; I desire to reflect your compassionate heart, full of mercy. Let your mercy, O Jesus, be impressed on my heart and soul like a seal, and this will be my badge in this and the future life.
St. Mary Faustina Kowalska

[Shin]

'It suffices not to perform good works; we must do them well, in imitation of Our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom it is written, "He doeth all things well."'

St. Vincent de Paul

[George]

We are not called upon to do all the good possible, but only that which we can do.
St. Theodore Guerin

[Shin]

'The Lord created all mortals in the light, offering the supreme joys of heaven according to their merits.

Blessed is the one who without straying directs his soul toward those heights and is vigilant to preserve himself from all evil.

Blessed again is the one who repents after sinning and often weeps because of his fault.

Alas! People live as though death did not follow life, as if hell were only an unfounded fable, though burning embrace.

Mortals, have a care that you live, all of you, in such a way that you do not have to fear the lake of hell.'

St. Bruno


Happy St. Bruno's day to everyone.