Quote for the Day

[George]

I say, If only I had wings like a dove!
that I might fly away and find rest.
Yes, I would wander afar;
I would lodge in the wilderness,
I would wait for him who saves me
from the raging wind and tempest.
Psalm 55:6-8

[Shin]

The wings of a dove.. not tied to earth!

[Shin]

'A Christian who is pure is upon earth like a bird that is kept fastened down by a string. Poor little bird! it only waits for the moment when the string is cut to fly away.

Good Christians are like those birds that have large wings and small feet, and which never light upon the ground, because they could not rise again and would be caught. They make their nests, too, upon the points of rocks, on the roofs of houses, in high places. So the Christian ought to be always on the heights. As soon as we lower our thoughts towards the earth, we are taken captive.'

St. Jean Marie Baptiste Vianney, the Cure of Ars

'When a sparrow tied by the leg tries to fly, it is held back by the string and pulled down to the earth. Similarly, when the intellect that has not yet attained dispassion flies up towards heavenly knowledge, it is held back by the passions and pulled down to the earth.'

St. Maximos the Confessor

[George]

'A Christian who is pure is upon earth like a bird that is kept fastened down by a string. Poor little bird! it only waits for the moment when the string is cut to fly away.

Good Christians are like those birds that have large wings and small feet, and which never light upon the ground, because they could not rise again and would be caught. They make their nests, too, upon the points of rocks, on the roofs of houses, in high places. So the Christian ought to be always on the heights. As soon as we lower our thoughts towards the earth, we are taken captive.'

St. Jean Marie Baptiste Vianney, the Cure of Ars

'When a sparrow tied by the leg tries to fly, it is held back by the string and pulled down to the earth. Similarly, when the intellect that has not yet attained dispassion flies up towards heavenly knowledge, it is held back by the passions and pulled down to the earth.'

St. Maximos the Confessor

These are thought provoking.

[Shin]

'You could not love Jesus if you did not possess the living source of holy and pure love, namely, the Holy Spirit. Our divine Redeemer said, "He that believeth in Me, out of his belly shall flow streams of living water." (John 7:38.) This He said of the spirit which they should receive who believed in Him. Therefore, when God enkindles in you the flames of divine love, holy, pure, and without stain, let yourself disappear in the infinite Good, and, like an infant, sleep the sleep of faith and love in the bosom of your heavenly Spouse.'

St. Paul of the Cross

[George]

My daughter, never leave the knowledge of yourself; then, you will know me in yourself; and from this knowledge you will draw all that you need.
Our Lord words to St. Catherine of Sienna

[Shin]

Thank you for that one George, very timely for me to think on.

[Shin]

'The lamp of thy body is the eye. If the eye be sound, thy whole body will be full of light. But if it be evil, thy body will be full of darkness. Take care, therefore, that the light that is in thee is not darkness. If, then, thy whole body is full of light, having no part in darkness, it will all be illumined, as when a bright lamp illumines thee.'

Luke 11:33-36

St. Lucy pray for us!

[George]

If now, against my will, you cause me to be polluted, a twofold purity will be gloriously imputed to me. You cannot bend my will to your purpose; whatever you do to my body, that cannot happen to me.
St. Lucy

[Shin]

Quite a quote!

[Shin]

'Poverty and tribulations are given us by God as trials of our fidelity and virtue, as well as to enrich us with more real and lasting riches in heaven.'

St. Philip Neri

[Shin]

'Perfect resignation. This is the desire of my heart. I am amazed at the love with which Jesus has ever conducted me to where I was always best off, and with which He has given me whatever was proper for me and best for my condition.'

St. Peter Julian Eymard

[George]

Above all, the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to His beloved is that of overcoming self.
St. Francis of Assisi

[Shin]

As I get older the more I begin to get a feeling for this.

How truly important it is! And yet how painful.

Thank you George!

Deo gratias!

[George]

As I get older the more I begin to get a feeling for this.

How truly important it is! And yet how painful.

Thank you George!

Deo gratias!

Yes, it is painful, and beautiful and illuminating.

[George]

Our pilgrimage on earth cannot be exempt from trial. We progress by means of trial. No one knows himself except through trial, or receives a crown except after victory, or strives against an enemy or temptation.
St. Augustine