Quote for the Day

[Shin]

'This is the thought He wishes me to dwell upon:
"The cross do I glory to bear,
And love to it leadeth me e'er;
Love divine my entire being doth own,
And for me, love sufficeth alone."'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

'Let nothing disturb thee.
Let nothing affright thee.
All things are passing.
Patience obtains all things.
He who has God has everything.
God alone suffices.'

St. Teresa of Avila

[Shin]

'The best of all prayers is that in which we ask that God's holy will be accomplished, both in ourselves and in others.'

St. Louis de Blois

[Shin]

'Thou wast created for the glory of thy Creator, that, making His praises thy employment, thou mightest ever advance towards Him by the merit of justice in this life, and mightest live happily in the world to come.'

St. Anselm of Canterbury

[James - a humble servant]

"You, eternal Trinity, are a deep sea. The more I enter you, the more I discover, and the more I discover, the more I seek you."

~ St. Catherine of Siena - Dialogue 167

[Shin]

 

'Prayer is a pasturage, a field, wherein all the virtues find their nourishment, growth, and strength.'

St. Catherine of Siena

[James - a humble servant]

Amen 

[Shin]

'Finally, I pray you, remember always the holy commandment of love that Christ gave to His disciples before going to death: "A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another." (John xiii. 34.) Ah, what sweet language! Remember that you will never please God if you do not love one another. Let there never be any dissension among you, and if an angry word should escape you, become gentle immediately, be silent, and do not allow anger to control your heart.'

St. Paul of the Cross

[Shin]

'Every day you provide your bodies with good to keep them from failing. In the same way your good works should be the daily nourishment of your hearts. Your bodies are fed with food and your spirits with good works. You aren't to deny your soul, which is going to live forever, what you grant to your body, which is going to die.'

Pope St. Gregory the Great

[Shin]

'He loves you and would not have you attach yourself to what is perishable, but to Himself Who alone can satisfy your heart, and He will do so and fill it in the measure in which you empty it of creatures.'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

[Shin]

'To abstain from sinful actions is not sufficient for the fulfillment of God's law. The very desire of what is forbidden is evil.'

St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle

[James - a humble servant]

Amen Bro. ! That's one aspect that many people forget.....

[Shin]

Amen!

Yes it is a splendid quote and has been a great help and so I try to share it with folks more often!

[Shin]

'We read in the holy Canticles, that at the Assumption of the Virgin, the angels three times asked her name: "Who is she that goeth up by the desert as a pillar of smoke?" "Who is she that cometh forth as the morning rising?" And in another: "Who is this that cometh up from the desert, flowing with delights?" Richard of St. Laurence inquires why the angels so often asked the name of this queen, and answers: The sound of the name of Mary was so sweet to the angels, and they repeated the question that they might hear it repeated also.'

St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

[Shin]

'When you have done something good, remember the words "without Me you can do nothing" (John 15:5).'

St. Mark the Ascetic

[Shin]

'Those who are under the sway of passions must pray and be obedient. For even when they receive help, they can only just manage to fight against their prepossessions.'

St. Mark the Ascetic

[Shin]

'Blessed be our Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to battle, and my fingers to war. My mercy, and my refuge; my defender, and my deliver. My protector, and I have hoped in him, who subdueth my people under me.

Lord, what is man, that thou art made known to him? or the son of man, if that thou esteemest him? Man is made like to vanity: his days pass as a shadow. Lord incline thy heavens, and descend: touch the mountains, and they will smoke. Lighten lightening, and thou shalt disperse them; shoot out thine arrows, and thou shalt destroy them. Send forth thy hand from on high, take me out and deliver me from many waters: from the hand of children, strangers. Whose mouth hath spoken vanity: and their right hand is the right hand of iniquity.'

Psalm 143:3-8