Quote for the Day

[Shin]

'Do not lay open your conscience to anyone whom you do not trust in your heart.'

St. Poemen

[Shin]

'The religious state is indeed the highest, but it is not suitable for all.'

St. Philip Neri

[Shin]

'Put a limit to your prudence, for it is not necessary to carry to excess a virtue which should serve to rule and guide others.'

St. Ignatius of Loyola

[Shin]

'Put off the old man with his works, and put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ.'

St. Paul of the Cross

[Shin]

'O Divine Jesus, impress on my heart a disposition like that of a certain man who loved your cross so much that he used to say if after serving you for a hundred years his only recompense were the grace to suffer one hour for love of you, he would believe all his sacrifice too well rewarded.'

St. Bernadette Soubirous

[Shin]

'One commandment is higher than another; consequently one level of faith is more firmly founded than another.'

St. Mark the Ascetic

[Shin]

'The blessedness of seeing God is justly promised to the pure of heart. For the eye that is unclean would not be able to see the brightness of the true light, and what would be happiness to clear minds would be a torment to those that are defiled. Therefore, let the mists of worldly vanities be dispelled, and the inner eye be cleansed of all the filth of wickedness, so that the soul's gaze may feast serenely upon the great vision of God.'

Pope St. Leo the Great

[Shin]

'My words would have been useless, had they not touched upon the Cross of our divine Lord. You are indeed blest, if you know how to carry, embrace and cherish it, for love of Him Who, for love of us, has loved it so much.'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

[Shin]

'Let us ask Him to strengthen our weakness, to enrich our poverty, to soften the hardness of our hearts so as to make them susceptible to His pure love, which will not be content with a divided heart.'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

[Shin]

'As by nature the soul gives life to the body, so virtue and spiritual knowledge give life to the soul.'

St. Thalassios the Libyan

[Shin]

'It is important that you choose your career with care, so that you may really follow the vocation that God has destined for you. No day should pass without some prayer to this end. Often repeat with St. Paul: "Lord, what will you have me do?"'

St. John Bosco

[Shin]

'Wrestle for your own soul, especially in such days as these.'

St. Cyril of Jerusalem

[Shin]

'The dispassion taught by the God of truth is a noble quality; through it He fulfils the aspirations of the devout soul.'

St. Thalassios the Libyan

[Shin]

'When your poor, restless heart turns by the grace of God towards the divine light, and conceives a wish to fly thither and be consumed therein, speak to God with profound reverence and gratitude of the wonders He did in becoming incarnate, suffering and dying for us.'

St. Paul of the Cross

[Shin]

'Stillness and prayer are the greatest weapons of virtue, for they purify the intellect and confer on it spiritual insight.'

St. Thalassios the Libyan

[Shin]

'We must not serve God for the sake of His consolations, but because He is worthy of being served.'

St. Paul of the Cross