Quote for the Day

[Shin]

'The man who lives in darkness is a fool, and the murk of ignorance awaits him.'

St. Thalassios the Libyan

[Shin]

'It is your self love which makes you resent not being able to do what others can do or having so much dismay on finding that you have need of the help of others; if you were dead to self, you would not be so unhappy.'

The Lord, to St. Gemma Galgani

[Shin]

'The second weapon is mistrust of self, that is, to believe firmly and without doubt that one could never do anything good by oneself, as Christ Jesus said: "Without me you can do nothing" (Jo 15.5). Nor could one resist successfully the fury of the infernal enemies for their cunning wickedness. And if someone does confide in her own wisdom and will not do this, let her know for certain that by just judgment she will fall into great ruin and let her be aware that this enemy is more malicious than others even in this wickedness.'

St. Catherine of Bologna

[Shin]

'When we become unduly distressed at falling ill, we should recognize that our soul is still the slave of bodily desires and so longs for physical health, not wishing to lose the good things of this life and even finding it a great hardship not to be able to enjoy them because of illness. If, however, the soul accepts thankfully the pains of illness, it is clear that it is not far from the realm of dispassion; as a result it even waits joyfully for death as the entry into a life that is more true.'

St. Diadochos of Photiki

[Shin]

'To each virtue there is an opposing vice; hence the wicked take vices for virtues.'

St. Thalassios the Libyan

[Shin]

'You must constantly carry the cross which He lays on you, be it interior or exterior, without growing weary or complaining of its length or weight. Does it not suffice that it has been given you by the hands of a Friend Whose all-loving Heart has destined it for you from all eternity?'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

[Shin]

'The blessings that lie in store for the inheritors of the promise are beyond eternity, before all ages, and transcend both intellect and thought.'

St. Thalassios the Libyan

[Shin]

'See that if a man be wicked you imprison him, shut him away so that he may not do harm to others.'

St. Bernardine of Siena

[Shin]

'Shall we, in the spirit of mortification, abstain from drinking water? Yes, for the love of Jesus, Who was crucified and tormented with thirst on the cross, let us make this sacrifice.'

St. Paul of the Cross

[Shin]

'Have great diffidence of yourself. "Without Me," your Saviour tells you, "you can do nothing." (John xv. 5.) And the apostle St. James: "Every perfect gift is from above." (James i. 17)'

St. Paul of the Cross

[Shin]

'We are all brothers, and therefore every good thing that thou seest of thy neighbour, all wisdom, all beauty, every gift of nature, all good renown, every honour, every benefit which he hath, see that thou art glad of it. Hence Paul teaching us this maxim saith: Rejoice with them that rejoice. If thou see one receive something good, look to it that thou dost rejoice thereat together with him, and see that thou beest armed against the accursed sin of envy.'

St. Bernardine of Siena

[Shin]

'No one can serve God perfectly who does not try energetically to break the bonds of the world and rise above all earthly cares.'

St. Bonaventure

[Shin]

'The benefits to be derived from spiritual reading do not merely consist in impressing on the memory the precepts set forth, but in opening the heart to them, that they may bear fruit.'

St. Louis de Blois

[Shin]

'Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house and the place where thine honour dwelleth.'

Psalm 26:8

[Shin]

'Let your constant practice be to offer yourself to God, that He may do with you what He pleases.'

St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

[Shin]

'It is a great virtue to accept patiently whatever comes and, as the Lord enjoins, to love a neighbor who hates you.'

St. Mark the Ascetic