Quote for the Day

[Shin]

Very moving quote!

[Shin]

'But, for one who desires to approach God, it is necessary to become the enemy of His enemies; and, as I find nothing that is worse than myself, nor that is more inimical to Him, I am compelled to hold myself in more aversion than anything else whatever, and will even despise myself and count it to be worthless. And, on the other hand, I will detach my spirit from all the goods of both this world and the other, which I will henceforth regard as if they had no existence. I have implored God neither to suffer me to rejoice interiorly nor to grieve over any created thing, so that I may never be seen to shed a single tear. And I have begged Him to take away from me the freedom of my will, so that I may no longer do what pleases me, but only what is according to His pleasure: all these things I have obtained from his clemency.'

St. Catherine of Genoa

[Shin]

'How pure and stainless should be the heart on which is written the most holy name of Jesus!'

St. Paul of the Cross

[Shin]

'Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach and your actions speak. We are full of words but empty of actions, and therefore are cursed by the Lord, since he himself cursed the fig tree when he found no fruit but only leaves. It is useless for a man to flaunt his knowledge of the law if he undermines its teaching by his actions. But the apostles "spoke as the Spirit gave them the gift of speech." Happy the man whose words issue from the Holy Spirit and not from himself! We should speak, then, as the Holy Spirit gives us the gift of speech. Our humble and sincere request to the Spirit for ourselves should be that we may bring the day of Pentecost to fulfillment, insofar as he infuses us with his grace, by using our bodily senses in a perfect manner by keeping the commandments. Likewise we shall request that we may be filled with a keen sense of sorrow and with fiery tongues for confessing the faith so our deserved reward may be to stand in the blazing splendor of the saints and to look upon the triune God.'

St. Anthony of Padua

[Shin]

'And they did not understand,
Until the flood came and swept them all away.'

Matthew 24:39

[Shin]

'He who prays in spirit and in truth does not borrow from creatures thoughts to glorify the Creator, but draws from the Creator Himself contemplations for His praise.'

St. Nilus of Sinai

[odhiambo]

'What do thorns signify but the condition of sinners who, like hedgehogs, are all over bristling with the thorns of sin.'

St. Augustine

[Shin]

Every time we see thorn bushes they are food for meditation!

[Shin]

'The spouse of Christ who longs to become perfect must begin with her own self. She must put aside, forget everything else, and enter into the secrecy of her own heart. When she has done this, let her sift narrowly all her weaknesses, habits, affections, actions and sins. She must weigh everything carefully, and make a thorough examination of past and present. Should she discover even the least imperfection, let her weep in the bitterness of her heart.'

St. Bonaventure

[whiterockdove]

Amen to that!   
A tall order!

[Therese]

I must put this quote into practice.

[Shin]

The depths of virtue!

 

'In recalling to mind the life and actions of the saints, walk in their footsteps as much as possible, and humble thyself if thou canst not attain to their perfection.'

St. Thomas Aquinas

[Shin]

'Why so much fatigue to procure earthly happiness for a soul whose origin is heavenly, a transient glory for a soul capable of loving and enjoying God Himself forever.'

St. Ignatius of Loyola

[James - a humble servant]

"Apart from the cross there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven."
~ St. Rose of Lima

[Shin]

A heavenly ladder. . .

[James - a humble servant]

Saint's Feast days has closed so I'll put this here for now.........


June 23,
MEMORIAL OF ST. INNOCENT V

At the age of sixteen Peter of Tarentaise joined the Dominican Order. After completing his education at the University of Paris, where he graduated as master in sacred theology in 1259, he won distinction as a professor in that institution, and is known as "the most famous doctor", "Doctor famosissimus." For some time provincial of his order in France, he became Archbishop of Lyons in 1272 and Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia in 1273. He played a prominent part at the Second Ecumenical Council of Lyons (1274), in which he delivered two discourses to the assembled fathers and also pronounced the funeral oration on St. Bonaventure. Elected as successor to Gregory X, whose intimate adviser he was, he assumed the name of Innocent V. During his six-month pontificate in 1276, Innocent V continued Gregory X’s efforts to initiate a crusade, reunite the Greek and Roman churches, and pacify Italy’s warring states. As the first pope from the Dominican order, he established the papal custom of wearing a white cassock, the habit of the Dominicans.