Quote for the Day

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Yes!

'It is impossible, to the human mind, to comprehend that infinite, eternal, immense Being; all that we can understand of Him in this life is nothing in comparison to the reality.'

St. Paul of the Cross

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'On the other hand, gentleness attains its highest expression when we keep our heart calm in the face of someone who is provoking us, and actually show him our love.'

St. John Climacus

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

St. Mark the Ascetic

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'All the honey that can be gathered from the flowers of this world has less sweetness than the vinegar and gall of Jesus Christ our Lord.'

St. Ignatius of Loyola

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'Charity requires us always to have compassion on human infirmity.'

St. Catherine of Siena

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'Be ruled by God and rule over your senses; and, being on a higher level, do not give authority to what is inferior to you.'

St. Thalassios the Libyan

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'Can you feel the fragrance of Paradise which diffuses Itself from the Tabernacle?'

St. Philip Neri

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'Do not attempt to explain something difficult with contentiousness, but in the way which the spiritual law enjoins: with patience, prayer and unwavering hope.'

St. Mark the Ascetic

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'The multitude who know nothing of continence live for the body, not for the spirit. But the body without spirit is "earth and ashes."'

St. Clement of Alexandria

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'Nature and grace cannot subsist together in the same heart. The one must always make room for the other.'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

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'So let us remain, at first, in the presence of God in pure faith, with a deep sense of our nothingness, our sins and miseries; afterwards let us leave free to the soul the attractions of the Holy Ghost.'

St. Paul of the Cross

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'Obedience to a commandment purifies the soul, and purification of the soul leads to its participation in light.'

St. Thalassios the Libyan

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Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Byzantine

O Heavenly King, the Comforter, the Spirit of Truth,
Who are everywhere and fill all things,
Treasury of blessings, and Giver of life!
Come and abide in us,
Cleanse us from all our sins,
And save our souls, O Good One!

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'Blessed the one who has become like a noble warrior in the Lord's work, rousing the idle, encouraging the faint-hearted in the way of the Lord.'

St. Ephrem of Syria

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'Do you represent in yourself His look, his gait, and modesty? Do you take your food, sleep, receive mortifications and injuries as He would? Do you in the same manner seek the honour and glory of His Eternal Father?'

St. Alphonsus Rodriguez

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'Let us desire nothing so much as the good pleasure of God.'

St. Paul of the Cross