Quote for the Day

[Shin]

'Lord, grant that I may know Thee, and that I may know myself.'

St. Augustine

[Shin]

'Be fond of working with your hands, but still more of the memory of prayer; because the first does not always bring us the fruit of that occupation, while the second does so unceasingly. Do not stop praying until you have paid your due of prayer in full, and do not listen to the thought that it is time to sit down to work. Equally, when you sit at work, do not be too concerned in it, lest you agitate the heart by your haste and make it worthless for prayer.'

St. Nilus of Sinai

[Shin]

'He who has not yet attained divine knowledge energized by love is proud of his spiritual progress. But he who has been granted such knowledge repeats with deep conviction the words uttered by the patriarch Abraham when he was granted the manifestation of God: "I am dust and ashes" (Gen. 18:27).'

St. Maximos the Confessor

[Shin]

'If you have not yet received the gift of prayer or psalmody, ask persistently, and you will receive.'

St. Nilus of Sinai

[Shin]

'In your patience you shall possess your souls.'

Luke 21:19

[Shin]

'The Fathers put compunction as the beginning of every action.'

St. Poemen

[Shin]

'Ever keep the fire of charity burning on the altar of your heart.'

St. Paul of the Cross

[Shin]

'Now is the time of a fruitful sowing for eternity, when the harvest will be plentiful. Do not lose courage. Your sufferings endured with patience are worth a thousand times more than any other austerity. This is what God asks of you for the present.'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

[James - a humble servant]

A glad spirit attains to perfection more quickly than any other.

 ~ St. Philip Neri
                                                         

[Shin]

'St. Catherine of Bologna, when she wished to obtain any grace, had recourse to the souls in Purgatory, and her prayers were heard immediately. She declared that, by praying to those holy souls she obtained many favors which she had sought through the intercession of the saints without obtaining them. The graces which devout persons are said to have received through the holy souls are innumerable.'

St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

[Shin]

'As the king would think it faithlessness of an officer, when his post was attacked not to ask him for reinforcements, he would be reputed a traitor if he did not request help from the king; so God thinks himself betrayed by the man who, when he finds himself surrounded by temptations, does not run to him for assistance.'

St. Bonaventure

[Shin]

'Nothing but self-will can separate us from God.'

St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

[Shin]

'Neither shall light ever be darkness as long as light exists, nor shall the truth of the things pertaining to us be controverted. For truth is that than which nothing is more powerful. Every one who might speak the truth, and speaks it not, shall be judged by God.'

St. Justin Martyr

[Shin]

'The continual remembrance of the presence of God engenders in the soul a divine state.'

St. Paul of the Cross

[Shin]

'It is very useful for those who minister the word of God, or give themselves up to prayer, to read the works of authors whose names begin with S, such as Saint Augustine, Saint Bernard, etc.'

St. Philip Neri

[Shin]

'Our Lord wishes us to have great charity for our neighbor, for whom we should pray as for ourselves; it is one of the characteristic effects of this devotion to reconcile hearts and to bring peace to souls.'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque