Quote for the Day

[Shin]

'Pray in peace and serenity, sing intelligently and in a good state - and you will be like a young eagle soaring high in the sky.'

St. Nilus of Sinai

[Shin]

'I promise thee if thou sleep upon straw, it is indeed most warm in winter, and in summer it is very fresh and cool.'

St. Bernardine of Siena

[Shin]

'When our pious undertakings meet with little success, let us not be troubled; when God wills anything to be done for His glory He will not fail to urge on the work until it is accomplished.'

St. Paul of the Cross

[Shin]

'I want to follow you and be like you, O my Jesus; I would rather be crucified with you than enjoy all the pleasures of this world without you.'

St. Bernadette Soubirous

[Shin]

'I am ready, O Lord, to suffer the death which they threaten, and all the tortures which they can inflict, to endure even the fires of hell, rather than swerve in the least degree from Thy love.

And ye, foul demons, go on, employ all your might and rage; behold me ready to satisfy your hatred, to endure all you threaten me with, to the Day of Judgment, for the love of my Lord Jesus Christ.'

St. Alphonsus Rodriguez

[Shin]

'A soul who desires to make progress in the spiritual life should always act contrary to the enemy.'

St. Ignatius of Loyola

[Shin]

'I had become by this time fond of good books, and that gave me life.

I read the Epistles of St. Jerome, which filled me with so much courage. . .'

St. Teresa of Jesus

[Shin]

'A man ought to set about putting his good resolutions in practice, and not change them lightly.'

St. Philip Neri

[Shin]

'We must pray incessantly for the gift of perseverance.'

St. Philip Neri

[Shin]

'In the Old Testament the New is concealed, in the New the Old is revealed.'

St. Augustine