Quote for the Afternoon

[odhiambo]

 “ If you do not hope You will never find what is beyond your hope.” 

 St. Clement of Alexandria

 

[odhiambo]

He loves, He hopes, He waits.
 If He came down on our altars on certain days only,
 some sinner, on being moved to repentance,
might have to look for Him, and not finding Him, might have to wait.
 Our Lord prefers to wait Himself for the sinner
 for years rather than keep him waiting one instant.
 St Peter Julian Eymard

[odhiambo]

"It was pride that changed angels into devils;
it is humility that makes men as angels"
Saint Augustine

[odhiambo]

"If you must choose between me and the baby, no hesitation;
choose - and I demand it - the baby. Save her!"

Saint (and doctor) Gianna Molla

[odhiambo]

'God gave Himself to you: give yourself to God.'
Blessed Robert Southwell

[odhiambo]

"Charity may be a very short word, but with its tremendous meaning of pure love, it sums up man's entire relation to God and to his neighbor."
 St Aelred of Rievaulx

[odhiambo]

"Fear not because God is with you"
Saint Padre Pio

[odhiambo]

"Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person"
Saint Therese of Lisieux

[odhiambo]

"Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength"
Saint Francis de Sales

[odhiambo]

"The Devil is like a mad dog tied by a chain.
Beyond the length of the chain he cannot catch hold of anyone.
And you, therefore, keep your distance.
If you get too close you will be caught.
Remember, the Devil has only one door with which to enter into our soul: our will.
There are no secret or hidden doors.
 No sin is a true sin if we have not willfully consented"
Padre Pio
 

[Shin]

'Every affliction tests our will, showing whether it is inclined to good or evil. This is why an unforeseen affliction is called a test, because it enables a man to test his hidden desires.'

St. Mark the Ascetic

[odhiambo]

“ Children of men,
 how long will your hearts remain heavy and earthbound?
 How long will you go on loving vain  things and seeking what is false?
Why do you not turn your eyes and your hearts towards divine Wisdom who
is supremely desirable and who, to attract our love, makes known His origin, shows his beauty, displays
  His riches, and testifies in a thousand ways how eager He is that we should desire Him and seek Him?”
 St. Louis De Montfort

[odhiambo]

'The fruit we ought to get from prayer, is to do what is pleasing to the Lord.'

St. Philip Neri

[odhiambo]

'Just as in one man there is one soul and one body, but many members; even so the Catholic Church is one body, having many members. The soul that quickens this body is the Holy Spirit; and therefore in the Creed after confessing our belief in the Holy Spirit, we are bid to believe in the Holy Catholic Church.'

St. Thomas Aquinas

[Patricia]

I admit that we are all weak, but if we want help, the Lord God has given us the means to find it easily. Would you like me to teach you how to grow from virtue to virtue and how, if you are already recollected at prayer, you can be even more attentive next time, and so give God more pleasing worship? Listen, and I will tell you. If a tiny spark of God's love already burns within you, do not expose it to the wind, for it may get blown out. Keep the stove tightly shut so that it will not lose its heat and grow cold. In other words, avoid distractions as well as you can. Stay quiet with God. Do not spend your time in useless chatter.

-- Saint Charles Borromeo

[Shin]

'Be careful to give no credit to yourself for anything; if you do, you are stealing from God, to whom alone every good thing is due.'

St. Vincent de Paul