For God so loved the world, as to give His only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in Him, may not perish, but may have life everlasting. – Saint John the Apostle

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Sunday, September 24, 2006

Saint Quote: Saint John Vianney


Prayer is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself.

--Saint John Vianney









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Saturday, September 23, 2006

Saint Quote: Blessed Émilie Tavernier


Humility, simplicity, charity, but above all charity.

--Blessed Emilie's dying words
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Friday, September 22, 2006

Saint Quote: Saint Augustine of Hippo


What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.

--Saint Augustine of Hippo
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Thursday, September 21, 2006

Saint Quote: Saint John Chrysostom


Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the strangest absurdities for the highest divine concepts.

--Saint John Chrysostom








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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Saint Quote: Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez


With those who are perfect and walk with simplicity, there is nothing small and contemptible, if it be a thing that pleases God; for the pleasure of God is the object at which alone they aim, and which is the reason, the measure, and the reward of all their occupations, actions, and plans; and so, in whatever they find this, it is for them a great and important thing.

-- Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez









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Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Saint Quote: Saint Agatha


Jesus Christ, Lord of all things! You see my heart, you know my desires. Possess all that I am - you alone. I am your sheep; make me worthy to overcome the devil.

--Saint Agatha
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Sunday, September 17, 2006

Saint Quote: Saint Robert Bellarmine


"Sweet Lord, you are meek and merciful." Who would not give himself wholeheartedly to your service, if he began to taste even a little of your fatherly rule? What command, Lord, do you give your servants? "Take my yoke upon you," you say. And what is this yoke of yours like? "My yoke," you say, "is easy and my burden light." Who would not be glad to bear a yoke that does no press hard but caresses? Who would not be glad for a burden that does not weigh heavy but refreshes? And so you were right to add: "And you will find rest for your souls." And what is this yoke of yours that does not weary, but gives rest? It is, of course, that first and greatest commandment: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart." What is easier, sweeter, more pleasant, than to love goodness, beauty, and love, the fullness of which you are, O Lord, my God?"

Is it not true that you promise those who keep your commandments a reward more desirable than great wealth and sweeter than honey? You promise a most abundant reward, for as your apostle James says: "The Lord has prepared a crown of life for those who love him." What is this crown of life? It is surely a greater good than we can conceive of or desire, as Saint Paul says, quoting Isaiah: "Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has it so much as dawned on man what God has prepared for those who love him."

--from On the Ascent of the Mind to God by Saint Robert Bellarmine









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