The Blessed Virgin Mary

Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.

-- The Blessed Virgin Mary from Luke 1: 38

Saint Ambrose of Milan

Our own evil inclinations are far more dangerous than any external enemies. 

-- Saint Ambrose of Milan

Saint Augustine of Hippo

No one of you should say, "Blessed are they who have deserved to receive Christ into their homes!" Do not grieve or complain that you were born in a time when you can no longer see God in the flesh. He did not in fact take this privilege from you. As he says, "Whatever you have done to the least of my brothers, you did to me." 

-- Saint Augustine of Hippo

Saint Clare of Assisi

Love God, serve God: everything is in that.

-- Saint Clare of Assisi

Saint John of Damascus

Show me the icons that you venerate, that I may be able to understand your faith. 

-- Saint John of Damascus

Saint Francis Xavier

Many, many people hereabouts are not becoming Christians for one reason only: there is nobody to make them Christians. 

-- Saint Francis Xavier

Saint Chromatius of Aquileia

You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do men light a lamp only to put it under a bushel basket; they put it on a stand where it gives light to all in the house. The Lord called his disciples the salt of the earth because they seasoned with heavenly wisdom the hearts of men, rendered insipid by the devil. Now he calls them the light of the world as well, because they have been enlightened by him, the true and everlasting light, and have themselves become a light in the darkness.

-- Saint Chromatius of Aquileia