Quotes From the Saints
Jesus works miracles for His dearest friends only after He has tested their faith. He let Lazarus die, even though Martha and Mary sent word that he was sick. But after the trial, what rewards! Lazarus rises from the dead.
We can never have too much confidence in the good God… As we hope in Him so shall we receive.
Even if the fire of love seemed to have gone out, I would keep on throwing fuel in it and Jesus would take care to light it up again.I
Jesus may hide himself, but we know He is there.
We must abandon the future into the hands of God.
How often have I thought that I may owe all the graces I’ve received to the prayers of a person who begged them from God for me, and whom I shall know only in heaven.
We often think we receive graces and are divinely illuminated by means of brilliant candles. But from whence comes their light? From prayers, perhaps, of some humble, hidden soul, whose inward shining is not apparent to human eyes.
My strength lies in prayer and sacrifice; they are invincible weapons, and touch hearts more surely than words can do, as I have learned by experience.
If heavenly grace and true charity come in, there shall be no envy or narrowness of heart, nor shall self-love keep its hold. For divine charity overcomes all, and dilates all the powers of the soul.
But on whom shall our poor heart lavish its love? Who shall be found that is great enough to be the recipient of its treasures? Will a human being know how to comprehend them, and above all will he be able to repay? There exists but one Being capable of comprehending...
I know of one means only by which to attain to perfection: LOVE. Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else. Sometimes I seek another word to express Love, but in this land of exile the word which begins and ends (St. Augustine) is quite incapable of...
The Hail Mary may be one of the most often prayed prayers in the Catholic Church, but have you ever compared the Hail Mary in Latin and English? Even those...
If we are to truly imitate Christ, then we must have a concern for the ill and infirm. This collection of Catholic prayers for the sick is comprised...
This prayer to Our Lady of the Assumption was written by Pope St. Pius X. His pontificate lasted from 1903 to 1914, and he was known for his devotion to Our Lady.
