Quotes

Truth, mercy and joy…

Good news. A single word – Gospel – that, even as it is spoken, becomes truth, brimming with joy and mercy. We should never attempt to separate these three graces of the Gospel: its truth, which is non-negotiable; its mercy, which is unconditional and offered to all sinners; and its joy, which is personal and open to everyone. Truth, mercy and joy: these three go together.
–Pope Francis (1936-

Holiness is a…

Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident — in the most audacious way — in His Fatherly goodness.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)

Life is passing…

Life is passing, Eternity draws nigh: soon shall we live the very life of God. After having drunk deep at the fount of bitterness, our thirst will be quenched at the very source of all sweetness.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)

Giving into lusts…

The habit of giving into our lusts is like a hidden stream under the foundations of a house. The house will eventually fall.
–Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)

Love others without…

Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody’s business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)

Your own prayers…

Accustom yourself to pray your own prayers. For instance: it is the essence of evening prayer to thank God for the day and everything that happened, both pleasant and unpleasant; to ask forgiveness for all wrongs committed, promising to improve during the next day; and to pray that God preserve you during sleep. Express all this to God from your mind and from your whole heart.
–Saint Theophan the Recluse (1815-1894)

Examine yourself…

Examine yourself to see whether you have within you a strong sense of your own self importance, or negatively, whether you have failed to realize that you are nothing. This feeling of self-importance is deeply hidden, but it controls the whole of our life. Its first demand is that everything should be as we wish it, and as soon as this is not so we complain to God and are annoyed with people.
–Saint Theophane the Recluse (1815-1894)

Only one thing…

Only one thing is necessary: Jesus Christ. Think unceasingly of him.
–Saint John Gabriel Perboyre (1802-1840)

Despise the world…

Let’s despise the world and its false gods. Let’s despise its honors. In vain would we seek our happiness in them. It will benefit us greatly to receive nothing from the world but ingratitude and opposition. This will detach us from it and attach us closely to God alone.
–Saint Joan Antide-Thouret (1765-1826)

Jesus Christ alone…

It is Jesus Christ alone Whom we have followed everywhere, and it is He alone Whom we will follow always. Let us relight our lamps before our heavenly Spouse. Let us look only to Him, think only of Him, desire only Him, live only to give to Him.
–Saint Joan Antide-Thouret (1765-1826)

The person who tries your patience…

You should regard the person that tries your patience as a treasure. Look upon her with an affectionate eye, as an instrument which God uses to clothe your soul with a garment of gold and pearls; that is, with the virtues, and especially with the patience, the silence, and the meekness of Christ. Oh, how much I cherish the trials which come to you through that person! Do not defend yourself, do not speak, or, if you say anything, let it be to excuse her and honor her. When you pass by her, bow your head respectfully as before an instrument in the paternal hand of God.
–Saint Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)

In the life of a Christian…

You are one with Jesus as the members are one with the head, so you must have with him one spirit, one soul, one life, one will, one intention, one heart. It is he himself who is to be spirit, heart, love, life, everything for you. In the life of a Christian all these marvels have their origin in baptism, are increased and strengthened by confirmation and the good use of the other graces in which God makes him share, and are perfected above all by the holy Eucharist.
–Saint John Eudes (1601-1689)

God is so good…

God is so good that he never ceases to work in our hearts to draw us out of ourselves, out of vain and perishable things, so that we can receive his grace and give ourselves wholly to him.
–Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1572-1641)

Virtue of virtues…

True virtue has no limits, but goes on and on, and especially holy charity, which is the virtue of virtues, and which having a definite object, would become infinite if it could meet with a heart capable of infinity.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)

The end of our journey…

We are preparing ourselves for the time, which will come very soon, when we shall find ourselves at the end of our journey and shall be drinking of living water from the fountain I have described. Unless we make a total surrender of our will to the Lord, and put ourselves in His hands so that He may do in all things what is best for us in accordance with His will, He will never allow us to drink of it.
–Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582)

He is near us…

All I want is that we should know and abide with the Person with Whom we are speaking, and not turn our backs upon Him; for that, it seems to me, is what we are doing when we talk to God and yet think of all kinds of vanity. The whole mischief comes from our not really grasping the fact that He is near us, and imagining Him far away — so far, that we shall have to go to Heaven in order to find Him.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)

Why worry?

Turn your eyes upon yourself and look at yourself inwardly….You will find your Master; He will not fail you: indeed, the less outward comfort you have, the greater the joy He will give you. He is full of compassion and never fails those who are afflicted and out of favor if they trust in Him alone….Either you believe this or you do not: if you do, as you should, why do you wear yourselves to death with worry?
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)

If the well is dry…

It is best for us so not to attempt to rise by its own efforts. If the well is dry, we are not able to put water into it. Pay attention to this. If the soul tries to go forward it may actually go backward. The foundation for prayer is humility. The nearer we come to God, the more you humility we need. There is a kind of pride that makes us want to be more spiritual. God is already doing more for us than we deserve.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)

Become perfect…

People cannot become perfect by dint of hearing or reading about perfection. The chief thing is not to listen to yourself, but silently to listen to God. Talk little and do much, without caring to be seen. God will teach you more than all the most experienced persons or the most spiritual books can do. You already know a great deal more than you practice. You do not need the acquirement of fresh knowledge half so much as to put in practice that which you already possess.
–François Fénèlon (1651-1715)

The modern preacher…

Many a modern preacher is far less concerned with preaching Christ and Him crucified than he is with his popularity with his congregation. A want of intellectual backbone makes him straddle the ox of truth and the ass of nonsense. Bending the knee to the mob rather than God would probably make them scruple at ever playing the role of John the Baptist before a modern Herod. The acids of modernity are eating away the fossils of orthodoxy.
–Blessed Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)

Pride is the source…

There are very few people, even in the lowliest conditions, who do not have a good opinion of themselves. They regard themselves as far superior to their equals, and their detestable pride urges them to believe that they are indeed worth a great deal more than most other people. From this I conclude that pride is the source of all the vices and the cause of all the evils which have occurred, and which are still to come, in the course of the centuries. We carry our blindness so far that often we even glorify ourselves on account of things which really ought to cover us with confusion.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)

Answered prayers…

You cannot always depend on prayers to be answered the way you want them answered but you can always depend on God. God, the loving Father often denies us those things which in the end would prove harmful to us. Every boy wants a revolver at age four, and no father yet has ever granted that request. Why should we think God is less wise? Someday we will thank God not only for what He gave us, but also for that which He refused.
–Blessed Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)

Vices and virtues…

All the virtues grow through the practice of any one of them, and all the vices grow through the practice of any one of them likewise.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)

Practice those things pleasing…

Some torment themselves in seeking means to discover the art of loving God, and do not know – poor creatures – that there is no art or means of loving Him but to love those who love Him – that is, to begin to practice those thing which are pleasing to Him.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)

Humble beginnings…

God always gives a greater blessing to humble beginnings than to those that start with the chiming of bells.
–Saint Vincent de Paul (1581-1660)

Humility is most powerful…

The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does he know how to defend himself from it.
–Saint Vincent de Paul (1581-1660)

Prayers answered…

Do not think that you have a right to complain when your prayers are not answered. God fulfills your desires in a manner that you do not know.
–Saint Nektarios of Aegina (1846-1920)

Call upon God…

Put up all your cares to God. He cares for you. Do not become faint-hearted, and do not distress yourselves. He who searches out the hidden depths of a man’s soul, knows your desires too, and has the power to fulfil them as he knows. For your part, ask of God, and do not lose your courage. Do not think that, since the longing you have is holy, you have a right to complain, when your prayers are not heard. God fulfils your longings in a way that you do not know. So be at peace then, and call upon God.
–Saint Nektarios of Aegina (1846-1920)

Image of God…

We ought to respect the image of God in everyone. It is there.
–Blessed Rhaphaela Mary de Porras (1850-1925)

Prayer is conversation…

Prayer is just conversation with God: listening to him; speaking with him; gazing upon him in silence. The best prayer is the one in which there is the most love. Adoration, wordless admiration, that is the most eloquent form of prayer: that wordless admiration which contains the most passionate declaration of love.
–Blessed Charles De Foucauld (1858-1916)

Love all human beings…

We should hold everyone in high esteem.We should love all humankind for they are children of God. God wants his children to love one another in the same way as a loving father wants his sons to love each other. Let us love all human beings because they are our brothers and sisters; God wants us to look at them tenderly and love them just as they are, because each is a child of God, who is beloved and adored.
–Blessed Charles De Foucauld (1858-1916)

In little things…

Have that tender care that expresses itself in the little things that are like a balm for the heart… With our neighbors go into the smallest details, whether it is a question of health, of consolation, of prayerfulness, or of need. Console and ease the pain of others through the tiniest of attentions. Be as tender and attentive towards those whom God puts on our path, as a brother towards brother or as a mother for her child. As much as possible be an element of consolation for those around us, as soothing balm, as our Lord was towards all those who drew near to him.
–Blessed Charles De Foucauld (1858-1916)

Energies of love…

When men have harnessed the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, they will harness for God the energies of love, and then for the second time in the history of this world, man will have discovered fire.
–Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955)

LIstening to God…

The trouble with nearly everybody who prays is that we say “Amen” and run away before God has a chance to reply. Listening to God is far more important than giving Him your ideas.
–Frank Laubach (1884-1970)

Our Lord loves you tenderly…

Our Lord loves you and loves you tenderly; and if He does not let you feel the sweetness of His love, it is to make you more humble and abject in your own eyes.
–Saint Pio (1887-1968)

Love one another…

No amount of thought will ever result in any greater formulation than the three words, ‘Love one another,’ so long as it is love to the end and without exceptions.
–Saint Maria of Paris (1891-1945)

Unless we are merciful…

If a box is filled with salt, it cannot be filled with sand, and if our hearts are filled with hatred of our neighbor, how can God fill them with His love? We must forgive others, for on no other condition will our own sins be forgiven. It is as simple as that. There can be and there will be no mercy toward us unless we ourselves are merciful.
–Blessed Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)

Love enemies….

The real test of the Christian then is not how much he loves his friends, but how much he loves his enemies.
–Blessed Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)

The first exercise in simplicity…

The first exercise in simplicity is to accept oneself as one is. There are two tremendous results of this: one is humility; the other is that it enables other people to accept us as we are, and in this there is real charity.
–Caryll Houselander (1901-1954)

Do the small things…

There are many people who can do big things, but there are very few people who will do the small things.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)

Oil in our lamps…

What is necessary is to continue to love. How does a lamp burn, if it is not by the continuous feeding of little drops of oil? When there is no oil, there is no light and the bridegroom will say: “I do not know you.” Dear friends, what are our drops of oil in our lamps? They are the small things from every day life: the joy, the generosity, the little good things, the humility and the patience. A simple thought for someone else. Our way to be silent, to listen, to forgive, to speak and to act. That are the real drops of oil that make our lamps burn vividly our whole life.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)

He was present…

You ask then how I knew He was present, when His ways can in no way be traced? He is life and power, and as soon as He enters in, He awakens my slumbering soul; He stirs and soothes and pierces my heart, for before it was hard as stone, and diseased.
–Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)

God gives abundant grace…

God’s mercy is kind. God gives divine, abundant grace to those who love Him. God’s limitless goodness has comforted me, his servant, and–look!–the Lord’s hands are still reaching out to comfort me.
–Elisabeth of Schönau (1129-1165)

Takes no pride…

Blessed is the one who takes no more pride in the good that God says and does through him than in that which He says and does through someone else.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)

Proclaiming peace…

While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)

Whoever curses a….

Whoever curses a poor man does an injury to Christ, whose noble image he wears – the image of Him who made Himself poor for us in this world.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)

By humility…

No man can attain to the knowledge of God but by humility. The way to mount high is to descend.
–Blessed Giles of Assisi (1190-1262)

Abundant grace…

No one can be excused for not having and finding divine grace… The most bountiful God distributes his grace abundantly to all, that is, to all who wish and seek it.
–Saint Angela of Foligno (1248-1309)

Humility is an inward…

Humility, that is lowliness or self-abasement, is an inward bowing down or prostrating of the heart and of the conscience before God’s transcendent worth… For to pay homage to God by every outward and inward act, this is the first and dearest work of humility, the most savory among those of charity, and most meet among those of righteousness.
–Blessed John Ruysbroeck (1293-1381)

Two kinds of humility…

There are two kinds of humility, as the holy fathers teach: to deem oneself the lowest of all beings and to ascribe to God all one’s good actions. The first is the beginning, the second the end.
–Saint Gregory of Sinai (c. 1295-1346)

Love is our Lord’s meaning…

I was answered in spiritual understanding, and it was said: What, do you wish to know your Lord’s meaning in this thing? Know it well, love was his meaning. Who reveals it to you? Love. What did he reveal you? Love. Why does he reveal it to you? For Love…. So I was taught that love is our Lord’s meaning.
–Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)

God’s generosity, goodness, and love…

Let popes, pastors, and everyone else blush for shame at our foolishness and pride and self-indulgence, when we see such generosity, goodness, and boundless love on our Creator’s part! He showed himself to us in our own humanity as a tree laden with sweet mellow fruit, so that we wild trees might be able to engraft ourselves onto him.
–Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)

Help yourself and…

Help yourself and God will help you.
–Saint Joan of Arc (1412-1431)

One who is humble…

He who is humble easily obeys everyone, fears to offend anyone, is at peace with everyone, is kind with all.
–Saint Thomas of Villanova (1488-1555)

In mental prayer…

In mental prayer, the soul is purified from its sins, nourished with charity, confirmed in faith, and strengthened in hope; the mind expands, the affectiond dilate, the heart is purified, truth becomes evident; temptation is conquered, sadness dispelled; the senses are renovated; the drooping powers revive; tepidity ceases; the rust of vices disappears. Out of mental prayer issue forth, like living sparks, thode desires of heaven which the soul conceives when inflamed with the fire of divine love. Sublime is the excellence of mental prayer, great are its privileges; to mental prayer heaven is opened; to mental prayer heavenly secrets are manifested and the ear of God is ever attentive.
–Saint Peter of Alcantara (1499-1562)

Love our Lord…

One outcome of deep love of our Lord is a perfect charity toward our neighbor, which grows as our love for God increases, making its possessor as much at one with his brothers and sisters, as if they were members of the same body.
–Saint John of Avila (1500-1569)

Be great in little things.

Be great in little things.
–Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552)

Nothing in this world…

If we find nothing in the world to please us, we ought to be pleased by this very not finding anything to please us.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)

Cultivate an inner garden…

Each of us is called to cultivate an inner garden in which the Divine Word may grow and flourish.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)

Put love and you…

Where there is no love, put love — and you will find love.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)

Spiritual sweetness hinders…

The fly that clings to honey hinders its flight, and the soul that allows itself attachment to spiritual sweetness hinders its own liberty and contemplation.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)

That shining light…

Therefore, that shining light of which has been lit for our salvation must always shine in us.
–Saint Chromatius (Fourth Century)

The humble and the proud…

The humble resemble a rock. Even though the rock lies downward, it is nevertheless firm. The proud are like smoke. Even though the smoke is lofty, eventually it disappears.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)

The Holy Scriptures…

Whoever, then, thinks that he understands the Holy Scriptures, or any part of them, but puts such an interpretation upon them as does not tend to build up this twofold love of God and our neighbor, does not yet understand them as he ought.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)

Babies are born…

When people truly open their minds, and contemplate the way in which the universe is ordered and governed, they are amazed- overwhelmed by a sense of the miraculous. When people contemplate with open minds the germination of a single seed, they are equally overwhelmed-yet numerous babies are born every day, and no-one marvels.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)

The Cross of Christ…

If I try by myself to swim across the ocean of this world, the waves will certainly engulf me. In order to survive I must climb aboard a ship made of wood; this wood is the Cross of Christ. Of course, even on board ship there will be dangerous tempests and perils from the sea of this world. But God will help me remain on board the ship and arrive safely at the harbor of eternal life.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)

Love only life eternal…

Because we cannot endure perpetually the hardships of life, we seek rest in some earthly thing. It may be our house, our family, our children, a little farm, an orchard, or a book we have published. God allows us to suffer tribulations even in these innocent delights in order that we may love only life eternal. Otherwise, as travelers going to their country, we might choose the inn – this world – instead of our true home: eternal life.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)

Precious to God…

Why do you have so low an opinion of yourself, when you are so precious to God? Why do you so dishonor yourself when you are so honored by God?
–Saint Peter Chrysologus (c. 380 – c. 450)

Invite by grace…

As God sees the world tottering to ruin because of fear, he acts unceasingly to bring it back by love, to invite it by grace, to hold it by charity and clasp it firmly with affection.
–Saint Peter Chrysologus (c. 380 – c. 450)

To receive, give…

When you fast, see the fasting of others. If you want God to know that you are hungry, know that another is hungry. If you hope for mercy, show mercy. If you look for kindness, show kindness. If you want to receive, give.
–Saint Peter Chrysologus (c. 380 – c. 450)

Live in his kingdom…

If we desire to live in the dwelling-place of his kingdom there is no means of reaching it except by the way of good deeds.
–Saint Benedict (480-547)

Our inner homes…

‘And my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.’ [John 14.23] My friends, consider the greatness of this solemn feast that commemorates God’s coming as a guest into our hearts! If some rich and influential friend were to come to your home, you would promptly put it all in order for fear something there might offend your friend’s eyes when he came in. Let all of us then who are preparing our inner homes for God cleanse them of anything our wrongdoing has brought into them.
–Saint Gregory the Great (c. 540-604)

Sit in the presence…

Sit in the presence of the Lord every moment of your life, as you think of him and remember him in your heart. Otherwise, when you only see him after a period of time, you will lack freedom of converse with him, out of shame; for great freedom of converse is born out of constant association with him.
–Saint Isaac of Syria (Seventh Century)

Contemplation and prayer…

Just as love and self-control destroy evil thought so contemplation and prayer destroy all self-exaltation.
–Saint Thalassios the Libyan (6th-7th Centuries)

We open the door…

We open the door at the sound of his voice to receive him, when we freely assent to his promptings, whether secret or open, and when we do what we know we should do. He enters, then, to eat with us and we with him, since he lives in the hearts of his elect by the gift of love.
–Venerable Bede (c. 673-735)

It is patience…

It is patience that both commends us to God, and saves us for God. It is that same patience which tempers anger, bridles the tongue, governs the mind, guards peace, rules discipline, breaks the onslaught of lust, suppresses the violence of pride, extinguishes the fire of dissension, restrains the power of the wealthy, renews the endurance of the poor in bearing their lot, guards the blessed integrity of virgins, the difficult chastity of widows, and the indivisible love of husbands and wives. It makes men humble in prosperity, brave in adversity, meek in the face of injuries and insults. It teaches us to pardon our offenders quickly; if you yourself should offend, it teaches you to ask pardon often and with perseverance. It vanquishes temptations, sustains persecutions, endures sufferings and martyrdoms to the end. It is this patience which strongly fortifies the foundations of our faith. It is this patience which sublimely promotes the growth of hope. It directs our action, so that we can keep to the way of Christ while we make progress o because of his forbearance. It ensures our perseverance as sons of God while we imitate the patience of the Father.
–Saint Cyprian of Carthage (c. 200-258)

Who can know?

Who can know the truth without the help of God? Who can know God without Christ? Who has ever discovered Christ without the Holy Spirit?
–Tertullian (c. 160 – c. 225 AD)

Prayer supports and sustains…

Prayer cleanses from sin, drives away temptations, stamps out persecutions, comforts the fainthearted, gives new strength to the courageous, brings travelers safely home, calms the waves, confounds robbers, feeds the poor, overrules the rich, lifts up the fallen, supports those who are falling, sustains those who stand firm.
–Tertullian (c.160 – 225)

Source of life…

God’s splendor is the source of life, those who see him share his life. Because he was beyond the reach of man’s mind, incomprehensible and invisible, he made himself visible, intelligible and knowable so that those who see and accept him may possess life.
–Saint Irenaeus (late 2nd Century)

The resurrection is…

Let us contemplate, beloved, the resurrection that is continually made before our eyes. Day and night manifest a resurrection to us. The night lies down, and the day arises: again the day departs, and the night comes on. Let us behold the fruits of the earth. Everyone sees how the seed is sown. The sower goes forth, and casts it upon the earth; and the seed which when it was sown fell upon the earth dry and naked, in time dissolves. And from the dissolution, the great power of the Lord raises it again; and of one seed many arise, and bring forth fruit.
–Saint Clement (First Century)

Let God be the one…

We should let God be the One to praise us and not praise ourselves. For God detests those who commend themselves. Let others applaud our good deeds.
–Saint Clement (First Century)

Give ourselves to God…

Let us therefore give ourselves to God with a great desire to begin to live thus, and beg Him to destroy in us the life of the world of sin, and to establish His life within us.

–Saint John Eudes (1601-1689)

Be not troubled…

Do not be angry, or at least troubled because you have been troubled; do not be overcome because you have allowed yourself to be overcome; do not be disquieted because you have allowed yourself to be disquieted by angry passions; but take your heart and place it gently in the hands of our Lord and ask Him to cure it; meanwhile, do all you can to renew and strengthen your good resolutions.

–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)

Trust in God…

Do not give into fear in the face of the changes and chances of this life. Rather, as they arise, look at them with full trust in God, to whom you belong, who will enable you – through His powerful love – to profit from them. He has guided you thus far in life; so hold fast to His dear hand, and He will lead you safely through every trial. Whenever you cannot stand, he will carry you in his loving arms.

–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)

Perfections and imperfections…

The man who denies that he has any imperfections is a just as much a liar as the man who claims that he has no perfections at all. Every person, however holy, has some imperfections; every person, however wicked, has some good points. Made in God’s image, each person reflects something of God’s goodness; made from nothing, every person likewise always carries some imperfections.

–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)

Devotion practiced differently…

At creation God commanded plants to bear fruit, each according to its kind. (Genesis 1:11-12) In the same way, he commanded Christians, who are the living plants of his church (John 15:5), to produce fruits of devotion, each according to ability and state in life. It must be obvious that devotion ought to be practiced differently by the gentleman, the artist, the employee, the prince, the widow, the celibate, the spouse.

–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)

On the Cross…

He stretched out His hands on the Cross, that He might embrace the ends of the world; for this Golgotha is the very centre of the earth…He said, It is finished. For the mystery has been fulfilled; the things that are written have been accomplished; sins are forgiven.
–Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 313-386)

Great is the Baptism…

Great is the Baptism that lies before you: a ransom to captives; a remission of offences; a death of sin; a new-birth of the soul; a garment of light; a holy indissoluble seal; a chariot to heaven; the delight of Paradise; a welcome into the kingdom; the gift of adoption!
–Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 313-386)

Grace demands…

For as the pen or the dart requires the hand of the user, so grace also demands believers.
–Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 313-386)

Holy readings…

Nurture your soul with holy readings; for the Lord has prepared for you a spiritual table.
–Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 313-386)

If you work hard…

If you labor little, you will receive little; if you work hard, your reward will be great.
–Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 313-386)

You save money…

You save money which, when saved, does not save you.
–Saint Cyprian of Carthage (c. 200-258)

Jesus was crucified…

Jesus, the Sinless, was crucified for you; and will you not be crucified for Him who was crucified for you? You are not bestowing a favor, for you have first received; but you are returning a favor, repaying your debt to Him who was crucified for you in Golgotha.
–Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 313-386)

Glory in the Cross…

Every deed of Christ is a cause of glorying to the Catholic Church, but her greatest of all glorying is in the Cross…the glory of the Cross led those who were blind through ignorance into light, loosed all who were held fast by sin, and ransomed the whole world…His Passion then was real: for He was really crucified, and we are not ashamed thereat; He was crucified, and we deny it not, nay, I rather glory to speak of it….
–Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 313-386)

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