Words of Wisdom & Encouragement
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God is never sought in vain…
God is never sought in vain, even when God cannot be found.
–Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
Fervently and devoutly…
It is better to say one Our Father fervently and devoutly than a thousand with no devotion and full of distraction.
–Saint Edmund (c. 841-868)
Unfurl the sails…
Unfurl the sails, and let God steer us where He will.
–Venerable Bede (c. 673-735)
Don’t be anxious…
Don’t be anxious about what you have, but about what you are!
–Saint Gregory the Great (c. 540-604)
Pray as though…
Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Give not your heart…
Give not your heart to that which does not satisfy your heart.
–Saint Poeman (c. 340 – c. 450)
Ignorance of Scripture…
Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.
–Saint Jerome (c. 340-420)
There is a stream…
There is a stream which flows down on God’s saints like a torrent. There is also a rushing river giving joy to the heart that is at peace and makes for peace.
–Saint Ambrose of Milan (339-397)
Christians are made…
Christians are made, not born.
–Tertullian (c. 160 – c. 225 AD)
The glory of God…
The glory of God is man [or woman] fully alive.
–Saint Irenaeus (late 2nd Century)
To be Christians…
We have not only to be called Christian, but to be Christians.
–Saint Ignatius of Antioch (First Century)
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