Become a saint…
It is better to err by excess of mercy than by excess of severity. . .Wilt thou become a Saint? Be severe to thyself but kind to others.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
On the wings of Contemplation…
The birds are the saints, who fly to heaven on the wings of contemplation, who are so removed from the world that they have no business on earth. They do not labor, but by contemplation alone they already live in heaven.
–Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231)
One is a saint…
There is no surer way to know that one is a saint than to see him lead a holy life and yet suffer desolation, trials and tribulations.
— Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591)
Becoming a saint…
There is a celebrated saying by the French writer Léon Bloy, who in the last moments of his life said, “The only real sadness in life is not becoming a saint.” Let us not lose the hope of holiness; let us follow this path. Do we want to be saints? The Lord awaits us, with open arms; he waits to accompany us on the path to sanctity. Let us live in the joy of our faith, let us allow ourselves to be loved by the Lord . . . let us ask for this gift from God in prayer, for ourselves, and for others.
–Pope Francis (1936-
There are saints…
There are saints indeed in my religion; but a saint only means a man who really knows that he is a sinner.
–GK Chesterton (1874-1936)
Science of the saints…
All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: to do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.
— Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
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