The path of suffering…
I would always choose the path of suffering, if only to imitate Our Lord Jesus Christ, if there were no other gain.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
The most afflicted…
Let us consider what the glorious Virgin endured, and what the holy apostles suffered, and we shall find that they who were nearest to Jesus Christ were the most afflicted.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
The thicket of the Cross…
Would that men might come at last to see that it is quite impossible to reach the thicket of the riches and wisdom of God except by first entering the thicket of much suffering, in such a way that the soul finds there its consolation and desire. The soul that longs for divine wisdom chooses first, and in truth, to enter the thicket of the cross.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
The mercy of God…
The mercy of God is hidden in sufferings not of our choice; and if we accept such sufferings patiently, they bring us to repentance and deliver us from everlasting punishment.
–Saint Cosmas Aitolos (c. 1714 – 1779)
Accepting suffering…
I have shed many tears. I have, however, also obtained a favor; after each suffering I understood more clearly Jesus’ conduct towards me… This grace consists in accepting suffering with joy in the firm hope that suffering will come to an end one day.
–Marcel Nguyễn Tân Văn (1928–1959)
Suffering for God…
Suffering for God is better than working miracles.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
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