Our faith must ever rejoice…

Granted our love may wait for a time, but our faith must ever rejoice. We should long for those who have been sent before us, but we should not lose hope of getting them back.
–Saint Paulinus of Nola (c. 354-431)

Thankful joy is…

It is a loving act to show sadness when our dear ones are torn from us, but it is a holy act to be joyful through hope and trust in the promises of God… Thankful joy is more acceptable to God than long and querulous grief.
–Saint Paulinus of Nola (c. 354-431)