Saintly Quotations

Melancholy is the poison of devotion. When one is in tribulation, it is necessary to be more happy and more joyful because one is nearer ...

 

Litany of Humility O Jesus! meek and humble of heart,   Hear me. From the desire of being esteemed,   Deliver me, Jesus. From t...

In Minneapolis, a woman in a wheelchair, suffering continuous convulsions from cerebral palsy asked me what people like her could do for ot...

You say you cannot be silent when stung by pain. I would not have you silent. I would wish you to give thanks...

Pray with great confidence, with confidence based upon the goodness and infinite generosity of God and upon the promises of Jesus Christ. G...

Jesus does not ask for great achievements: only surrender and gratitude. ~ St. Therese of Lisieux ...

Apart from the cross there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven. St. Rose of Lima    

Jesus did not only treat and heal the sick, but he was also a tireless promoter of health through his saving presence, teaching and actio...

Lord, make us realize that by simply suffering for Jesus’ sake and by bearing “in the body the death of Jesus” [2 Corinthians 4: 10], we...

  The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not not at all how to employ it, neither does he know how to de...

"The salvation of the people principally depends on good pastors. Nothing contributes more to the ruin of souls than impious, weak, or ...

  Trials and tribulations offer us a chance to make reparation for our past faults and sins. On such occasions the Lord comes to us like a p...

Suffering for God is better than working miracles. - St. John of the Cross

The prayers of the saints have mighty power to help our need... let us call upon them, for they can be bolder...

At this moment I would like to express the deep sympathy that I feel for each of you, and all my understanding for the sickness you carry i...

John Paul II: Your Suffering Elevates the World I call on you to entrust your anguish to God the Father and to Christ, through Mary; to...

We become what we love and who we love shapes what we become. If we love things, we become a thing. If we love nothing, we become nothing...

When we pray, the voice of the heart must be heard more than that proceeding from the mouth. St. Bonaventure  

Prayer is powerful beyond limits  when we turn to the Immaculata  who is queen   even of God's heart.  St. Maximilian Kolbe         ...

Courage, my soul, through prayer we can do all that is asked of us. The Heart of Jesus is there: let us knock. St. Bernadette Soub...

Listen: There are two things the Devil is deathly afraid of: fervent Communions and frequent visits to the Blessed Sacrament.  Do you w...

Today God invites you to do good; do it therefore today. Tomorrow you may not have time, or God may no longer call you to do it. S...

Do not imagine that love can be found without suffering, for we carry with us our human nature; and yet, what a source ...

I cherish the hope that one day Thou wilt swoop down upon me and carry me up until I am lost, a willing victim, in the fiery heart of th...

People hate the truth for the sake of whatever it is they love more than the truth. They love truth when it shines warmly upon them and hat...

If you really want to love Jesus, first learn to suffer, because suffering teaches you to love. St. Gemma Galgani       ...

God sends us trials and afflictions to exercise us in patience and teach us sympathy with the sorrows of others. St. Vincent de Pau...

Many centuries ago, three young nuns lived together in a convent. Day after day, they took their meals together, they went to chapel toge...

We must not stop doing good even if it scandalizes the Pharisees. St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina

No matter how sinful one may have been, if he has devotion to Mary, it is impossible that he be lost. St. Hilary of Poitiers     ...

Though in desolation we must never change our former resolutions, it will be very advantageous to intensify our activity against th...

I will sing even when I must pick my flowers amid thorns. The longer and sharper the thorns are, the sweeter my song will ...

When the devil wishes to make himself master of a soul, he seeks to make it give up devotion to Mary. St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori ...

The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today. St. Francis of Assisi

Detachment, if practiced perfectly, includes the other two necessary virtues, love of others and true humility. ~St. Teresa of Avila...

We can do little things for God. ~Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection

When a soul gives herself wholly to God, He manifests Himself by letting the soul discover infinite horizons of love that will unite her m...

The soul in which God alone dwells has no other function than that of an altar on which God is adored in praise and love. ~St. John ...

... in prayer God teaches the soul, and through prayer the soul detaches itself from created things and unites itself to God. ~St. Mary...