Saintly Quotations

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

What really matters in life is that we are loved by Christ, and that we love him in return. In comparison to the love of Jesus, everything ...

When making the Sign of the Cross, therefore, we confess three great mysteries: the Trinity, the Passion, and the remission of sins, by whi...

Suffering borne with love is happiness most pure. ~ St. Therese of Lisieux

If you were able to stir your heart a little more deeply to the practice of meekness and true humility, you would be courageous. But you mu...

What really matters in life is that we are loved by Christ, and that we love him in return. In comparison to the love of Jesus, everything ...