Saintly Quotations

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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     ...

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...