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[beatitude]

"The one thing we owe absolutely to God is never to be afraid of anything." - Bl. Charles de Foucauld.

"Look, when I don't understand, I smile, I say 'thank you'." - St Therese of Lisieux.

[Groo the Wanderer]

Stupidity is also a gift from God, but it should not be overused. - Fulton Sheen

"Prayer is the best weapon we have; it is the key to God's heart. You must speak to Jesus not only with your lips, but with your heart. In fact on certain occasions you should only speak to Him with your heart." - St. Padre Pio

Edited by Groo the Wanderer, 04 May 2012 - 11:49 AM.

[dominicansoul]

"Viva Cristo Rey!"-----Bl. Jose Sanchez del Rio's dying words...

[Maximilianus]

"Do you know what religion is? It is a school in which every soul must be trained, smoothed and polished by the Holy Spirit, who acts as a physician to our souls until, well smoothed and polished, they can be united and joined to the will of God. . .Religion is an infirmary for the spiritually sick, who wish to be cured and must therefore undergo the pains of surgery." - St. Pio of Pietrelcina

[i<3LSOP]

Kindness is my only guiding star.
In its light, I sail a straight route,
I have my motto written on my sail:
“To live in love.”
-St. Therese of Lisieux

Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.

- Mother Teresa

[FuturePriest387]

One of my favorites is not a strict quote, but it is from a book about the Saint: "What joy! I realized that perhaps I would never become a smart Priest, but I could be a holy one!" - Saint John Vianney

[Deus_te_Amat]

"If you are what you should be, you'll set the world ablaze." ~ St. Catherine of Siena.

[Spem in alium]

"Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous: to serve You as You deserve, to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labour and not to ask for reward, only the knowledge that I do Your most holy Will" - St Ignatius of Loyola

“Act as if everything depended on you; trust as if everything depended on God.” - St Ignatius of Loyola

"Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you. All things are passing; God never changes.
Patience obtains all things. He who has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices." - St Teresa of Avila

[Tab'le Du'Bah-Rye]

St Benedict "prefer nothing whatever to christ."
St Francessca Cabrini " he that dares nothing recieves nothing,a missionary should be fearless."
St Mary Mackillop of the cross " Be eager in your desires but patient in there accomplishment."
St Paul "don't drink with drunkards."

[cappie]

St Teresa of Avila rightly prayed: "God save us from sour-faced saints."

"Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry"
-St. Pio of Pietrelcino

To God: "If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!"
-St. Teresa of Avila

[BigJon16]

"Turn me over ... I'm done on this side" - St Lawrence of Rome.

[beatitude]

"In a higher world it is otherwise, but here below to live is to change and to be perfect is to have changed often." - Blessed John Henry Newman.

[Papist]

"Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation." - Saint Augustine

“Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities - that's training or instruction - but is rather making visible what is hidden as a seed” - Saint Thomas More

“Hereafter, I want you to tell me, candidly and in secret, what people are saying about me. And if you see anything in me that you regard as a fault, feel free to tell me in private. For from now on, people will talk about me, but not to me. It is dangerous for men in power if no one dares to tell them when they go wrong.” - Saint Thomas Becket

[MIkolbe]

"If a man wishes to be sure of the road he treads on, he must close his eyes and walk in the dark."
-St. John of the Cross

[MaterMisericordiae]

Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb! Who am I that the Mother of my Lord would come to me? For the moment I heard your greeting, the babe in my womb leapt for joy. Blessed is she who believed that the words of the Lord would be fulfilled! -- St. Elizabeth of the Visitation (to the Blessed Virgin Mary; my absolutely favorite quote in the Bible)

Pray, hope, and don't worry! -- Padre Pio

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

You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee. -- St. Augustine of Hippo

For we know in all things, God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. --St. Paul (Romans 8:28)

Do not be conformed to the will of this age, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern the will of God - that which is good and pleasing and perfect. -- St. Paul (Romans 12:2)

Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put into the deep and let your nets down for a catch. -- Bl. John Paul II

[AveMariaPurissima]

If God wants you to be as weak and powerless as a child, do you think your merit will be any less for that? Resign yourself, to stumbling at every step. Love your powerlessness, and your soul will benefit more from it than if, aided by grace, you were to behave with enthusiastic heroism and fill your soul with self-satisfaction and pride. --St. Therese of Lisieux

Every cross, great or small, even small annoyances, are the voice of the Beloved. He is asking for a declaration of love from us to last while the suffering lasts. --Blessed Charles de Foucald

I have no doubt that God is holding you by the hand; if He allows you to stumble, it is only to let you know that if He were not holding your hand, you would fall. This is how He gets you to take tighter hold of His hand. --St. Francis de Sales