Help me, a sinner
“Lord, watch out for me today lest I betray you yet again today.” (Taken from a quote by St Phillip Neri}
Saint Quote
See Christ
“I can see thanks to the sun light, but if I close my eyes, I cannot see; but this is not the fault of the sun, but mine” – Saint Thomas Aquinas
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
We “wander in a circle, longing after something to gratify (our) yearnings, yet madly rejecting that which alone can bring (us) to (the) desired end”
Stuff
“possess and love nothing that your are not ready to give up at the first sign” – Words of Our Lord to Sr. Josefa Menendez
Stuff
“possess and love nothing that your are not ready to give up at the first sign” – Words of Our Lord to Sr. Josefa Menendez
Priorities
“Never mind the drink. One Communion more and then eternity.” – St Elizabeth Seton (on her deathbed)
Eucharist
The presence of Christ’s true body and blood in this sacrament cannot be detected by the senses or by reason, but by faith alone, which rests upon Divine authority. Hence, on Luke-22:19 , Cyril says, “Do not doubt whether this is true, but take rather the Savior’s words on trust, because being the Truth, he …
Eucharist
“If angels could be jealous of men, they would be so for one reason: Holy Communion.” – St. Maximilian Kolbe
Two small coins
“It is better to have God in our soul than gold in the safe” – St Augustine
Evil Purpose
“For almighty God. . ., because he is supremely good, would never allow any evil whatsoever to exist in his works if He were not so all-powerful and good as to cause good to emerge from evil itself.” – St. Augusinte