"God asks little, but He gives much." St. John Chrysostom (347-407)

“That peace which is the portion of the chosen servants of God is seldom unmixed with interior struggles.”
– St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

"The rosary will make virtue and good works flourish, and will obtain for souls the most abundant divine mercies. It will draw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means." ~ Blessed Virgin Mary

"Queen of angels, pray for us!"

“The human being is single, unique, and unrepeatable, someone thought of and chosen from eternity, someone called and identified by name”
Pope Saint John Paul II

"Always stay close to the Catholic Church, because it alone can give you true peace, because it alone possesses Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, who is the true Prince of Peace."  St  PIo of Pietrelcina

“The greatest saints, those richest in grace and virtue will be the most assiduous in praying to the most Blessed Virgin, looking up to her as the perfect model to imitate and as a powerful helper to assist them.”
- Saint Louis Marie de Montfort

“There are angels near you to guide you and protect you, if you would but invoke them. It is not later than we think, it is a bigger world than we think.” (Venerable Fulton J. Sheen)

“We preach mainly by good example.”  – St. Vincent de Paul

”Oh, how painful it is to Me that souls so seldom unite themselves to Me in Holy Communion. I wait for souls and they are indifferent to Me. I love them tenderly and sincerely and they distrust Me. I want to lavish my graces on them, and they do not want to accept them. They treat me as a dead object, where as My Heart is full of love and mercy. In order that you may know at least some of My pain, imagine the most tender mother who has great love for her children, while those children spurn her love. Consider her pain. No one is in a position to console her. This is but a feeble image and likeness of My love” 
(Saint Faustina's Diary 1447)

“Believe me, there is no more powerful means to obtain God’s grace than to employ the intercessions of the Holy Virgin.” 
~Saint Philip Neri~
AMEN!

“Suffering is against nature, but through the supernatural grace of Our Lord, we can accept what our nature rejects. Do not feel that suffering is an obstacle on the road to heaven; it can be the road itself. To help another person physically, you must be present. To help another person spiritually, you do it through Our Lord and His Blessed Mother. Be a Missionary! Offer the pains in your hands and feet in union with the pierced Hands and Feet on the Cross for the conversion of Asia. Offer the aches in your head in union with the Crown of Thorns for the conversion of the Americas. Offer the agonies of your body in union with the Scourging, for the conversion of Oceania. Offer your open wounds in union with the pierced side of Christ for the conversion of Europe. Offer the torture and worry of an operation in union with the Crucifixion for the conversion of Africa. Don’t let pain go to waste! Save a soul – and save your own!” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (About Crosses)

"To be submissive does not mean to be a slave, but to be free for holy advice."  St.  Pio of Pietrelcino

“God made the interests of the afflicted His own.”
– St. Louise de Marillac

"Refer what good one sees in himself, not to self, but to God." St. Benedict (480 – 543)

"The Rosary and the Scapular are inseparable" --- Sr. Lucia of Fatima

"The Scapular is essentially a habit which evokes the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary in this life and in the passage to the fullness of eternal glory." --- Saint Pope John Paul II

“You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them.” (St. Thérèse of Lisieux—of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church)

“God does nothing without some good purpose.”
– St. Vincent de Paul

"There is no greater conquest than victory over oneself" ~ Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

"When people love and recite the Rosary, they find it makes them better,"

- St. Anthony Mary Claret

“After the love which we owe Jesus Christ, we must give the chief place in our heart to the love of His Mother Mary.”
~Saint Alphonsus Liguori~

"Men do not fear a powerful hostile army as the powers of hell fear the name and protection of Mary."
--St. Bonaventure

"When we do the will of others, we must realize we are doing God's will, which is manifested for us in the will of our Superiors and neighbor." St. Pio of Pietrelcina

"It would be useless to quote passages of Scripture against those who do not accept this authority." - St. Thomas Aquinas

"Spread love everywhere you go! Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier". - Blessed Teresa ‪ of Calcutta

"When we have been to Holy Communion, the balm of love envelops the soul as the flower envelops the bee." ~ Saint Jean Vianney

“Peace is built on the foundation of justice.” (Pope St. John Paul II; Encyclical – Centesimus annus, §5, May 1, 1991)

"He who has God has everything, and he who has not God has nothing." St. Augustine (354.-430.)

"A child may forget a mother, but a mother never forgets a child. Mary is the Mother of all whom Jesus redeemed." -Ven. Fulton Sheen, excerpt taken from his book THE WORLD'S FIRST LOVE

"The world being unworthy to receive the Son of God directly from the hands of the Father, he gave his Son to Mary for the world to receive him from her."   - Saint Augustine, Father and Doctor of the Church

WHOSE SORROW IS LIKE HERS? WHOSE LOVE EXCEEDS HERS?

"Devout souls, what do you say? Are these events and this mother's sorrows not worthy of your compassion and remembrance? You already understand of whom I speak. This Son, so cruelly executed, was our loving Redeemer Jesus; and this Mother was the Blessed Virgin Mary; Who, for love of us, was willing to see Him sacrificed to Divine Justice by the barbarity of men. This great torment, then, which Mary endured for us—a torment which was more than a thousand deaths, deserves both our compassion and our gratitude. If we can make no other return for so much love, at least let us give a few moments this day to consider the greatness of the sufferings by which Mary became the Queen of martyrs; for the sufferings of Her great martyrdom exceeded those of all the martyrs combined; being, in the first place, the longest in point of duration; and, in the second place, the greatest in point of intensity."  (Saint Alphonsus Liguori)

“Our entire task in this life, dear brothers, consists in healing the eyes of the heart so that they may be able to see God.”
—Saint Augustine of Hippo

"God enriches the soul that divests itself of everything."  St. Pio of Pietrelcina

"Mary is not only the Mother of those who are in the state of grace but also the Queen of those who are not. Mary asks pardon even for those who would recrucify her Son." -Ven. Fulton Sheen, excerpt taken from his book THE WORLD'S FIRST LOVE (abridged edition)

“Thou movest us to delight in praising Thee; for Thou hast formed us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in Thee.” (St. Augustine of Hippo, Confessions – Book I. Chapter I.)

"Love and practice simplicity and humility and don't worry about the opinion of the world, because if this world had nothing to say against us, we would not be real servants of God."
 St Pio of Pietrelcina

"Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did and If anyone does not wish to have Mary Immaculate for his mother, he will not have Christ for his brother." ~St. Maximilian Kolbe

"Just as we do not shrink from the thought of God giving us His Father...so neither do we rebel when He gives us His Mother." -Ven. Fulton Sheen, excerpt taken from his book THE WORLD'S FIRST LOVE (abridged edition)

"Mary is the sure path to our meeting with Christ. Devotion to the Mother of the Lord, when it is genuine, is always an impetus to a life guided by the spirit and values of the Gospel.”
 Pope St. John Paul II

"Oh, what awesome mysteries take place during Mass! One day we will know what God is doing for us in each Mass, and what sort of gift He is preparing in it for us. Only His divine love could permit that such a gift be provided for us."
— Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, 914

“You are righteous, O Lord, and all your deeds are just; all your ways are mercy and truth; you judge the world.” (Tobit 3:2)

"Self-esteem, the offspring of pride, is more malicious than the mother herself."                     St.  Pio of Pietrelcina

“Give some time every day, if it is only half an hour, to devotional reading, which is as necessary to the well-ordering of the mind as the hand of the gardener is to prevent the weeds from destroying your favorite plants.”
– St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

“If we had even a tiny hint of this love, would we remain with our arms folded? Would we allow to perish those whom we could assist? Oh no, charity cannot remain inert and inactive.”
– St. Vincent de Paul

“When she was asked to become the mother of the Messiah, Mary's faith enabled her to give a humble and generous response.... Mary's faith was frequently tested during the public life of Jesus, especially when she witnessed the rejection of her son. At the foot of the cross, her pilgrimage of faith had its moment of most severe testing. Mary continued to believe that, because Jesus was the Son of God. His sacrifice would bring salvation to humanity.”

~Saint John Paul II~
AMEN!

“We may be tempted to say, ‘Our Lord is enough for me. I have no need of her’. But He needed her, whether we do or not. And, what is more important, our blessed Lord gave us His Mother as our Mother. As with Cana, she knows what we need before we do. She is the link. The mother is not the doctor, and neither is Mary the Savior. But Mary brings us to the Savior.” - Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

"Let, then, the life of Mary be as it were virginity itself, set forth in a likeness, from which, as from a mirror, the appearance of chastity and the form of virtue is reflected. From this you may take your pattern of life, showing, as an example, the clear rules of virtue: what you have to correct, to effect, and to hold fast. The first thing which kindles ardour in learning is the greatness of the teacher. What is greater than the Mother of God?" 
- Saint Ambrose

"The Cross will not crush you; if its weight makes you stagger, its power will also sustain you. - St.  Pio of Pietrelcina 

"The most beautiful day: Today
The easiest thing: Equivocate
The biggest obstacle: Fear
The gravest error: give up, to despair
The root of all evils: Egoism
The most beautiful occupation: Work
The worst route to follow: Faintheartedness
The best teachers: Children
The first necessity: TO communicate
The greatest happiness: To be useful to others
The greatest mystery: Death
The worst defect: Bad temper
The most dangerous being: The liar'
The most wretched feeling: The grudge
The most beautiful gift: Forgiveness
The most indispensable: home
The quickest way: The correct one
The most comfortable feeling: Interior peace
The most powerful weapon: The smile
The best remedy: Optimism
The greatest satisfaction: The duty done
The most powerful force: Faith
The most needed beings: The parents
The most beautiful of all: Love."

- Blessed  Teresa of Calcutta

"If God send thee adversity, receive it in patience and give thanks to our Saviour and bethink thee that thou hast deserved it, and that He will make it turn to thine advantage. If He send thee prosperity, then thank Him humbly, so that thou becomest not worse from pride or any other cause, when thou oughtest to be better. For we should not fight against God with his own gifts."

- St. Loius , King of France 

"Be at peace, My child. See, you are not alone. My Heart watches over you." ~Diary of St. Faustina 799

“Let us bind ourselves tightly to the Sorrowful Heart of our Heavenly Mother and reflect on its boundless grief and how precious is our soul.”
- St. Pio of Pietrelcina 

"When you have received Him, stir up your heart to do Him homage; speak to Him about your spiritual life, gazing upon Him in your soul where He is present for your happiness; welcome Him as warmly as possible, and behave outwardly in such a way that your actions may give proof to all of His Presence." - St. Francis de Sales

"Love and practice simplicity and humility and don't worry about the opinion of the world, because if this world had nothing to say against us, we would not be real servants of God." St.  Pio of Pietrelcina 

"Moreover the strongest support is provided not only to protect the young from evil, but also to rouse them and attract them more easily and gently to the performance of good works. Like the twigs of plants, the young are easily influenced, as long as someone works to change their souls. But if they are allowed to grow hard, we know well that the possibility of one day bending them diminishes a great deal and is sometimes utterly lost."

- St. Joseph Calasanz

“Seek God in all things. In all your actions submit your motives to this unerring test: will this be approved by his all-seeing eye?”
– St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

"In prosperity, give thanks to God with humility and fear lest by pride you abuse God's benefits and so offend him."

- St. Louis IX

“At stake is the dignity of the human person, whose defense and promotion have been entrusted to us by the Creator.” (Pope St. John Paul II, Sollicitudo Rei Socialis, Encyclical, 1987)

”The honor of Mary is so intimately connected with the honor and glory of Jesus that to deny the one is at the same time a denial of the other.”
--Blessed William Joseph Chaminade

“If we wish to give satisfaction to our good God, we must not stop to consider what we would like to do, but rather what he wishes us to do. Our Lord will know where to find you when he intends to give you other work to do.”
– St. Louise de Marillac

“Oh, what awesome mysteries take place during Mass!...With great devotion should we listen to and take part in this death of Jesus. One day we will know what God is doing for us in each Mass, and what sort of gift He is preparing in it for us. Only His Divine Love could permit that such a gift be provided for us.” 
(Saint Faustina's Diary 914)

“Those who seek applause for their gifts do not really give at all they buy. They are not surrendering they are purchasing. They are less impressed with the need of others than they are with the heed that will be given to them. Their gift is a kind of a speculation. They made an investment in publicity, and they look for their adequate returns.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (On Being Human)

"If you say the Rosary faithfully until death, I do assure you that, in spite of the gravity of your sins "you shall receive a never-fading crown of glory." Even ifyou are on the brink of damnation, even if you have one foot in hell, even if you have sold your soul to the devil as sorcerers do who practice black magic, and even if you are a heretic as obstinate as a devil, sooner or later you will be converted and will amend your life and save your soul, if - and mark well what I say - if you say the Rosary devoutly every day until death for the purpose of knowing the truth and obtaining contrition and pardon for your sins."

- St. Louis Marie de Montfort

Be careful never to become discouraged when you see yourself surrounded by spiritual infirmities. If God lets you fall into some weakness, it is not to abandon you, but only to establish in you humility and make you more careful in the future. St. Padre Pio

“The learned gentry of our modern world are unlearned because they never have a doubt. They try to make everything clear, and hence make everything mysterious. They forget that even nature has a mystery; that there is something in this great cosmos of ours which is just so terribly mysterious that we cannot ‘see’ it, and that is the sun. It makes us wink whether we like it or not, and yet, in the lighting of that great natural mystery everything else in the world becomes clear. So too in higher realms, it is in the light of such a great supernatural mystery as the Incarnation that all things become clear, even the problem of evil.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Old Errors and New Labels)

“What seems foolish and contemptible in the eyes of human beings is wisdom in the sight of God!”
- St. Vincent de Paul

Blessed Feast of St. Rose of Lima!

From the Writings of St. Rose of Lima:

If only mortals would learn how great it is to possess divine grace, how beautiful, how noble, how precious. How many riches it hides within itself, how many joys and delights! No one would complain about his cross or about troubles that may happen to him, if he would come to know the scales on which they are weighed when they are distributed to men.

Our Lord and Savior lifted up his voice and said with incomparable majesty: 'Let all men know that grace comes after tribulation. Let them know that without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of grace. Let them know that the gifts of grace increase as the struggles increase. Let men take care not to stray and be deceived. This is the only true stairway to paradise, and without the cross they can find no road to climb to heaven.'

When I heard these words, a strong force came upon me and seemed to place me in the middle of a street, so that I might say in a loud voice to people of every age, sex and status: 'Hear, O people; hear, O nations. I am warning you about the commandment of Christ by using words that came from his own lips: We cannot obtain grace unless we suffer afflictions. We must heap trouble upon trouble to attain a deep anticipation in the divine nature, the glory of the sons of God and perfect happiness of soul.'"

"Lord, increase my sufferings, and with them increase Your love in my heart".

"Apart from the cross there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven."

St. Rose of Lima, pray for us!

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”

- Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

"Mary is an object of terror to the powers of hell. She is terrible as an army set in battle array (Song 6:10), for, like a wise Commander, she well knows how to dispose her power, her mercy, and her prayers for the confusion of the enemy and for the benefit of her servants." ~ (St. Alphonsus Liguori)

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“Our Blessed Mother said ‘I know not man.’ Why is there a value in not knowing man? Because she had consecrated her virginity to God. At a moment when every woman sought the privilege of being the Mother of the Messiah, Mary gave up hope and received it. If the condition of becoming the Mother of God was the surrender of her vow, she would not make that surrender, knowing man would have been evil for her, though it would not have been evil in other circumstances. Not knowing man is a kind of ignorance, but here it proves to be such a blessing that in an instant the Holy Spirit overshadows her, making her a living ciborium privileged to bear within herself for nine months the Guest who is the Host of the world.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (The Seven Words of Jesus and Mary)

“Let us look upon our imperfections as a special mercy of God.”
- St. Vincent de Paul

QUOTATIONS ON THE QUEENSHIP OF MARY

"A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars." 
- (Revelation 12:1)

"[The Queen] is always vigilant to intercede with the king whom she bore."
- (Pope Sixtus IV)

"Be enthroned, Lady, for it is fitting that you should sit in an exalted place since you are a Queen and glorious above all kings."
- (St. Germanus)

"Because the virgin Mary was raised to such a lofty dignity as to be the mother of the King of kings, it is deservedly and by every right that the Church has honored her with the title of 'Queen'."
- (St. Alphonsus Liguori, Doctor of the Church)

"Certainly she who performed the role of the Creator's handmaid and Mother is truly and in
perfect reality God's Mother, and Lady and Queen over all creation."
- (St. John Damascene, Doctor of the Church, c. 8th century A.D.)

"Mary in Hebrew signifies lady or sovereign: and truly the authority of her Son, who is the Lord of the world, constituted her Queen, both in fact and in name, from her very birth."
- (St. Peter Chrysologus, Doctor of the Church)

"To give worthy praise to the Lord's mercy, we unite ourselves with Your Immaculate Mother, for then our hymn will be more pleasing to You, because She is chosen from among men and angels. Through Her, as through a pure crystal, Your mercy was passed on to us. Through Her, man became pleasing to God; Through Her, streams of grace flowed down upon us." (1746)
~Saint Faustina~

“May the Mother of Jesus and our Mother, always smile on your spirit, obtaining for it, from her Most Holy Son, every heavenly blessing.”
- St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)

"I love You, O my God, and my only desire is to love You until the last breath of my life. I love You, O my infinitely lovable God, and I would rather die loving You, than live without loving You. I love You, Lord and the only grace I ask is to love You eternally....My God, if my tongue cannot say in every moment that I love You, I want my heart to repeat it to You as often as I draw breath."

- Saint John Vianney.

"You have built badly. Destroy everything and rebuild well." St. Padre Pio

"I am ready for anything as long as Jesus is happy and will save the souls of my brethren, especially those He has entrusted to my care." St. Padre Pio

"Humility and charity go together. One glorifies and the other sanctifies. Humility and purity are wings that raise us to God and make us almost divine." St. Padre Pio

“Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did.” heart emoticon
--Saint Maximilian Kolbe

“The Rosary is the most beautiful and the most rich in graces of all prayers, it is the prayer that touches most the Heart of the Mother of God … and if you wish peace to reign in your homes, recite the family Rosary.”

- Pope St. Pius X (Feast Day: August 2

“Always stay close to this Heavenly Mother, because she is the sea to be crossed to reach the shores of Eternal Splendour.”
--Saint Padre Pio, 1887-1968 AD

"Jesus Christ, after having given us all he could give, that is to say, the merit of his toils, his sufferings, and bitter death; after having given us his adorable body and blood to be the food of our souls, willed also to give us the most precious thing he had let, which was his holy Mother."
- St. John Vianney

"Men do not fear a powerful hostile army as the powers of hell fear the name and protection of Mary."
- St. Bonaventure

“Trust and trust alone should lead us to love.” -St. Therese 

"What can I do? Everything comes from God. I possess one thing only, infinite misery."  St. Padre Pio

“Few souls understand what God would accomplish in them if they were to abandon themselves unreservedly to Him and if they were to allow His grace to mold them accordingly.”
- St. Ignatius of Loyola

AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM!

Blessed Feast of St. John Eudes!

“Our wish, our object, our chief preoccupation must be to form Jesus in ourselves, to make his spirit, his devotion, his affections, his desires, and his disposition live and reign there. All our religious exercises should be directed to this end. It is the work which God has given us to do unceasingly.”

“Any innovation in matters of faith is extremely pernicious and utterly damnable!”

“The Christian life is a continuation and completion of the life of Christ in us. We should be so many Christs here on earth, continuing His life and His works, laboring and suffering in a holy and divine manner in the spirit of Jesus.”

“The most evident mark of God's anger and the most terrible castigation He can inflict upon the world are manifested when He permits His people to fall into the hands of clergy who are priests more in name than in deed, priests who practice the cruelty of ravening wolves rather than the charity and affection of devoted shepherds. Instead of nourishing those committed to their care, they rend and devour them brutally. Instead of leading their people to God, they drag Christian souls into hell in their train. Instead of being the salt of the earth and the light of the world, they are its innocuous poison and its murky darkness.”

St. John Eudes, pray for us!

“O sinner, be not discouraged, but have recourse to Mary in all you necessities. Call her to your assistance, for such is the divine Will that she should help in every kind of necessity.”
- Saint Basil the Great

"You should humble yourself before God instead of becoming dejected if He reserves for you the sufferings of his Son and wants you to feel your weakness; you must pray to Him with resignation and hope when you fail through weakness and thank Him for the many benefits with which He enriches  you. " St. Padre Pio

“When you write, you use your hand as the visible instrument of your invisible mind; so He, Who is God, in a more perfect way, taught, governed, and sanctified through His human nature, which was the visible instrument of His Invisible Divinity. In plain language, you would have seen His Body, but you would have heard, obeyed, and been forgiven by God in Christ.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (The Rock Plunged into Eternity)

“Our wish, our object, our chief preoccupation must be to form Jesus in ourselves, to make his spirit, his devotion, his affections, his desires and his disposition live and reign there. All our religious exercises should be directed to this end. It is the work which God has given us to do unceasingly.” (St. John Eudes)

“Simplicity converts everyone.”
- St. Vincent de Paul

"If you invoke the Blessed Virgin when you are tempted, she will come at once to your help, and Satan will leave you."
- St. John Vianney

"Perform big, important works according to your vocation. But never forget... [to] practice those little, humble virtues which grow like flowers at the foot of the cross: helping the poor, visiting the sick, and taking care of your family."
—Saint Francis de Sales

“Keep your heart at rest. Never can you find a surer way of obtaining all your desires than that of leaving all to God, who delights to grant the wishes even for this life, if you are full of confidence.”
– St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

"Very often God is satisfied with our wish to labor for his glory, and how immense are my desires to do so."   –St. Therese of Lisieux

"I pray that you will understand the words of Jesus, “Love one another as I have loved you.” Ask yourself "How has he loved me? Do I really love others in the same way? ” Unless this love is among us, we can kill ourselves with work and it will only be work, not love. Work without love is slavery.".

- Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

"A river must be happier than a swamp because it has banks and boundaries; a swamp is a valley of liberty that lost its shores and became liberal. Liberty is no heirloom. It requires the daily bread of self denial, the salt of law and, above all, the backbone of acknowledging responsibility for our deeds." Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Always be lovingly humble before God and man, because God speaks to those whose hearts are truly humble and enriches them with his gifts. St. Padre Pio

“Temptations, discouragement and unrest are the wares offered by the enemy. Remember this: if the devil makes noise, it is a sign that he is still outside and not yet within. That which must terrify us is his peace and concord with the human soul. That which comes from Satan begins with calmness and ends in storm, indifference and apathy.” (St. Pio of Pietrelcina)

" Dear Jesus, help me to spread Thy fragrance everywhere I go. Flood my soul with Thy spirit and love. Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly that all my life may only be a radiance of Thine. Shine through me and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel Thy presence in my soul. Let them look up and see no longer me but only Jesus. Stay with me and then I shall begin to shine as you shine, so to shine as to be a light to others. Amen."

- Blessed Mother Teresa

“Neither theological knowledge nor social action alone is enough to keep us in love with Christ unless both are preceded by a personal encounter with Him. Theological insights are gained not only from between two covers of a book, but from two bent knees before an altar. The Holy Hour becomes like an oxygen tank to revive the breath of the Holy Spirit in the midst of the foul and fetid atmosphere of the world.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen

St. John Vianney once wrote, “Prayer is nothing else than union with God. When our heart is pure and united to God, we feel within ourselves a joy, a sweetness that inebriates, a light that dazzles us. In this intimate union God and the soul are like two pieces of wax melted together; they cannot be separated. This union of God with His little creature is a most beautiful thing. It is a happiness that we cannot understand. . . God, in His goodness, has permitted us to speak to Him. Our prayer is an incense which He receives with extreme pleasure.”

"So your strength is failing you? Why don't you tell your mother about it? . . . Mother! Call her with a loud voice. She is listening to you; she sees you in danger, perhaps, and she—your holy mother Mary—offers you, along with the grace of her son, the refuge of her arms, the tenderness of her embrace . . . and you will find yourself with added strength for the new battle."
- St. Josemaria Escriva

Last words of St. Stephen of Hungary:

“To thee, O Queen of heaven, and to thy guardianship, I commend the holy Church, all the bishops and the clergy, the whole kingdom, its rulers and inhabitants; but before all, I commend my soul to thy care.”

“To enjoy we must love; and to love we must sacrifice.”  – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

"Padre, you are so good!" "I am not good, only Jesus is good. I don't know how this habit of St. Francis that I wear does not run away from me! The worst delinquent on earth is gold compared to me." St. Padre Pio

“The Church draws her life from the Eucharist. This truth does not simply express a daily experience of faith, but recapitulates the heart of the mystery of the Church.” (Pope St. John Paul II)

“I beg Our Lord that He may be the object of your thoughts and the rule of your actions.”
– St. Vincent de Paul

"All generations shall call me blessed. Because He that is mighty has done great things to me (Luke 1:48-49)."

“Humility is in no way contrary to magnanimity.”
– St. Vincent de Paul

“Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” (Ephesians 5:1-2)

“Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action, rather it is timing; it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way.” (Venerable Fulton J. Sheen)

“Fly to the Catholic Church! Adhere to the only faith which continues to exist from the beginning, that faith which was preached by Paul and is upheld by the Chair of Peter.”

“Christ, like a skillful physician, understands the weakness of men. He loves to teach the ignorant and the erring he turns again to his own true way. He is easily found by those who live by faith and to those of pure eye and holy heart, who desire to knock at the door, he opens immediately.”

“For as the blessed prophets were made, so to speak, eyes for us, they foresaw through faith the mysteries of the word, and became ministers of these things also to succeeding generations, not only reporting the past, but also announcing the present and the future, so that the prophet might not appear to be one only for the time being, but might also predict the future for all generations, and so be reckoned a (true) prophet.”

St. Hippolytus, pray for us!

"Not one of us deserves anything in this world; it is the Lord who is benevolent towards us and it is his infinite mercy that bestows everything because He forgives everything." ~ St. Padre Pio

"Pray, hope, and don't worry." - Padre Pio

"To serve the Queen of Heaven is already to reign there, and to live under her commands is more than to govern."
- St. John Vianney

"In the spiritual life, you must take one step forward each day in a vertical line, from the bottom up."  St. Padre Pio

“Saints are impractical; artists and philosophers are impractical. The world has room for only the practical.”
—Venerable Fulton J. Sheen

“Rejoice and be glad that so great and good a Lord, on coming into the Virgin's womb, willed to appear despised, needy, and poor in this world, so that men who were in dire poverty and suffering great need of heavenly food might be made rich in him.” 

“Cling to His most sweet Mother, who carried a Son whom the heavens could not contain; and yet she carried Him in the little enclosure of her holy womb and held Him on her virginal lap.”

“Go forth in peace, for you have followed the good road. Go forth without fear, for he who created you has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. Blessed be you, my God, for having created me.”

"Blessed be You, O God, for having created me."
—Saint Clare of Assisi

“What a joy to remember that she [Mary] is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?”
--Saint Therese of Lisieux

"Hope has two beautiful daughters: their names are anger and courage. Anger that things are the way they are. Courage to make them the way they ought to be." - St. Augustine

"However enlarged our understanding may be, it is unable to comprehend the beauty of a soul. "
- St Teresa of Avila

"Mary, give me your Heart: so beautiful, so pure, so immaculate; your Heart so full of love and humility that I may be able to receive Jesus in the Bread of Life and love Him as you love Him and serve Him in the distressing guise of the poor."
--Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

“You know that your way is not clear, and that by not following Jesus closely you remain with that clouded vision. Then, what are you waiting for to make up your mind?”
 (St. Josemaría Escrivá, The Way, #797)

“We must submit to all that God wants from us and from those belonging to us; therefore, give yourself once more to Him to be entirely, with all that belongs to you, under the conduct of the Divine Providence.”
– St. Louise de Marillac

"If you want to reach these hardened souls and win them over to God, preach my Rosary."

- Our Lady to St. Dominic

Memorial of St Dominic Aug 8th 2015 quotes of St.Dominic

“A man who governs his passions is master of his world. We must either command them or be enslaved by them. It is better to be a hammer than an anvil.”

“Arm yourself with prayer rather than a sword; wear humility rather than fine clothes.”

"I kept on digging the hole deeper and deeper looking for the treasure chest until I finally lifted my head, looked up and realized that I had dug my own grave."

St. Dominic, pray for us!

“O how fortunate we are to be in a Company that professes to run to the relief of the neighbor.”
- St. Vincent de Paul

“The State must guarantee the social security of its citizens but it must not supply that security. Freedom from want must not be purchased by freedom from freedom, in which a Bureaucratic State becomes the world’s caterer.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Seven Pillars of Peace)

“There is no one, O Most Holy Mary, who can know God except through thee; no one who can be saved or redeemed but through thee, O Mother of God; no one who can be delivered from dangers but through thee, O Virgin Mother; no one who obtains mercy but through thee, O Filled- With-All-Grace!”

- Saint Cajetan

 "Do not let the past disturb you. Just leave everything in the Sacred Heart of Jesus and begin again with joy." - Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

"The nothingness of me is strangely loved; Sustaining ever — The all of love, my need, is strangely here — Departing never."  St. Therese of Lisieux

"God asks us good will and a strong, genuine and true willingness to take advantage of every opportunity to serve him.". St. Vincent de Paul

“No matter what others say or do, even if the wicked succeed, do not be troubled: commit everything to God and put your trust in him.”
– St. Vincent de Paul

"As the days pass, I see ever more clearly the greatness of God, and in this light, which grows brighter and brighter, my soul burns with the desire to be united to Him by indissoluble bonds."  St. Padre Pio

“Let us labor together at God’s work with great meekness and humility; these are solid virtues.”
– St. Louise de Marillac

“Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall never have a beginning.” (Blessed John Henry Newman)

BLESSED TERESA OF CALCUTTA

“Jesus has made himself the Bread of Life to give us life. Night and day, He is there. If you really want to grow in love, come back to the Eucharist, come back to that adoration.” (Blessed Teresa of Calcutta)

ARCHBISHOP SHEEN QUOTES

"America, it is said, is suffering from intolerance — it is not. It is suffering from tolerance. Tolerance of right and wrong, truth and error, virtue and evil, Christ and chaos. Our country is not nearly so overrun with the bigoted as it is overrun with the broadminded.” -Venerable Fulton J. Sheen

     Quotes from   St. Peter Julian Eymard, Apostle of the Eucharist on the Eucharist:

"We believe in the love of God for us. To believe in love is everything. It is not enough to believe in the Truth. We must believe in Love and Love is our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. That is the faith that makes our Lord loved. Ask for this pure and simple faith in the Eucharist. Men will teach you; but only Jesus will give you the grace to believe in Him. You have the Eucharist. What more do you want?"

 “Today solemn exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is the grace and need of our time. Society will be restored and renewed when all its members group themselves around our Emmanuel.”

 “Adore and visit Jesus, abandoned and forsaken by men in His Sacrament of Love. Man has time for everything except for visits to His Lord and God, WHO IS WAITING AND LONGING FOR US in the Blessed Sacrament.”

"If the love of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament does not win our hearts, Jesus is vanquished! Our ingratitude is greater than His Goodness our malice is more powerful than His Charity."

"Every time we come into the presence of the Eucharist we may say: This precious Testament cost Jesus Christ His life. For the Eucharist is a testament, a legacy which becomes valid only at the death of the testator. Our Lord thereby shows us His boundless love, for He Himself said there is no greater proof of love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends."

"The Holy Eucharist is the perfect expression of the love of Jesus Christ for man, since It is the quintessence of all the mysteries of His Life."

 “Pray for us, O Virgin Immaculate, Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament. That the Eucharistic Kingdom of Jesus Christ may come among us!”

St. Peter Julian Eymard - Apostle of Eucharistic Love - pray for us, lead us to the heart of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament. Inflame the world with love for the Divine Son who is waiting to be loved, in our midst.

Seek grace in the smallest things, and you will find also grace to accomplish, to believe in, and to hope for the greatest things.
- Saint Peter Faber (1506-1546), priest, Feast day August 2

Been away for a long time.....hoping to resurrect this blog and will try to keep it up to date. Please may GOD BLESS YOU