“Love does not stay idle” (St. Catherine of Siena, Letter T82)

"Just as the bees sometimes fly great distances without hesitation to reach fields where they have a favorite flower bed and then, tired but not satisfied and laden with pollen, return to the honeycomb to complete the fertile and silent work of transforming the nectar of flowers into nectar of life; so must you after having gathered it, meditate on it with attention, examine its elements and search for the hidden meaning. It will then appear to you in all its splendor; it will acquire the power of doing of doing away with your natural materialistic inclinations; it will have the virtue of transforming them into pure and sublime ascensions of the spirit, which will bring together ever more closely your heart with the Divine Heart of your Lord."  St  Pio of Pietrelcina

“He loved us personally…centuries before we were born.”  - St. Peter Julian Eymard

"My God, what a joyous mystery is your presence within me, in that intimate sanctuary of my soul where I can always find you, even when I do not feel your presence. Of what importance is feeling? Perhaps you are all the closer when I feel you less.” + Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity

"Before, by yourself, you couldn't. Now, you've turned to our Lady, and with her, how easy!" ~ St. Josemaria Escriva

“It is the weakness of the man who is not self-possessed, who uses his fist instead of his mind, who resorts to violence for the same reason the ignorant man resorts to blasphemy; namely, because he has not sufficient intellectual strength to express himself otherwise.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (The Cross and the Beatitudes)

“Do you want your companions to respect you? Always think well of everyone, and be ready to help others. Do this and you will be happy.” St. John Bosco (1815-1888)

“With all my heart I consecrated myself to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and asked her to watch over me. She seemed to look lovingly on her Little Flower and to smile at her again.”   St. Thérèse of Lisieux

"Don't be afraid of the truth, even though the truth may mean your death."  - St Josemaria Escriva

"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)

“To conform ourselves in everything to the will of God, and to take all our pleasure in this is to lead a truly angelic life upon earth, and even to live the very life of Jesus Christ.”
– St. Vincent de Paul

"Reflect upon and keep before your mental gaze the great humility of the Mother of God, our Mother. The more she was filled with heavenly gifts, the more deeply she humbled herself" St. Pio of Pietrelcina  (Letters II, p. 346)

"Lord, may I think what you want me to think. May I desire what you want me to desire. May I speak as you want me to speak. May I work as you want me to work."  - Saint Pedro Poveda Castroverde

“The rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known; it is the book of the simple, which initiates them into mysteries and knowledge more satisfying than the education of other men; it is the book of the aged, whose eyes close upon the shadow of this world, and open on the substance of the next. The power of the rosary is beyond description.” ~ Archbishop Fulton Sheen

“The salvation of modern man lies not in a pride of what he knows, but in a humility concerning how little he knows. His omniscience must give way to neoscience; instead of feeling he knows everything, he must come closer to the truth that he really knows nothing.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (God and War)

"Suffering passes; to have suffered willingly remains eternally." St. Therese of Lisieux (1873.-1897)

“As soon as she [Mary] had the use of reason, that is, from the first moment of her immaculate conception in the womb of St. Anne, from that time she began with all her powers to love her God; and thus she continued to do, ever advancing more in perfection and love through her whole life. All her thoughts, her desires, her affections, were wholly given to God; not a word, not a motion, not a glance of the eye, not a breath of hers that was not for God and for his glory, never departing one step, nor separating herself for one moment from the divine love.”  - Saint Alphonsus Ligouri

“May the radiance of your charity be a beaming light, and may there never appear amongst you, either in the community, or with outsiders, or in speaking about them, any rivalry, jealousy or that spirit of the world which inclines us to criticize, blame or contradict what others do, thinking that only to be right and good which we do ourselves as the outcome of our initiative.”  – St. Vincent de Paul

“Always think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.”   (St. Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church, Maxim 25)

"All prayers are good when they are accompanied by good intentions."   St.  Pio of Pietrelcina

“Pure love is capable of great deeds, and it is not broken by difficulty or adversity. As it remains strong in the midst of great difficulties, so too it perseveres in the toilsome and drab life of each day.”  - Saint Faustina Kowalska †

“Go to the Madonna. Love her! Always say the Rosary. Say it well. Say it as often as you can! Be souls of prayer. Never tire of praying, it is what is essential. Prayer shakes the Heart of God, it obtains necessary graces!” - St.  Pio of Pietrelcina

“No one better recognizes than a Supreme Pontiff that his power comes from God, in virtue of his office; but virtue or holiness, he also knows, must come from himself through prayer and sacrifice…an unbroken succession of life, truth and love.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (This is Rome)

"I am definitively loved and whatever happens to me--I am awaited by this Love. And so my life is good." St. Josephine Bakhita (1869 – 1947)

“If anyone does not believe that Holy Mary is the Mother of God, he is severed from the Godhead. If anyone should assert that He passed through the Virgin as through a channel, and was not at once divinely and humanly formed in her (divinely, because without the intervention of a man; humanly, because in accordance with the laws of gestation), he is in like manner godless.”  - Saint Gregory Nazianzen

"Souls who spread the honor of My mercy I shield through their entire life as a tender mother her infant, and at the hour of death I will not be a judge for them, but the Merciful Savior. At that last hour, a soul has nothing with which to defend itself except My mercy. Happy is the soul that during its lifetime immersed itself in the Fountain of Mercy, because justice will have no hold over it." JESUS  to St. Faustina (Diary, 1075)

"When our hands have touched spices, they give fragrance to all they handle. Let us make our prayers pass through the hands of the Blessed Virgin. She will make them fragrant."
- St. John Vianney

"I will never tire of praying to Jesus. It is true that my prayers deserve punishment rather than reward, for I have offended Jesus only too often by my innumerable sins; but in the end He will be moved to pity." St  Pio  of Pietrelcina  (Letters, I. p. 237)

“Let the storm rage and the sky darken – not for that shall we be dismayed. If we trust as we should in Mary, we shall recognize in her, the Virgin Most Powerful “who with virginal foot did crush the head of the serpent.”  -Saint Pope Pius X

"To My Guardian Angel Glorious Guardian of my soul, You who shine in God’s beautiful Heaven As a sweet and pure flame near the Eternal’s throne, You come down to earth for me, and enlightening me with your splendor, fair Angel, you become my Brother, my Friend, my Consoler!… Knowing my great weakness, You lead me by the hand, And I see you tenderly remove the stone from my path Your sweet voice is always inviting me to look only at Heaven. The more you see me humble and little,the more your face is radiant. O you! Who travel through space more swiftly than lightning,I beg you, fly in my place. Close to those who are dear to me. With your wing dry their tears. Sing how good Jesus is. Sing that suffering has its charms, and softly, whisper my name…. During my short life I want to save my fellow sinners. O Fair Angel of the Homeland, Give me holy fervor. I have nothing but my sacrifices and my austere poverty. With your celestial delights, offer them to the Trinity. For you the Kingdom and the Glory, the Riches of the King of kings. For me the ciborium’s humble Host. For me the cross’s treasure. With the Cross, with the Host With your celestial aid, In peace I await the other life, The joys that will last forever."   St. Thérèse of Lisieux

“Humanism has been defined as ‘the endeavor to keep the best spiritual values of religion while surrendering any theological interpretation of the universe.’ In its broadest sense it is an endeavor to have Christianity without Christ, godliness without God, and Christian hope without the promise of another life.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Old Errors and New Labels)

"Satisfaction consists in the cutting off of the causes of the sin. Thus, fasting is the proper antidote to lust; prayer to pride, to envy, anger and sloth; alms to covetousness." St. Richard of Chichester (1197 – 1253)

"Through a woman (Eve), a curse fell upon the earth; through a woman (Mary), as well, there returned to the earth a blessing."   - Saint Peter Damien

"Prayer must be insistent since insistence denotes faith." St.  Pio of Pietrelcina

“You must not be surprised at being tempted since the Gospel assures us that Our Lord himself was tempted.”   – St. Vincent de Paul

"The prayers of the saints in Heaven and of just souls on earth are perfume which will never be wasted."   St. Pio  of Pietrelcina

"Oh Jesus, how are You doing in the narrow cell of my heart? Are You alright? Expand my chest, because it is no longer enough to contain You....Jesus, allow me to pour out my affections with You."  - Saint Gelma Galgani

“The press and sometimes theologians said that the Holy Father should never have issued the letter Humanae Vitae because it divided the Church. Of course it divided the Church as Elijah divided those who had to choose either Baal or God; it divided the Church as the Lord divided it: He that gathereth not with Me, scattereth.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Those Mysterious Priests)

"Go ahead! Courage! In the spiritual life one who does not go forward goes backward." St. Pio of Pietrelcina (1887-1968)

“The Virgin Mary, ‘cause of our joy,’ always brings us back to joy in the Lord, who comes to free us from so many interior and exterior slaveries.”
- Pope Francis

“Have courage, trust in Our Lord, who will be our help in the work we have begun and in the undertaking to which He has called us.”
– St. Vincent de Paul

“Oh, how I like those little mortifications that are seen by nobody, such as rising a quarter of an hour sooner, rising for a little while in the night to pray! but some people think of nothing but sleeping.” (St. Jean-Baptiste Marie Vianney, Cure d’Ars)

"The good we endeavor to do to others will always result in the sanctification of our own souls." St.  Pio of Pietrelcina

"To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that."  - Saint Teresa of Avila

“Humanity is not like a fence of separate poles, strung together thanks to political and economic barbed wire or red tape; rather it is like a giant tree which has been growing for centuries. Its leaves fall off now and then, but they are replaced by others, while the roots become deeper, and one mysterious energy or sap continues to flow, uniting the trunk and branches.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Footprints in a Darkened Forest)

"Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean, do not be disturbed because of your imperfection, and always rise up bravely after a fall." St. Francis de Sales  1567.-1622)

"Mary is the best teacher for achieving truth through contemplation. The drama of contemporary culture is the lack of interiority; culture has no content. It is like a body that has not yet found its soul. I invite you all to be part of the ‘School of the Virgin Mary.’ She is an incomparable model of fruitful, joyful, and enriching interiority. She will teach you never to separate action from contemplation so that your greatest dream will come true: The birth of a new Spirit within you."   St. John Paul II

“Come now, let us engage ourselves with renewed love to serve the poor, and let us even seek out the poorest and most abandoned of all.”   St. Vincent de Paul

"The field of battle between God and Satan is the human soul. This is where it takes place every moment of our lives. The soul must give free access to our Lord and be completely fortified by Him with every kind of weapon. His light must illuminate it to fight the darkness of error. He must put on Jesus Christ, His truth and justice, the shield of faith, the word of God to overcome such powerful enemies. To put on Jesus Christ we must die to ourselves."   St. Pio  of Pietrelcina

"Truly, matters in the world are in a bad state; but if you and I begin in earnest to reform ourselves, a really good beginning will have been made."  – St. Peter of Alcantara

“Humility is not self-contempt but the truth about ourselves coupled with a reverence for others; it is self-surrender to the highest goal.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Thoughts for Daily Living)

"Remember that the Christian life is one of action; not of speech and daydreams. Let there be few words and many deeds, and let them be done well." St. Vincent Pallotti (1795 – 1850)

“My dear Mother Mary, I think that I am more happy than you. I have you as a Mother and you haven’t the Blessed Virgin to love as I have.”
- Thérèse of Lisieux

“If we do not have humility, we have nothing.”  – St. Vincent de Paul

“God is not waiting around to get even with people for things that they have done fifteen years before. God is gentle and humble of heart; unconditionally good and loving. Therefore we do not need to cower and grovel before God’s will. We need to trust in it; trust in its awesome beauty, its unconditional power to bring goodness out of seeming limitless diversity of so many people’s lives; trust in the affection that the Hebrew prophets termed ‘hesed we emet’ (a parent’s love for a child).” (Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ, Healing the Culture, Ignatius)

"The grain of wheat does not yield anything unless it suffers and decomposes; it is the same for the soul and for nations who need trials and sufferings so as to rise up purified and renewed."  St.  Pio of Pietrelcina

"Have a great love for those who contradict and fail to love you, for in this way love is begotten in a heart that has no love." ~St. John of the Cross

"Jesus was never off the Cross! As the atom reflects the solar system, so Bethlehem was the cameo of Calvary. Once elderly Simeon spoke of His Death Mary saw the shadow of nails in the Child’s Hands. As un-suffering Christ would be a Professor of Ethics, the three temptations were three short-cuts from the Cross 
“Feed the Hungry” – Be a sociological Christ.
“Do breath-taking wonders” - be a scientific Christ.
“Be a social revolutionist” – Be a communist Christ.
So long as men wear scars the imprints of a night forever past will trumpet: My pain! My scars! My Death!" Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Lenten & Easter Inspirations)

"During painful times, when you feel a terrible void, think how the capacity of your soul is being enlarged so that it can receive God-- becoming as it were, infinite as God is infinite." St. Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880 - 1906)

“Let us entrust to her intercession the daily prayer for peace, especially in places where the senseless logic of violence is most ferocious; so that all people may be convinced that in this world we must help each other, as brothers and sisters, to build the civilization of love.”
- Pope Benedict XVI

“The most excellent works are not those that have the most pomp, extent or renown, but rather those where you can most easily get at souls, and do them good.”  – St. Vincent de Paul

"The storms that are raging around you will turn out to be for God’s glory, your own merit, and the good of many souls."--St. Pio of Pietrelcina

"Our labor here is brief, but the reward is eternal. Do not be disturbed by the clamor of the world, which passes like a shadow. Do not let false delights of a deceptive world deceive you."  - Saint Clare of Assisi

"The Church makes no man less free than he was before. But we chiefly value freedom in order to give it away; every man who loves surrenders his freedom, whether his passion be the love of a woman, the love of a cause, or the love of God. . . Hence: "Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Everyone wants the things that only a love of God will bring to him, but most men today seek them in the wrong places. That is why no one comes to God without a revolution of the spirit; he must stop seeking his good in Godlessness.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Peace of Soul)

"A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship." St. Francis de Sales (1567.-1622)

“O daughter of Joachim and Anne, O Lady, receive the word of a sinful servant, who nevertheless burns with love and places in you his only hope of joy; in you he finds the guardian of his life, not only a Mediatrix in your Son's presence, but also a sure pledge of salvation.”  - St. John Damascene

“Is it consistent to profess our beliefs in church on Sunday, and then during the week to promote business practices or medical procedures contrary to those beliefs? … Any tendency to treat religion as a private matter must be resisted. Only when their faith permeates every aspect of their lives do Christians become truly open to the transforming power of the Gospel.” (Pope Benedict XVI)

“Do you want your companions to respect you? Always think well of everyone, and be ready to help others. Do this and you will be happy.”  -Saint John Bosco

"Our noblest citizens are worried about America. They are not so much distracted by events from outside the country in the realm of international politics, but rather what is happening to the soul of America. Lincoln never feared that America would be conquered from the outside, but he dreaded decay from within. Of the two kinds of barbarism, external or invasion from without, and inner barbarism of spiritual dry rot, the second is the more subtle and dangerous. Snakes which attack put us on the defensive more quickly than cancer which unseen mines all within: "It is easy to slide to hell."" Archbishop Fulton Sheen

"Fight all error, but do it with good humor, patience, kindness, and love. Harshness will damage your own soul and spoil the best cause." St. John of Kanty (1390 - 1473)

“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

“All the sins of your life seem to be rising up against you. Don’t give up hope! On the contrary, call your holy mother Mary, with the faith and abandonment of a child. She will bring peace to your soul.” » Saint Josemaria Escriva

"If men only knew what eternity is, they would do everything in their power to change their lives." ~ Our Lady of Fatima 1917

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

“Though the doctor is a member of the staff, he has need of your intelligent and devoted cooperation.”  – St. Vincent de Paul

"I remind you that I belong with great ardor to everyone and for this reason I am suffering immensely for all."   St.  Pio  of Pietrelcina

"Suffering passes; to have suffered willingly remains eternally."  -St. Therese of Lisieux

“The human heart is not shaped like a valentine heart, perfect and regular in contour it is slightly irregular in shape as if a small piece of it were missing out of its side. The missing part may very well symbolize a piece that a spear tore out of the universal heart of humanity on the Cross, but it probably symbolizes something more. It may very well mean that when God created each human heart, he kept a small sample of it in heaven, and sent the rest of it into the world, where it would each day learn the lesson that it could never be really happy, that it could never be really wholly in love, that it could never be really whole-hearted until it rested with the Risen Christ in an eternal Easter.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Manifestations of Christ)

"You should realize that God wants you to be glad and that, if you do all you can, you will be happy, very, very happy, although you will never for a moment be without the Cross." St. Josemaria Escriva (1902.-1975.)

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

“We, too, can have our holy faith respected by living according to God.”  – St. Vincent de Paul

“All things fail; but Thou, Lord of all, never failest!” (St. Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church, The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, Chapter XXV)

“My God, in union with Jesus crucified, I offer myself as a victim. I desire the cross as my strength and support, and wish to live with it, that it may be my treasure since Jesus chose it for my sake. . . . My Savior, I desire to return Thee love for love, blood for blood. Thou didst die for me, therefore I will daily endure fresh sufferings for Thee; every day shall bring me some fresh martyrdom because of my deep love for Thee.”- The Praise of Glory

+ Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity

“The will, on the contrary, when it loves anything above it in dignity goes out to meet the demands of whatever it loves. When the will loves anything that is below it in dignity, it degrades itself. Suppose the dominant love of man was money. Man would degrade himself by loving what is less worthy than himself. In loving it, he becomes like gold. If a man loves only lust, carnality, and the pleasure of the flesh above all things, he degrades his spirit to the sole level of sex. We become like that which we love. If we love what is base, we become base; but if we love what is noble, we become noble.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Life is Worth Living)

"Don't say: 'That person gets on my nerves.' Think: 'That person sanctifies me.'" -St. Josemaria Escriva

"The world today needs more saints. We have plenty of knowledge, power and education. But our education is not bringing us to the knowledge of the Truth, and power is preparing to destroy all power. It is not enough to have one or two men in the world who are saints but dozens. These men would not hide themselves in the desert or cloister or sanctuary, except for the early hours of the morning and the late hours of the night: but all the rest of the day they would be spending themselves and being spent on neighbor.”  ~ Venerable Fulton J. Sheen: Bishop Sheen Writes, August 7, 1965.

"The holy Rosary is a powerful weapon. Use it with confidence and you'll be amazed at the results." ~ St. Josemaria Escriva

“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

"IF Americans can be divorced for 'incompatibility of temper,' I cannot conceive why they are not all divorced. I have known many happy marriages, but never a compatible one. The whole aim of marriage is to fight through and survive the instant when incompatibility becomes unquestionable. For a man and a woman, as such, are incompatible."~G.K. Chesterton: "What's Wrong with the World."

“The world calls for and expects from us simplicity of life, the spirit of prayer, charity towards all, especially towards the lowly and the poor, obedience and humility… Without this mark of holiness, our word will have difficulty in touching the heart of modern man. It risks being vain and sterile.” (Blessed Paul VI)

“Make use of God’s gifts quite simply; if you think you have done anything good, attribute the glory to God.”  – St. Vincent de Paul

“To believe in Jesus is to accept what he says, even when it runs contrary to what others are saying. It means rejecting the lure of sin, however attractive it may be, in order to set out on the difficult path of the Gospel virtues.” (Pope St. John Paul II; WYD Toronto Welcoming Ceremony; July 25, 2002)

"My daughter love has brought Me here, and love keeps Me here. My daughter, if you knew, what great merit and reward is earned by one act of pure love for Me, you would die of joy."  Diary of St. Faustina  (576)

"Save souls by continuous prayer."   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

"I am definitively loved and whatever happens to me--I am awaited by this Love. And so my life is good."  -St. Josephine Bakhita

“Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ Crucified and be silent.” ~St. John of the Cross

“It took a Lincoln’s blood to write a nation; it has taken a Kennedy’s blood to prepare for the equality of men in that same nation…On a brighter Easter day, we shall see that our national brotherhood was purchased by the blood of a victim. Both were great, not by what was done by them, but what was done through them…these two Presidents of Sorrow stand forever near the Man of Sorrow saying: “I will stand here at Thy side; despise my nation not.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen

“The Son of God became man for our salvation but only in Mary and through Mary.”
- Saint Louis Marie de Montfort

"He loves, He hopes, He waits. Our Lord prefers to wait Himself for the sinner for years rather than keep us waiting an instant" St. Maria Goretti (1890 - 1902)

“I have found you, and I intend to give myself totally in order to form a truly Christian family.”
—Gianna Beretta, in a letter to her fiancé Pietro Molla

"WHERE most men work for degrees after their names, we work for one before our names: 'St.' It's a much more difficult degree to attain. It takes a LIFETIME, and you don't get your diploma until you're dead." -Mother Angelica

“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

 I am more deeply wounded by the small imperfections of chosen souls than by the sins of those living in the world.    Diary of St. Faustina (580)

"The best comfort is that which comes from prayer."   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

"Do not disturb yourself with vain curiosity concerning the affairs of others, nor how they conduct themselves, unless your position makes it your duty to do so."  -St. Louis de Blois

“They call Christ a deceiver! That He is! Only a deceiver like Christ can please us, for we have already been deceived. The world is our first deceiver! It promised us peace and gave us war; it promised us enduring love and gave us age and satiety! Heavenly traitor! That seemed so dead and yet are Risen Life! Deceive us with Thy Scars that our weak soul break free, and throw us back to Thee!” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Lenten & Easter Inspirations)

"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 (315. - 367.)

"May God be pleased to give you His spirit and the grace to act in this same spirit and to bear your troubles in the way He bore his."   - St. Vincent de Paul

"We must receive with respect whatever God presents to us, and then examine the situation with its circumstances in order to do what is most expedient."  - St. Vincent de Paul

"I never fail to pray for you because I cannot forget that you caused me great sacrifice, and that I gave birth to you in God, with extreme pain of the heart. I trust in your charity, hoping that you will not forget he who carries the cross of everybody."   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

"Satisfaction consists in the cutting off of the causes of the sin. Thus, fasting is the proper antidote to lust; prayer to pride, to envy, anger and sloth; alms to covetousness."

--St. Richard of Chichester

“Most Catholics seem to be aware of the forty-day period before the feast of Easter. Lent, which comes from the Anglo-Saxon work lencten, meaning ‘spring,’ is a time marked by particular rituals, such as the reception of ashes on Ash Wednesday or the decision to ‘give up French Fires’ as a Lenten practice. Is Lent broader than just these practices which seem to be left over from another era?” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Lent and Easter Wisdom from Fulton J. Sheen)

"I am not capable of doing big things but I want to do everything, even the smallest things, for the greater glory of God" St. Dominic Savio (1842-1857)

“Even while living in the world, the heart of Mary was so filled with motherly tenderness and compassion for men that no one ever suffered so much for their own pains, as Mary suffered for the pains of her children.”   - Saint Jerome

“Place yourself complete in that holy love, which is brought about by trust in God and mistrust of oneself.”  - St. Vincent de Paul

“As mariners are guided into port by the shining of a star, so Christians are guided to heaven by Mary.”  - Saint Thomas Aquinas

"When yo find your self close to God in prayer, speak to him if you can, and if you are unable to do so stay this way. Let yourself be seen, and do not disturb yourself further."   St.  Pio of Pietrelcina  (Letters III, p. 992)

"Turn yourself round like a piece of clay and say to the Lord: I am clay, and you, Lord, the potter. Make of me what you will." St. John of Avila (1499. - 1569)

“The Church fasts; the world diets. Materially there is no difference, for a person can lose twenty pounds one way as well as the other. But the difference is in the intention.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (The Seven Capital Sins)

“Perseverance is a great grace. To go on gaining and advancing every day, we must be resolute, and bear and suffer as our blessed forerunners did. Which of them gained heaven without a struggle?”  – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

“I will give you a new heart and place a new spirit within you, taking from your bodies your stony hearts and giving you natural hearts.” (Ezekiel 36:26)

“I ask God to be the heart of your heart.”
– St. Vincent de Paul

“The veneration of the Virgin Mary has accompanied the path of the Church from the beginning; Marian feast days began to appear already in the fourth century: in some the role of the Virgin in the history of salvation is exalted; in others the principal moments of her earthly life are celebrated.”
- Pope Benedict XVI

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” (Blessed Teresa of Calcutta)

"This manner of staying in the presence of God simply to protest, with one's will, that we ourselves are his servants, is most holy and most excellent, most pure and extremely perfect." St. Pio of Pietrelcina  (Letters III, pp. 991-92)

"What do you possess if you possess not God?"   St. Augustine (354.-430.)

“If you wish to convert anyone to the fullness of the knowledge of Our Lord and of His Mystical Body, then teach him the Rosary. One of two things will happen. Either he will stop saying the Rosary — or he will get the gift of faith.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (The World’s First Love)

"Let us patiently bear the contradictions and repugnance we encounter in the discharge of duty, since our actions are thereby rendered more agreeable to God." - St. Louise de Marillac.

"We do not know the number of souls that is ours to save through our prayers and sacrifices; therefore, let us always pray for sinners."  Diary of St Faustina (1783 )

"Do not let the persecution of worldlings and of all those who live without the Spirit of Jesus Christ deter you from following the road trodden by the saints."   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

"Go ahead! Courage! In the spiritual life one who does not go forward goes backward."
~ Saint Pio of Pietrelcina †

"Love never says: I have done enough" St. Marie Eugenie of Jesus (1817 – 1898)

“If we wish to have the light, we must keep the sun; if we wish to keep our forests we must keep our trees; if we wish to keep our perfumes, we must keep our flowers- and if we wish to keep our rights, then we must keep our God.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen

“I do not tremble when I see my weakness, for the treasures of a mother belong also to her child, and I am thy child, O dear Mother Mary.”
- Thérèse of Lisieux

“For God, having given her power over his only-begotten and natural Son, also gave her power over his adopted children – not only in what concerns their body – which would be of little account – but also in what concerns their soul.” » Saint Louis Marie de Montfort

“People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies.
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.
Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.
Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten.
Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it will never be enough.
Give your best anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God.
It was never between you and them anyway.”
― Blessed Mother Teresa

If we really understood the Mass, we would die of joy. ~ Saint Jean Vianney 

"The Rosary is a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight and to keep oneself from sin…If you desire peace in your hearts, in your homes, and in your country, assemble each evening to recite the Rosary. Let not even one day pass without saying it, no matter how burdened you may be with many cares and labors." ~ Pope Pius XI

“Honor the prudence, foresight, meekness, and the exactitude of Our Lord.”  - St. Vincent de Paul

"Be assiduous in your prayers and meditations. Yo have already told me that you have started. Oh, my God, what a great consolation this is for a father who loves you as much as his own soul! Continue to always make progress in the holy exercise of love of God. Spin a little each day, whether it be by the dim light of the lamp and the dryness and desolation of the spirit, or by day in the joyful and dazzling light of the soul."  St.  Pio of Pietrelcina

"Know that the experience of pain is something so noble and precious that the Divine Word, who enjoyed the abundant riches of paradise, yet, because He was not clothed with this ornament of sorrow, came down from Heaven to seek it upon Earth."

-St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi

"I have often thought with wonder of the great goodness of God; and my soul has rejoiced in the contemplation of His great magnificence and mercy. May He be blessed for ever! For I see clearly that He has not omitted to reward me, even in this life, for every one of my good desires."  Saint Teresa of Avila

'If love is long-suffering and kind (cf. 1 Cor. 13:4), a man who is contentious and malicious clearly alienates himself from love. And he who is alienated from love is alienated from God, for God is love.' St. Maximos the Confessor (c. 580 - 662)

"Protestants, Jews and Catholics have God, morality, and religion in common. In the name of God, let us do two things: 1. Realize that an attack upon one is an attack upon all, since we are all one in God; it is not tolerance we need, but charity; not forbearance but love. 2. Begin doing something about religion, and the least we can do is say our prayers; to implore God's blessings upon the world and our country; to thank Him for his blessings; and to become illumined in the fullness of His truth. There is entirely too much talk about religion and not enough action." Archbishop Fulton Sheen

“The creature most filled with the love of God Himself was the Immaculata. We know she never contracted the slightest stain of sin; she never departed in the least from God's will. United to the Holy Spirit as his spouse, she is one with God in an incomparably more perfect way than any other creature. In fact, we can say that the Holy Spirit does not act except through the Immaculata, his spouse. That is why she is the Mediatrix of all graces of the Holy Spirit. And why we can be holy by staying close to her throughout our life."
- St. Maximilian Kolbe

“Even though you are unaware of it, Our Lord will not fail to sanctify you if you remain faithful to Him.”  – St. Vincent de Paul

"One searches for God in books. One finds Him in meditation."   St.  Pio  of Pietrelcina

"Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean, do not be disturbed because of your imperfection, and always rise up bravely after a fall."  ~ St. Francis de Sales †

"Each man's knowledge is genuine to the extent that it is confirmed by gentleness, humility and love."   St. Mark the Ascetic (5th c.)

"Just as sex is a God-given instinct for the prolongation of the human race, so the desire for property as a prolongation of one's ego is a natural right sanctioned by natural law. A person is free on the inside because he can call his soul his own; he is free on the outside because he can call property his own. Internal freedom is based upon the fact that "I am"; external freedom is based on the fact that "I have." But just as the excesses of flesh produce lust, for lust is sex in the wrong place, so there can be a deordination of the desire for property until it becomes greed, avarice, and capitalistic aggression." Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Life of Christ)

“Each of our days is marked with the protection of Mary, who is exceedingly anxious to be our mother, when we desire to be her children.”
- St. Vincent de Paul

“I praise God; for He is so good as to raise up in this century so many good and holy souls for the assistance of the poor common people.”
- St. Vincent de Paul

“We need a new apologetic, geared to the needs of today, which keeps in mind that our task is not to win arguments but to win souls, to engage not in ideological bickering but a kind of spiritual warfare, concerned not to vindicate or promote ourselves but to vindicate and promote the Gospel.” (Pope St. John Paul II, May 7, 2002)

"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. Pio of Pietrelcina

"...for I well know that in the sight of our Lord God there is no chance or accident; wherefore I had to grant that all things that are done are well done, for our Lord does them all."

-St. Julian of Norwich

"In God’s providence Mary underwent the rite of purification to cooperate with her divine Son who underwent His passion as a reputed criminal, to expiate the sins of the world." Servant of God  Fr. John A. Hardon

"Act justly: keep what is your own - namely, your misery and frailty, capable of leading you to the commission of every crime; and leave to God that which belongs to Him, that is, every good."   St. Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)

"There are ultimately only two possible adjustments to life; one is to suit our lives to principles; the other is to suit principles to our lives. If we do not live as we think, we soon begin to think as we live. The method of adjusting moral principles to the way men live is just a perversion of the order of things." Archbishop Fulton Sheen

"Mary full of grace – mother of Jesus! We love and honor our Jesus when we love and honor her… Our best honor to Mary is the imitation of her virtues – her life a model for all conditions of life." 
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

“I beg Our Lord to be pleased to renew His Spirit in you so that all your activities be His and the resulting fruits be fruits of everlasting life.”  – St. Vincent de Paul

“Technological society has succeeded in multiplying the opportunities for pleasure, but it has great difficulty in generating joy. For joy comes from another source. It is spiritual. Money, comfort, hygiene and material security are often not lacking; and yet boredom, depression and sadness unhappily remain the lot of many.” (Blessed Paul VI, Gaudete in Domino, Apostolic Exhortation, 1975)

"Pray, hope and don't worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer."   St. Pio  of Pietrelcina

"Remember that the Christian life is one of action; not of speech and daydreams. Let there be few words and many deeds, and let them be done well."   ~ St. Vincent Pallotti †

"The rich ought to reach that degree of perfection of possessing the riches of which they are the masters, with out allowing them to possess them."  St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491.-1556.)

“Every priest knows himself, by divine election, to be a mediator between God and man, bringing God to man and man to God. As such, the priest continues the Incarnation of Jesus Christ, Who was both God and man.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen

"Jesus told his disciple, 'Behold your mother!' And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. John, the disciple whom Jesus loved, brought Mary into his home, into his life. Spiritual writers have seen these words of the gospel as an invitation to all Christians to bring Mary into their lives. Mary certainly wants us to invoke her, to approach her confidently, to appeal to her as our mother.”
- St. Josemaria Escriva

“I praise God; for He is so good as to raise up in this century so many good and holy souls for the assistance of the poor common people.”
- St. Vincent de Paul

"Remember that our soul is the temple of God, and as such, we must keep it pure and spotless before God and His angels."   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

"During painful times, when you feel a terrible void, think how the capacity of your soul is being enlarged so that it can receive God-- becoming as it were, infinite as God is infinite."

-St. Elizabeth of the Trinity

"Blessed the one who is always full of spiritual joy and has not grown slack in bearing the Lord's good yoke, for he will be crowned with glory."  St. Ephrem of Syria (306 – 373)