“I recommend my soul to you that God may be pleased to make it a sharer in the good you are doing.” – St. Vincent de Paul

“Late have I loved you, O beauty ever ancient, ever new. Late have I loved you. You have called to me, and have called out, and have shattered my deafness. You have blazed forth with light and have put my blindness to flight! You have sent forth fragrance, and I have drawn in my breath, and I pant after you. I have tasted you, and I hunger and thirst after you. You have touched me, and I have burned for your peace.”  ~ St Augustine Confessions, Chapter 1 ~

"WHEN THE DEVIL IS CALLED THE 'GOD OF THIS WORLD' IT IS NOT BECAUSE HE MADE IT, BUT BECAUSE WE SERVE HIM WITH OUR WORLDLINESS." -ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

A kindness received should be returned with a freer hand.- Saint Ambrose

Nothing is impossible for God and Mary Help of Christians~St. John Bosco

"Do small things with great love." —Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

“1. Our salvation was accomplished when Our Lord Jesus Christ by His passion and death rescued men from their ancient slavery to sin and gave them life and freedom as sons of God, coheirs of His own glory. As an additional benefit He has given them a means of expiating sin when by the weakness of their nature and their own wickedness they wretchedly abandon their excellent state as heirs of God. By giving to the Prince of the Apostles the power of forgiving sins together with the keys of the heavenly kingdom, He made it possible for sinners to be restored to their former righteousness and to receive the fruits of redemption. 2. Since this is the only way for sinners to recover divine grace and salvation, the successors of St. Peter have made it their chief concern to summon all men to this fountain of mercy. They have done this by offering the promise of forgiveness to the repentant and by encouraging sinners by every means to seek remission... We urge you to effect salvation for your souls by utilizing the aids which are available for your sanctification. We shall unlock all the riches of mercy proceeding from the blood of Christ which have been entrusted to Our dispensing. Moreover We shall open for you the rich store of satisfaction formed by the merits of the most holy mother of God and the apostles, by the blood of the martyrs and by the virtuous actions of all good men; this will render peace and forgiveness more accessible. For assuredly, as we are gathered together in the one body of the Church which is the Body of Christ, we are joined with the illustrious society and communion of the saints. All of us are cleansed and made alive by the blood of Christ, and we can benefit each other. For Christ has desired that His great love and mercy and the infinite force of His passion and merits should be made more resplendent by the addition of the other parts of His mystical body. In this way men should be helped both by reciprocal action among themselves and by the sharing of benefits flowing from that source of grace. Then God would be moved to show clemency to us for the sake of His Son's goodness and the infinite value of His blood, as well as by the merits of the saints and by prayerful petition.”  Pope Clement XIV, Salutis Nostrae, April 30, 1774

“Some there are who seem astonished when they fancy that our good God has, in a certain sense, changed His mode of governing the world since the ancient times: for, in the latter He was wont to be called the God of armies, and He used to speak to the people out of clouds with bolts of thunder in His hands; for indeed, He punished crime with all the rigor of His justice. For one single adultery He put five-and-twenty thousand of the tribe of Benjamin to the sword. For an act of vainglory committed by David in making a census of his kingdom, He sent a terrible plague, which in a very short time swept off seventy thousand of the population. For one irreverent and incautious glance He slew fifty thousand of the Betsamites. And in these our times He tolerates not only vanities and frivolities, but adulteries the most sordid, scandals the most barefaced, nay, and the most frightful blasphemies which many Christians cast on His most holy Name. How then do we account for all this? Why this difference in His mode of governing? . . . The holy sacrifice of the Mass is the true and sole reason for such stupendous clemency, for in it we offer to the eternal father the great victim, Jesus Christ.”  St. Leonard of Port Maurice, “The Hidden Treasure”

'We must beware lest, when we use anger as an instrument of virtue, it overrule the mind, and go before it as its mistress, instead of following in reason's train, ever ready, as its handmaid, to obey.' Pope St. Gregory the Great (c. 540-604)

“Why do I exist? That is a question very few ever ask themselves. They would not have a ten cent gadget in their homes for five minutes without knowing its purpose, but they will go through life without knowing why they are living. Until we answer that question there is no question worth answering; and the way we answer it determines our character in this world and our destiny in the next.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen

“Mary was the first person to take the way; to enter the Kingdom of God that Christ opened, a way which is accessible to the humble, to all who trust in the word of God and endeavor to put it into practice.”  - Pope Benedict XVI

O Jesus, Divine Prisoner of Love, when I consider Your love and how You emptied Yourself for me, my senses deaden. You hide Your inconceivable majesty and lower Yourself to miserable me. O king of Glory, though You hide Your beauty, yet the eye of my soul rends the veil. I see the angelic choirs giving You honor without cease, and all the heavenly Powers praising You without cease, and without cease they are saying: Holy, Holy, Holy.

Oh, who will comprehend Your love and Your unfathomable mercy toward us! O Prisoner of Love, I love up my poor heart in this tabernacle that it may adore You without cease night and day. I know of no obstacle in this adoration: and even though I be physically distant, my heart is always with You. Nothing can put a stop to my love for You. No obstacles exist for me...
O Holy Trinity, One and Indivisible God, may You be blessed for this great gift and testament of mercy. Amen.  From the writings of Saint Faustina

"OF WHAT USE TO ME IS ALL I LEARN IN SCHOOL IF I DO NOT BECOME HOLY?" - ST. FRANCIS DE SALES 

"Mary is more blessed because she embraces faith in Christ than because she conceives the flesh of Christ."  — Saint Augustine

O sir, what a faithful image of Our Lord is participation in the meekness and humility of his heart! How it portrays his manner of acting, especially when firmness accompanies it.”
– St. Vincent de Paul

"THROUGH MARY, WE COME TO HER SON MORE EASILY." - ST. JOHN PAUL II 

Act, and God will act. ~Joan of Arc

Too many words... let them just see what we do."  -Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

“For Our Lord thrice commended to blessed Peter, Prince of the Apostles, His sheep, that is to say, the whole Church, yet as then redeemed by His precious blood, after the bonds of His Passion, after the wounds of His nails, and the derisions of the cross, as also the glory of the resurrection, saying: ‘Feed my sheep; feed my lambs.’ (Jn. 21.)”  Pope Adrian II, Epistle to King Lothar, 867 A.D.

“It is then our best course to bestow our greatest care upon the soul; so shall that which is the first and highest in dignity be not the lowest and last in consideration. Amongst us Christians, let that which is the first in order be the first cared for; let salvation, which is the chiefest profit, be our chiefest employment. Let the safeguard and the defense of this take up all our forces; let it be not only our chiefest, but our sole delight. As it surpasseth all other things in exellency, so let it in our care and consideration. Our supreme duty is that which we owe to God, and the next appertains to the soul. And yet these two are such loving correlates, that though every one of the is a duty of supreme consequence, and such as by no means we may presume to neglect or omit, yet cannot we possibly perform any one of them without the other. So that whosoever will serve God doth at the same time provide for his own soul; and he that is careful for his own soul doth at the same time serve God. So that the state of these two sovereign duties in man, is by a certain compendious dependency and co-intention rendered very easy, while the faithful performance of the one is a perfect consumation of both: for by the unspeakable tenderness and mercy of God, the good we do to our own souls is the most acceptable service and sacrifice that we can offer unto Him.” St. Eucherius of Lyons  (“On Contempt for the World” by St. Eucherius of Lyons, pg. 3)  

“A man who can own pearls does not bother about shells, and those who aspire to virtue do not trouble themselves over honors.” - St. Francis de Sales

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

“The power of rejoicing is always a fair test of a man’s moral condition. No man can be happy on the outside who is already unhappy on the inside… As sorrow is attendant of sin, so joy is the companion of holiness. Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Way to happiness)

“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

"What joy fills My Heart when you return to me. Because you are weak, I take you in My arms and carry you to the home of My Father."  WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA  (-Diary, 1486)

“What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!” - St. Teresa of Avila

“I hope Our Lord will look upon the little we have attempted to do as proceeding from charity.”  – St. Vincent de Paul

Pope St. Hormisdas being tempted to renounce his faith before his martyrdom: “If you thought that I should so easily be tempted to abandon the law of God, keep your fine present with your impiety.” (Quoted by Fr. Alban Butler in his “Lives of the Saints”, Vol. VIII, August, “August 8, St. Hormisdas, Martyr”)

St. John Francis Regis, S.J. converted several Huguenots, and many lewd women; and when told the repentance of these latter is seldom sincere, he answered: “If my labours hinder one sin they will be well bestowed.” (Quoted by Fr. Alban Butler in his “Lives of the Saint”, Volume VI, June 12, “St. John Francis Regis of the Society of Jesus, Confessor”)

"NEAR US IS A CELESTIAL SPIRIT, WHO, FROM THE CRADLE TO THE TOMB, DOES NOT LEAVE US FOR AN INSTANT; GUIDES US, PROTECTS US AS A FRIEND, A BROTHER." - ST. PADRE PIO ON OUR GUARDIAN ANGEL

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

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

“The revealing act of Herod is his treatment of John the Baptist. He had invited John the Baptist into his palace not to hear the truth of his preaching but to enjoy the thrill of his oratory. There are so many in the world that way: they do not want to be better; they want only to feel better. But John was not the type of preacher who toned down his Gospel to suit the paganism of his hearers. Because he condemned Herod’s second marriage, he lost his head. Everyone in the world at one time loses his head, but it is better to lose one’s head John’s way in the defense of truth, rather than Herod’s way, to wine and passion.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation (Characters of Passion)

“If you ever feel distressed during your day, call upon our Lady, just say this simple prayer: 'Mary, Mother of Jesus, please be a mother to me now.' I must admit, this prayer has never failed me.”  - Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

"Speak to the world about My mercy; let all mankind recognize My unfathomable mercy. It is a sign for the end times; after it will come the day of justice. While there is still time, let them have recourse to the fount of My mercy; let them profit from the Blood and Water which gushed forth for them".  WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA  (Diary 848)

“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew.” - St. Francis de Sales 

"Bad times, hard times — this what people keep saying; but let us live well and times shall be good. We are the times. Such as we are, such are the times."  —Saint Augustine of Hippo

"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

 “Modernists and their admirers should remember the proposition condemned by Pius IX: The method and principles which have served the doctors of scholasticism when treating of theology no longer correspond with the exigencies of our time or the progress of science (Syll. Prop. 13). They exercise all their ingenuity in diminishing the force and falsifying the character of tradition, so as to rob it of all its weight. But for Catholics, nothing will remove the authority of the Second Council of Nicaea, where it condemns those who dare, after the impious fashion of heretics to deride ecclesiastical traditions, to invent novelties of some kind or to endeavor by malice or craft to overthrow any one of the legitimate traditions of the Catholic Church.”  Pope St. Pius X (1903-1914), Pascendi Dominici Gregis, September 8, 1907, Par. 42.

“Christian is my name, and Catholic my surname. The one designates me, while the other makes me specific. Thus am I attested and set apart... When we are called Catholics it is by this appellation that our people are kept apart from any heretical name.”  Saint Pacian of Barcelona, Letter to Sympronian, 375 A.D.

“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.)

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

“In boxing, if a boxer is guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct he may be exiled from holding a bout in certain states… Hockey, a player can be put in a hot seat for two minutes. Football, thrown off the field for unsportsmanlike conduct. So on for other sports… Now, should not politics play just as fair a game as a sport?” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Life is Worth Living – United Nations)

"Afflictions are the most certain proofs that God can give us of His love for us.
"  St. Vincent de Paul (1581.-1660.)

"In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear."  --St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church

"Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow." - St. Augustine of Hippo

"The Holy Catholic faith is a gift from Almighty God and I will not let you pollute it"
--Archbishop Fulton Sheen

"Even if Catholics faithful to Tradition are reduced to a handful, they are the ones who are the true Church of Jesus Christ." --St. Athanasius

"But he who dissents even in one point from divinely revealed truth absolutely rejects all faith, since he thereby refuses to honor God as the supreme truth and the formal motive of faith. 'In many things they are with me, in a few things not with me; but in those few things in which they are not with me the many things in which they are will not profit them' (S. Augustinus in Psal. liv., n. 19). And this indeed most deservedly; for they, who take from Christian doctrine what they please, lean on their own judgments, not on faith; and not 'bringing into captivity every understanding unto the obedience of Christ' (2 Cor. x., 5), they more truly obey themselves than God. 'You, who believe what you like, believe yourselves rather than the gospel' (S. Augustinus, lib. xvii., Contra Faustum Manichaeum, cap. 3)."
--Pope Leo XIII, "Satis Cognitum", 1896 A.D.

"'Guard.' [St. Paul] says, 'what has been committed' (1 Tm. 6:20). What does it mean, 'what has been committed'? It is what has been faithfully entrusted to you, not what has been discovered by you; what you have received, not what you have thought up; a matter not of ingenuity, but of doctrine; not of private acquisition, but of public Tradition; a matter brought to you, not put forth by you, in which you must not be the author but the guardian, not the founder but the sharer, not the leader, but the follower. 'Guard,' he says, 'what has been committed.' Keep the talent (cf. Mt. 25:14-30) of the Catholic Faith inviolate and unimpaired. What has been faithfully entrusted, let it remain in your possession, let it be handed on by you. You have received gold, so give gold. For my part, I do not want you to substitute on thing for another; I do not want you imprudently to put lead in place of gold, or fraudulently, brass. I do not want the appearance of gold, but the real thing. O Timothy, O priest, O interpreter, O teacher, if a divine gift has made you suitable in genius, in experience, in doctrine to be the Bezalel [i.e. "master craftsman"] of the spiritual tabernacle, cut out the precious gems of divine dogma, shape them faithfully, ornament them wisely, add splendor, grace and beauty to them! By your expounding it, may that now be understood more clearly which formerly was believed even in its obscurity. May posterity, be means of you, rejoice in understanding what in times past was venerated without understanding. Nevertheless, teach the same that you have learned, so that if you say something anew, it is not something new that you say."   --St. Vincent of Lerins, c. 434 A.D.

"Now the Evangelists are silent as to the greater part of Christ's teaching; for whereas He preached for the space nearly of three years, all the teaching which they have written down would scarcely, one might say, suffice for the discourse of a single day. For out of a great many things extracting a few, they have given only a taste as it were of the sweetness of His teaching."  --St. Theophylact

"WHEN I THINK OF THE HAPPINESS THAT IS IN STORE FOR ME, EVERY SORROW, EVERY PAIN BECOMES DEAR TO ME." - ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI 

“Let us not be so little attached to God’s service that we yield to a useless fear which may cause us to abandon the task He has given us.”  
– St. Vincent de Paul

"What is it that renders death terrible? Sin. We must therefore fear sin, not death." - St. Alphonsus Liguori 

“The mystery of Christ’s immense love for us is revealed with dazzling brilliance in the fact that the dying Saviour bequeathed His Mother to His disciple John in the memorable testament: ‘Behold thy son.’ Now in John, as the Church has constantly taught, Christ designated the whole human race, and in the first rank are they who are joined with Him by faith. It is in this sense that St. Anselm of Canterbury says: ‘What dignity, O Virgin, could be more highly prized than to be the Mother of those to whom Christ deigned to be Father and Brother!’ [St. Anselm, Orat, 47.] With a generous heart Mary undertook and discharged the duties of her high but laborious office, the beginnings of which were consecrated in the Cenacle. With wonderful care she nurtured the first Christians by her holy example, her authoritative counsel, her sweet consolation, her fruitful prayers. She was, in very truth, the Mother of the Church, the Teacher and Queen of the Apostles, to whom, besides, she confided no small part of the divine mysteries which she kept in her heart.”  Pope Leo XIII, Adiutricem, September 5, 1895, Par. 6

“[May I obtain] through the most powerful intercession of Blessed Mary ever Virgin, the threefold grace—angelic purity, perseverance in the calling to which God has brought us, and a teachable disposition for performing its duties.” St. John Berchmans  (Quoted in “The Pilgrim of Our Lady of Martyrs (LITTLE MESSENGER OF THE SACRED HEART).”, FOURTH YEAR— VOL. IV January — December, 1888., pg. 170, (August, 1888.) “OUR LADY IN AUGUST.”

"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

“All the economic and political revolutions do is to shift booty and loot from one party’s pocket to another. For that reason, none of them is really revolutionary: they all leave greed in the heart of man.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Love One Another)

"I place my trust in God, my creator, in all things; I love Him with all my heart." -St. Joan of Arc

“O sinner, be not discouraged, but have recourse to Mary in all your 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

Write this: Everything that exists is enclosed in the bowels of My mercy, more deeply than an infant in its mother's womb. How painfully distrust of My goodness wounds Me! Sins of distrust wound Me most painfully. WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA  (Diary  

1076 )

"He who forgets himself in the service of God may be assured that God will not forget Him." - St. Ignatius of Loyola 

"During life despise that which will avail you nothing at the hour of death." - St. Anselm

“Today’s efforts will make tomorrow’s easier.”  – St. Vincent de Paul

"To save our souls we must live according to the maxims of the Gospel, and not according to those of the world." - St. Alphonsus Liguori

“The worst kind of heretic is the one who, while teaching mostly true Catholic doctrine, add a word of heresy, like a drop of poison in a cup of water.” — Pope Leo XIII

"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. Pio of Pietrelcina

“I am worried by the Blessed Virgin’s messages to Lucy of Fatima. This persistence of Mary about the dangers which menace the Church is a divine warning against the suicide of altering the Faith in her liturgy...” Pope Pius XII  (Quoted in “Pius XII, Devant L’Histoire” by Msgr. Georges Roche and Philippe Saint Germaine)

“Pray, pray a lot and offer sacrifices for the sinners. You know that many souls go the hell because there is none who pray for them.” Our Lady of Fatima, 4th Apparition

"LOVE THE MADONNA AND PRAY THE ROSARY." - ST. Pio of Pietrelcina

“After a succession of hot, sultry days in the summer, we sense there must be a storm before the cool days come back again. Similarly, in these days of confusion, there is an intuition of impending catastrophe, a feeling that some immense preternatural disturbance must bring the evil of the world to ruins before we can be set free again. As DeGoncourt told Berthelot, who had boasted of the future destructiveness of war through physics: ‘When that day comes, God as a night-watchman will come down from Heaven, rattling His keys, saying, Gentleman! It is closing time!” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Peace of Soul)

“Then the Spirit of love who presides over all God's work came upon her; the Virgin said, 'Behold the servant of the Lord, be it done to me according to your word,' and the greatest of mysteries was accomplished.”  - Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity

“The Lord has established a refuge of mercy, and her name is Mary.”  —St. Anthony of Padua

"All the works of LOVE are works of PEACE." - Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

"Know that of all devotions the most pleasing to Mary is to have frequent recourse to her, asking for favors." - St. Alphonsus Liguori 

“3. Moreover, it seems that the Blessed Virgin Mary herself wished to confirm by some special sign the definition [of the Immaculate Conception], which the Vicar of her Divine Son on earth [Pius IX] had pronounced amidst the applause of the whole Church. For indeed four years had not yet elapsed when, in a French town at the foot of the Pyrenees, the Virgin Mother, youthful and benign in appearance, clothed in a shining white garment, covered with a white mantle and girded with a hanging blue cord, showed herself to a simple and innocent girl at the grotto of Massabielle. And to this same girl, earnestly inquiring the name of her with whose vision she was favored, with eyes raised to heaven and sweetly smiling, she replied: ‘I am the Immaculate Conception.’ 4. This was properly interpreted by the faithful, who from all nations, and almost countless in number, flocked in pious pilgrimage to the grotto of Lourdes, aroused their Faith, enkindled their devotion and strove to conform their lives to the Christian precept. There also miraculous favors were granted them, which excited the admiration of all, and confirmed that the Catholic religion is the only one given approval by God... 33. But where—as is the case in almost all dioceses, there exists a church in which the Virgin Mother of God is worshipped with more intense devotion, thither on stated days let pilgrims flock together in great numbers and publicly and in the open give glorious expression to their common Faith and their common love toward the Virgin Most Holy. We have no doubt that this will be done in an especial manner at the Grotto of Lourdes, where there is such ardent devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary conceived without stain of sin.” Pope Pius XII, Fulgens Corona, Sept. 8, 1953

Our Lady of Lourdes: “Je suis l’ Immaculèe Conception.” — “I am the Immaculate Conception.” (Quoted in “Our Lady of Lourdes” tr. by Rev. F. Ignatius Sisk, O.C., from the original French of Henry Lasserre, pub. 1872)

"How much malice there is in me!"

"Keep that conviction, humble yourself but don't be distressed" St. Pio of Pietrelcina

“For the meek man, not selfishness but righteousness is his guiding principle. He is so possessed, he never allows his fists to go up for an unholy purpose, or in defense of his pride or vanity, or conceit, or because he wants the wealth of another. Only the principles of God’s righteousness arouse a meek man. Moses was a meek man, but he broke the tablets of stone when he found his people were disobeying God. Our Lord is Meekness Itself, and yet He drove the buyers and sellers from the Temple when they prostituted His Father’s House; He is angry only when holiness is attacked, but never when His Person is attacked. ” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (The Cross and the Beatitudes)

“The Virgin Mary is the ‘path’ that God Himself has prepared to come into the world. Let us entrust to Her the expectation of salvation and peace for all men and women of our time.”
- Pope Francis

"O Holy Trinity, One and Indivisible God, may You be blessed for this great gift and testament of mercy. My Jesus, to atone for blasphemers I will keep silent when unjustly reprimanded and in this way make partial amends to You. I am singing within my soul an unending hymn to You, and no one will suspect or understand this. The song of my soul is known to You alone, O my Creator and Lord!"  -St Faustina (Diary, 81)

"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

Nothing is impossible for God and Mary Help of Christians~St. John Bosco 

"Prayer without fervor has not sufficient strength to rise to heaven." - St. Bernard

Arch-Bishop William Bernard Ullathorne cites Pope Pius IX’s indult: “In fine, by an Indult of 2nd December, His Holiness Pius IX. grants, at the request of the Bishop of Grenoble, the permission to solemnize each year, on the 19th of September, the anniversary of the Apparition, (vel ipso apparittonis die) in all the Churches of the Diocese; or, to celebrate it on the follow ing Sunday, by a solemn Mass, and by singing the Vespers of the Blessed Virgin. In the same Indult His Holiness authorises the clergy, if they prefer it, to celebrate the memory of the Apparition, (memoriam hujus apparitionis recolkre,) by adopting the entire office, and celebrating the Mass of the Patronage of the Blessed Virgin, under solemn rite, as a Doable of the Second Class.” (Quoted in “The Holy Mountain of La Salette: a pilgrimage of the year 1854” by Bishop Ullathorne, pub. 1854, pg. 127)

Our Lady of La Salette to Maximian: “If the people persist in disregarding the laws which they are bound to observe [not working on Sunday; not blaspheming], they may sow their corn if they will, it will come to nothing, the worms and insects shall devour it in the blade, and the blight shall consume the little that falls into ear. The grapes shall rot and fall off; the nut trees shall be blasted. Then shall follow a famine, when convulsions shall seize upon the little children, and they shall die in the arms 0f their mothers and nurses.” (Quoted by Rev. Henry Formby in his work “Our Lady of La Salette” to Bishop Ullathorne, pub. 1857, pg. 14)

"If God were to take away all that He has given us, we would be in rags." St.  Pio of Pietrelcina

“We are living in perilous times when the hearts and souls of men are sorely tried. Never before has the future been so utterly unpredictable; we are not so much in a period of transition with belief in progress to push us on, rather we seem to be entering the realm of the unknown, joylessly, disillusioned, and without hope. The whole world seems to be in a state of spiritual widowhood, possessed of the harrowing devastation of one who set out on life’s course joyously in intimate comradeship with another, and then is bereft of that companion forever.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (The Prodigal World)

"Thy will be done! This is what the saints had continually on their lips and in their hearts."-St. Alphonsus Liguori

“O name of Mary! Joy in the heart, honey in the mouth, melody to the ear of Her devout clients!”   - St. Anthony of Padua

"In dangers of sinning, when assailed by temptations, when doubtful as to how you should act, remember that Mary can help you, and if you but call upon her, she will instantly help you"  (St. Alphonsus Liguori).

"How little is required to be a saint! It suffices to do in all things the will of God." - St. Vincent de Paul 

“If you persevere in reciting the Rosary, this will be a most probable sign of your eternal salvation.”  Blessed Alan de la Roche

“When we serve the poor and the sick we serve Jesus. We must not fail to help our neighbors, because in them we serve Jesus.”  - St. Rose of Lima

“Ask God to sanctify your dear soul more and more so that, always and in all things, you may act in a holy manner.”  – St. Vincent de Paul

“We do not really want a religion that is right where we are right. What we want is a religion that is right where we are wrong. In these current fashions it is not really a question of the religion allowing us liberty; but (at the best) of the liberty of allowing us a religion. These people merely take the modern mood, with much in it that is amiable and much that is anarchical and much that is merely dull and obvious, and then require any creed to be cut down to fit that mood. But the mood would exist even without the creed. They say they want a religion to be practical, when they would be practical without any religion. They say they want a religion acceptable to science, when they would accept the science even if they did not accept the religion. They say they want a religion like this because they are like this already. They say they want it, when they mean that they could do without it.”  —G.K. Chesterton

"11....In the times and places in which, to the Church's grief, faith languished in lethargic indifference or was tormented by the baneful scourge of heresy, our great and gracious Lady in her kindness was ever ready with her aid and comfort. 12. Under her inspiration, strong with her might, great men were raised up-illustrious for their sanctity no less than for their apostolic spirit-to beat off the attacks of wicked adversaries and to lead souls back into the virtuous ways of Christian life, firing them with a consuming love of the things of God. One such man, an army in himself, was [St.] Dominic Guzman [founder of the Order of Preachers, the “Dominicans”]. Putting all his trust in our Lady’s Rosary, he set himself fearlessly to the accomplishment of both these tasks with happy results.”  Pope Leo XIII, Adiutricem, September 5, 1895"

“Wonder not that until now you have obtained so little fruit by your labours [in converting the Albigenses]; you have spent them on a barren soil, not yet watered with the dew of Divine grace. When God willed to renew the face of the earth, He began by sending down on it the fertilizing rain of the Angelic Salutation. Therefore preach my Psalter, composed of 150 Angelic Salutations and 15 Our Fathers, and you will obtain an abundant harvest.”  Our Lady to St. Dominic, instituting the rosary  (Quoted by Blessed Alan de la Roche, Sermon on the Confraternity of the Rosary; see “The History of St. Dominic, Founder of the Friars Preachers” by Augusta Theodosia Drane, pub. 1891, pg. 122; the whole of Ch. X demonstrates the strong authorities confirming the tradition that Our Lady established the rosary to St. Dominic, including citing Popes Leo X., Pius V., Gregory XIII., Sixtus V., Clement VIII., Alexander VII., Innocent XI., of Clement XI., of Innocent XIII. , of Benedict XIII., Pius IX. and Leo XIII.) 

“Without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of grace. The gift of grace increases as the struggles increase.” (St. Rose of Lima)

"THE ROSARY IS MY FAVORITE PRAYER." - ST. JOHN PAUL II

“Freedom is not so much a birthright as it is an achievement. We are born with freedom of choice, but the way we use our choices makes us slaves or free men. Inner freedom of this kind is the last thing a man attains, and it is what St. Paul calls the “glorious liberty of the children of God.” (Lift up Your Heart)

"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 found it difficult to pray because I was already feeling very exhausted, and immediately after Holy Communion I returned to my room. Then I saw the Lord, who said to me, Know, My daughter, that the ardor of your heart is pleasing to Me. And just as you desire ardently to become united with Me in Holy Communion, so too do I desire to give Myself wholly to you; and as a reward for your zeal, rest on My Heart. At that moment, my spirit was immersed in His Being, like a drop in a bottomless ocean. I drowned myself in Him as in my sole treasure. Thus I came to recognize that the Lord allows certain difficulties for His greater glory."  (Saint Faustina's Diary 826)

“By love, Our Lord won over those he wanted to believe in him. No matter how much we exert ourselves, people will never have faith in us unless we show charity and compassion to those whom we wish to believe in us.”  – St. Vincent de Paul

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

"When the Lord came in and healed me I had a whole different attitude. I knew that God knew me and loved me and was interested in me. I didn’t know that before. All I wanted to do after my healing was give myself to Jesus.”~Mother Angelica 

"If I had an Army to say the Rosary I could Conquer the World"~Blessed Pius IX

 "THE QUEEN IS ALWAYS VIGILANT TO INTERCEDE WITH THE KING WHOM SHE BORE." - POPE SIXTUS IV. ‪

“Our thoughts turn also to Christian families. to ask them to remain faithful to their vital mission in society. May they consecrate themselves in this jubilee year to the Immaculate Heart of Mary! For married couples this act of piety will be a valuable aid in performing their conjugal duties of chastity and faithfulness. It will keep pure the atmosphere in which their children grow up. Even more, it will make the family, inspired by its devotion to Mary, a living center of social rebirth and apostolic influence.”  Pope Pius XII, Le Pelerinage De Lourdes, JULY 2, 1957, Par. 53

“I tell myself: A Son of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is a man on fire with love, who spreads its flames wherever he goes. He desires mightily and strives by all means possible to set the whole world on fire with God's love. Nothing daunts him; he delights in privations, welcomes work, embraces sacrifices, smiles at slander, and rejoices in suffering. His only concern is how he can best follow Jesus Christ and imitate Him in working, suffering, and striving constantly and single-mindedly for the greater glory of God and the salvation of souls.” St. Anthony Mary Claret  (pg. 84 from the autobiography of St. Anthony Mary Claret)

“It may take a lifetime for ideas to seep out of the four corners of a classroom and the two covers of a textbook, but they eventually become the philosophy of the man on the street. Could it possibly be that the changes in the mental outlook of a few are more due to Marx than to Mark, to communism than to the Gospel? Ideas become atmosphere. The daily press carries no footnotes, but it has a philosophy of life which the gullible follow, and the wise men recognize.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Those Mysterious Priests)

“Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother.”  St. Pio of Pietrelcina

"O inexhaustible spring of Divine Mercy, pour yourself out upon us! Your Goodness knows no limits. Confirm, O Lord, the power of Your mercy over the abyss of my misery, for You have no limit to Your mercies. Wonderful and matchless is Your mercy, astonishing the human and angelic mind."
(Saint Faustina's Diary 819)

"MY HOPE IS IN CHRIST, WHO STRENGTHENS THE WEAKEST BY HIS DIVINE HELP. I CAN DO ALL IN HIM WHO STRENGTHENS ME." - POPE ST. PIUS X

“In many ways the nineteenth century was to become, after the turmoil of the Revolution, a century of Marian favors. To mention but a single instance, everyone is familiar today with the ‘miraculous medal.’ This medal, with its image of ‘Mary conceived without sin,’ was revealed to a humble daughter of Saint Vincent de Paul whom We had the joy of inscribing in the catalogue of Saints, and it has spread its spiritual and material wonders everywhere.”
Pope Pius XII, LE PELERINAGE DE LOURDES, July 2, 1957, Par. 9

“While occupied in contemplating this vision, the Blessed Virgin cast her eyes upon me, and a voice said in the depths of my heart: ‘The globe that you see represents the entire world, and particularly France, and each person in particular.’ . . . And the Blessed Virgin added: ‘Behold the symbol of the graces I shed upon those who ask me for them,’ thus making me understand how generous she is to all who implore her intercession. . . . There now formed around the Blessed Virgin a frame slightly oval, upon which appeared, in golden letters, these words: ‘O Mary! conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!’ Then I heard a voice which said: ‘Have a medal struck upon this model; persons who wear it indulgenced will receive many graces, especially if they wear it around the neck; graces will be abundantly bestowed upon those who have confidence.’” St. Catherine Labouré recounting Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal’s message  (Quoted in “The Sacramentals of the Holy Catholic Church” by Rev. A. A. Lambing, LL.D., Nihil Obstat: D. J. McMAHON, D.D., Censor Librorum., Imprimatur: +Michael Augustine, Archbishop of New York; New York, September 1, 1892., CH. XIV.— THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL., pg. 181)

"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. Pio of Pietrelcina

“The humble, simple souls, who are little enough to see the bigness of God in the littleness of a Babe, are therefore the only ones who will ever understand the reason of His visitation. He came to this poor earth of ours to carry on an exchange; to say to us, as only the Good God could say: ‘you give me your humanity, and I will give you my Divinity; you give me your time, and I will give you My eternity; you give me your broken heart, and I will give you Love; you give me your nothingness, and I will give you My all.’” Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen (The Eternal Galilean)

"We cannot with all our heart forgive someone who does us wrong unless we possess real knowledge. For this knowledge shows us that we deserve all we experience." St. Mark the Ascetic (5th c.) 

"WHERE IS THE ROAD THAT LEADS US TO JESUS CHRIST? IT IS BEFORE OUR EYES: IT IS THE CHURCH." - POPE ST. PIUS X

“Our Lord’s work is accomplished not so much by the multitude of workers as by the fidelity of the small number whom He calls.”  – St. Vincent de Paul

The Lord said to me, "The loss of each soul plunges Me into mortal sadness. You always console Me when you pray for sinners. The prayer most pleasing to Me is prayer for the conversion of sinners. Know, My daughter, that this prayer is always heard and answered."

WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA (Diary 1397)

"THE MORE EMPTY THE SOUL IS OF SELF, THE GREATER THE ROOM IN IT FOR GOD." - VENERABLE FULTON SHEEN ‪

“Our Lord always has a share in replies which we make honestly, stating things just as they are, and He blesses them.”  – St. Vincent de Paul

"TEMPTATION IS A SURE SIGN THE SOUL IS VERY PLEASING TO THE LORD." - ST.  PIO of Pietrelcina

--"When God was about to redeem the human race, He deposited the whole price in Mary's hands."

---"So long as she (the Virgin Mary) is in your mind, you are safe from deception."

---Let us work for the food which does not perish---our salvation. Let us work in the vineyard of the Lord to earn our daily wage in the wisdom which says: Those who work in me will not sin. Christ tells us: The field is the world. Let us work in it and dig up wisdom, its hidden treasure, a treasure we all seek and want to obtain."

St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153)

"AS YOU STRUGGLE THROUGH THE STORMY SEA OF LIFE, DO NOT TURN AWAY FROM MARY, STAR OF THE SEA." - ST BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX

In his bull Non est equidem (May 25, 1754), Pope Benedict XIV named the Virgin of Guadalupe patroness and exclaimed, Non fecit taliter omni nationi (“She hath not done this for any other nation”)!

“Return,” said the Virgin, “and say that it is I, the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, who sends thee.” ...She now commanded him to climb to the top of the barren rock of Tepeyac, to gather the roses which he should find there, and to bring them to her. The humble messenger obeyed, though well knowing, that on that spot were neither flowers nor any trace of vegetation. Nevertheless, he found the roses, which he gathered and brought to the Virgin Mary, who, throwing them into his tilma, said, “Return, show these to the bishop, and tell him that these are the credentials of thy mission.” Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego  (Quoted by Calderín de la Baxca in “LIFE IN MEXICO, DURING A RESIDENCE OF TWO YEARS” (1839-1841), LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186, STRAND., pub. 1843, pg. 61)

"In dangers, in doubts, in difficulties, think of Mary, call upon Mary. Let not her name depart from your lips, never suffer it to leave your heart. And that you may more surely obtain the assistance of her prayer, neglect not to walk in her footsteps. With her for guide, you shall never go astray; while invoking her, you shall never lose heart; so long as she is in your mind, you are safe from deception; while she holds your hand, you cannot fall; under her protection you have nothing to fear; if she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.” - St. Bernard of Clairvaux

“When we leave the holy banquet, we are as happy as the Wise Men would have been, if they could have carried away the Infant Jesus.” (St. Jean-Baptiste Marie Vianney, Cure d’Ars)

"I tell you that it is enough to recognize one's nothingness and to abandon one's self like a child in the arms of God."  - St. Therese of Lisieux

"If our staying firmly on our feet depended on us, undoubtedly we would fall into the hands of the enemy of our salvation at the slightest breeze. Let us confide always in divine mercy, and thus we will experience more and more, how good the Lord is." St. Pio  of Pietrelcina (Epist. IV, p.237)

"We can't be like St. Bernard who had 12 steps to perfect humility (I am sure that just as soon as you reach the twelfth step of humility, you will be very proud you are humble.)" Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Treasured Love Story)

“The clients of this most merciful Mother are very fortunate. She helps them both in this life and in the next, consoling them and sponsoring their cause in Purgatory. For the simple reason that the Souls in Purgatory need help so desperately, since they cannot help themselves, our Mother of Mercy does so much more to relieve them. She exercises over these Poor Souls, who are the spouses of Christ, particular dominion, with power to relieve them and even deliver them from their pains. See how important it is then to have devotion to this good Lady, because she never forgets her servants as long as they suffer in these flames. If she helps all the Poor Souls, she is especially indulgent and consoling to her own clients.”  - Saint Alphonsus Liguori

“We should relinquish to others the good works they offer to do, in the belief, with good reason, that they will do them better than we do.”
– St. Vincent de Paul

"LOVE ST. JOSEPH A LOT. HE DESERVES YOUR AFFECTION, AND IT WILL DO YOU GOOD TO GET TO KNOW HIM, BECAUSE HE HAS GREAT POWER BEFORE THE LORD AND BEFORE THE MOTHER OF GOD." - ST. JOSEMARIA ESCRIVA

“Act, and God will act” -St. Joan of Arc

“It is permitted to the Carmelite Fathers to preach that the Christian people may piously believe in the help which the souls of brothers and members, who have departed this life in charity, have worn in life the scapular, have ever observed chastity, have recited the Little Hours [of the Blessed Virgin], or, if they cannot read, have observed the fast days of the Church, and have abstained from flesh meat on Wednesdays and Saturdays (except when Christmas falls on such days), may derive after death — especially on Saturdays, the day consecrated by the Church to the Blessed Virgin — through the unceasing intercession of Mary, her pious petitions, her merits, and her special protection.” The Holy Roman General Inquisition under Paul V on 20 January, 1613  (Quoted by Joseph Hilgers. “Sabbatine Privilege.” The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912)

“Take, beloved son this scapular of thy order as a badge of my confraternity and for thee and all Carmelites a special sign of grace; whoever dies in this garment, will not suffer everlasting fire. It is the sign of salvation, a safeguard in dangers, a pledge of peace and of the covenant.” Our Lady of Mt. Carmel to St. Simon Stock  (Quoted by Joseph Hilgers. “Scapular.” The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912)

"REMAIN CALM IN TIMES OF DRYNESS." - ST. TERESA OF AVILA

"Let us look up and then at ourselves. the infinite distance between the azure and the abyss generates humility."   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

“Celibacy is not the renouncing of a person outside us, but the concentration on the Person inside. Celibacy is not the renouncing of love, it is the resolution to love as Christ loves.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Those Mysterious Priests)

"WHERE IS THE FOOLISH PERSON WHO WOULD THINK IT IS IN HIS POWER TO COMMIT A SIN MORE THAN GOD COULD FORGIVE?" - ST. FRANCIS DE SALES

"The Most Holy Virgin in these last times in which we live has given a new efficacy to the recitation of the Rosary to such an extent that there is no problem, no matter how difficult it is, whether temporal or above all spiritual, in the personal life of each one of us, of our families, that cannot be solved by the Rosary. There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we cannot resolve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary.” -Servant of God Lucia Santos 

“One word or a pleasing smile is often enough to raise up a saddened and wounded soul.” -St. Therese 

I am not Afraid, I was born to do this.~St. Joan of Arc

Under Pope Innocent XIII, approved by the Sacred Congregation of Rites on the 7th of August, 1723, the following narrative: “According to ancient and pious tradition, St. James the Greater, led by Providence into Spain, spent some time at Saragossa. (Then called Cæsar- Augusta.) He there received a signal favour from the Blessed Virgin. As he was praying with his disciples one night, upon the banks of the Ebro, as the same tradition informs us, the Mother of God, who still lived, appeared to him, and commanded him to erect an oratory in that place. The apostle delayed not to obey this injunction, and with the assistance of his disciples soon constructed a small chapel. In the course of time a larger church was built and dedicated, which, with the dedication of St. Saviour’s, is kept as a festival in the city and diocese of Saragossa on the 4th of October.” (Quoted in “LEGENDS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN” by J. COLLIN DE PLANCY. LONDON 1852, Approbation P. Dupanloup, Vicar-General. By order of His Grace the Archbishop of Paris. P. Cruice, Secretary to the Commission., pg. 261-262)

Our Lady of the Pillar to St. James the Greater: “Build me a Church in this place,” said Our Lady, “I know that this part of Spain will be particularly devout to me, and from this moment I take it under my patronage.” (Cited in “Church of Our Lady of Esperanza” by THE REV. CRESCENT ARMANET, A.A.; Permissu Superiorum, NIHIL OBSTAT: ARTHUR SCANLAN, S.T.D. Censor Librorum., Imprimatur: +PATRICK J. HAYES, D.D. Archbishop of New York; New York, May 14, 1921, pg. 137) [There is a well established tradition that Our Lady while still living bilocated to St. James while he was evangelizing in Spain to encourage him in his endeavors there. St. James was martyred in Spain after establishing the Catholic religion there in circa 40-44A.D., approved by many papal bulls and most notably by Pope Calixtus III, and Pope St. Pius X., this is considered the first Marian apparition of sorts.]

“…what the Old Testament promised, the New Testament made visible; what the former announces in a hidden way, the latter openly proclaims as present. Therefore the Old Testament is a prophecy of the New Testament; and the best commentary on the Old Testament is the New Testament.” (Pope St. Gregory the Great, Doctor of the Church, Homiliae in Ezechielem I, VI, 15: PL 76, 836B.)

"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. Pio of Pietrelcina

"What makes a thing bad? A pencil is a good pencil because it does what it was made to do. It writes. Is it a good can opener? It certainly is not! Suppose I use the pencil as a can opener. what happens? First of all, I do not open the can. Second, I destroy the pencil. Now if I decide to do certain things with my body which I ought not do, I do not attain the purpose for which I was created. For example, becoming an alcoholic does not make me happy. I destroy myself just as I destroyed the pencil in using it to open a can. When I disobey God, I do not make myself very happy on the inside, and I certainly destroy any peace of soul that I ought to have." Archbishop Fulton Sheen

"REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS EARTH, YOU CAN TAKE WITH YOU NOTHING THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED - ONLY WHAT YOU HAVE GIVEN." - ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI 

"Happy is the soul that knows how to find Jesus in the Eucharist, and the Eucharist in all things!," 
- St. Peter Julian Eymard

"When I went to the garden one afternoon, my Guardian Angel said to me, "Pray for the dying." And so I began at once to pray the rosary with the gardeners for the dying." - St. Faustina Kowalska

“Indeed this was the Son of God.” St. Longinus  (Matthew 27:54)

"Those souls who throw themselves into the whirlpool of worldly preoccupations are poor as well as unfortunate. . .they are affected by the shock that breaks their heart."  St. Pio of Pietrelcina

“He who later on called Himself ‘the Living Bread descended from Heaven’ was born in Bethlehem – which in Hebrew means ‘house of bread.’ And He was laid in a manger – a place of food – as if to show us that as we have bread for our bodies, so He would be the Bread of our souls.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Jesus, Son of Mary)

“Know also that you will probably gain more by praying fifteen minutes before the Blessed Sacrament than by all the other spiritual exercises of the day. True, Our Lord hears our prayers anywhere, for He has made the promise, ‘Ask, and you shall receive,’ but He has revealed to His servants that those who visit Him in the Blessed Sacrament will obtain a more abundant measure of grace.”
“He who trusts himself is lost.
He who trusts God can do all things.”
~~~~~ St Alphonsus Liguori ~~~~~

"Never tire of praying...it is what is essential." - St. Pio of Pietrelcina on the Rosary

"In the first place, let our prayers be directed towards disarming Divine wrath with regard to our own country." -St. Pio of Pietrelcina

"See the hand of God in all that happens." - St. Mary MacKillop 

"If we only knew how God regards this Sacrifice, we would risk our lives to be present at a single Mass." St.  Pio of Pietrelcina

“Our Lord … showed me the book of nature, and I understood that every flower created by Him is beautiful, that the brilliance of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not lessen the perfume of the violet or the sweet simplicity of the daisy. I understood that if all the lowly flowers wished to be roses, nature would lose its springtide beauty, and the fields would no longer be enameled with lovely hues.” (St. Thérèse of Lisieux—of the Child Jesus—Virgin and Doctor of the Church, Story of a Soul)

"Love our Lady. And she will obtain abundant grace to help you conquer in your daily struggle." - St. Josemaria Escriva

“The sensitiveness of innocence does not mean ignorance or not having lived. Rather it is an awareness of what is good and true because one has avoided the false and the evil.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Way to Inner Peace)

“Thus David the Prophet says: ‘My God, His mercy shall go before me.’ (Psal. LVIII) and again: ‘my mercy shall be with him’ (Psal. LXXXVIII) and in another place: ‘And thy mercy will follow me’ (Psal. XXII). Similarly Bl. Paul also says: ‘Or who hath first given to him, and recompense shall be made him? For of him, and by him, and in him, are all things’.” Pope Boniface II, Epistle ad Caesarian Arelatensem

“Dear friend, I know that you are in a bad condition: it is three years since you made a good confession. If you value your salvation, delay no longer to atone for your faults, for death is near you. I am ready to absolve you.”  St. Louis Bertrand, after a divine inspiration, spoke to a farmer

“From Mary we learn to surrender to God's Will in all things. From Mary we learn to trust even when all hope seems gone. From Mary we learn to love Christ her Son and the Son of God!”  - Saint John Paul II

Jesus listened to these outpourings of my heart with gravity and interest, as if He had known nothing about them, and this seemed to make it easier for me to talk. And the Lord said to me, My daughter, those words of your heart are pleasing to Me, and by saying the chaplet you are bringing humankind closer to Me.After these words, I found myself alone, but the presence of God is always in my soul. St. Faustina (Diary 929)

"The Rosary is a prayer both so humble and simple and a theologically rich in Biblical content. I beg you to pray it."  - St. John Paul II

“Virtue is not found in extremes, but in prudence.”  – St. Vincent de Paul