"Put the salvation of your soul first, our Lord Jesus Christ tells us, because that is the only thing you ought really to have at heart. How rare are those Christians who are ready to suffer than to jeopardize the salvation of their souls."   -  St. John Vianney

“Here I am, Lord, to do your will whatever comes.”  - St. Maria Bertilla Boscardin (1888–1922)

“God determines some things for certain times, which He does not want at others.”   – St. Vincent de Paul

To attain the ideal life of the soul, I believe we must live on the supernatural level, that is, we must never act “naturally.” We must become aware that God dwells within us and do everything with Him, then we are never commonplace, even when performing the most ordinary tasks, for we do not live in these things, we go beyond them! A supernatural soul never deals with secondary causes but with God alone.   - St. Elizabeth of the Trinity

Bodily suffering and spiritual happiness were truely possible.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Life - chapter 30 : 1

“Once Jesus said to me, ‘Do not be surprised that you are sometimes unjustly accused. I Myself first drank this cup of undeserved suffering for love of you.’” WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary, 289)

“Patience is more perfect when it is less mixed up with worries and disturbances. If the good God wants to prolong the time of trial, do not complain or try to investigate the reason, but remember the following: That the children of Israel travelled for forty years in the desert before setting foot in the Promised Land.”  St. Pio of Pietrelcina

"What shall you do when tempted by the flesh? Have the Virgin for your advocate. If you are devoted to her, you will feel temptations melting away, like wax before the fire."   - St. John of Avila

“If the soul belongs to the State, then it is treason to the State to dare offer it to God. This is the reason why the Catholic Church is termed “counter-revolutionary” in Mexico and Russia.  An atheistic State knows full well that it cannot completely possess man as the tool of the State, unless it unmakes the church which says that man is also a child of God; and that it cannot enslave man until it enslaves the Church which says that man is free.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Communism and the conscience of the West)

“Pray with great confidence, with confidence based upon the goodness and infinite generosity of God and upon the promises of Jesus Christ. God is a spring of living water which flows unceasingly into the hearts of those who pray."   -St. Louis de Montfort

“For Jesus Christ I am prepared to suffer still more.”    - St. Maximilian Kolbe

“When the time comes and we cannot pray, it is very simple—let Jesus pray in us to the Father in the silence of our hearts. If we cannot speak, He will speak. If we cannot pray, He will pray. So let us give Him our inability and our nothingness.”   - St.Teresa of Calcutta

"Our Lord is hidden there, waiting for us to come and visit him and ask him or what we want.  He is there, in the Sacrament of his love, sighing and interceding unceasingly for sinners before God his Father.  He is there to console us ...  See how good he is!  He adapts himself to our
weakness...  In heaven where we shall be triumphant and glorious, we shall see him in all his glory; if he had appeared before us now in glory, we should not have dared to approach him; but he hides himself like one in prison, saying to us 'You do not see me, but that does not matter; ask me for all you want, and I will grant it you.'" - St. John Vianney.

For me, prayer is a burst from my heart, a cry of thanksgiving and love in times of trial as well as in times of joy.    - St. Therese of Lisieux

Let us not tire of praising so great a King and Lord, who has prepared for us a kingdom without end.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations - chapter 31 : 47

"Every soul, and especially the soul of every religious, should reflect My Mercy. My Heart overflows with compassion and mercy for all. The heart of My beloved must resemble Mine; from her heart must spring the fountain of My mercy for souls; otherwise I will not acknowledge her as Mine."   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary, 1148)

“The desire to be in eternal peace is good and holy, but you must moderate this with complete resignation to the divine will. It is better to do the divine will on earth, than to enjoy Paradise. To suffer and not to die, was Saint Teresa's motto. Purgatory is sweet when one suffers for love of God.”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

“When the Holy Rosary is said well, it gives Jesus and Mary more glory and is more meritorious than any other prayer."   -  St. Louis Marie de Montfort

“It has been stated that flammable material exists on the inside of every human being.  For example, the righteous use of sex could be perverted into grossness; a desire for perfection could turn one into a tyrant; and the desire for property as the extension of oneself, into a miser.  The stages by which one advances into compulsion are: first, the consent of the will to any temptation; next, the act which is the result of the temptation; and, finally, the habit itself.  It takes many acts to make a habit, as it takes many strands of flax to make a rope.”  Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Guide to Contentment)

“The rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at a heart a Christ-centered prayer. It has all the depth of the gospel message in its entirety. It is an echo of the prayer of Mary, her perennial Magnificat for the work of the redemptive Incarnation which began in her virginal womb…It can be said that the rosary is, in some sense, a prayer-commentary on the final chapter of the Vatican II Constitution Lumen Gentium, a chapter that discusses the wondrous presence of the Mother of God in the mystery of Christ and the Church” (Saint John Paul II, Apostolic Letter, Rosarium Virginis Mariae).

„We will lie down for such a long time after death that it is worth while to keep standing while we are alive. Let us work now; one day we will rest.“   - St. Agostina Petrantoni (1864-1894)

If you can find the least instance of severity recorded about Mary in the Gospels, you may legitimately fear to approach her. But you will never find one. So go to her cheerfully, and she will save you by her intercession. —St. Bernard

“The important thing is to be aware of our weaknesses and to love the humiliation coming from them.”   – St. Vincent de Paul

We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.     - St. Bernard of Clairvaux

"Please don’t kill the child. I want the child. Please give me the child. I am willing to accept any child who would be aborted, and then give that child to a married couple who will love the child and in turn be loved by the child."   St. Teresa of Calcutta

No one but those who expetience it will believe the joy that is felt in these foundation.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations - -chapter 31 : 46

“Don't lose heart if it is your lot to work a lot and gather little. If you considered what one soul alone costs Jesus, you would never complain.”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

"At three o'clock, implore My mercy, especially for sinners; and, if only for a brief moment, immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony. This is the hour of great mercy for the whole world. I will allow you to enter into My mortal sorrow. In this hour, I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of Me in virtue of My Passion."   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary, 1320)

“Each instinct and passion of man is amoral; it is only the abuse of these passions that makes them wrong. There is nothing wrong about hunger, but there is something wrong about gluttony; there is no sin in thirst, but there is a sin in drunkenness; there is nothing wrong with a man who seeks economic security, but there is something wrong with a man who is avaricious; there is nothing to be despised in knowledge, but there is something to be condemned in pride; there is nothing wrong with the flesh, but there is something wrong in the abuse of the flesh. Just as dirt is matter in the wrong place, so sin is flesh in the wrong place. Sex has its place in that area of life designed for its fruition, but the misuse of it outside of that natural and supernatural bond is wrong.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Three to Get Married)

“Charity unites us to God. There is nothing mean in charity, nothing arrogant. Charity knows no schism, does not rebel, does all things in concord. In charity all the elect of God have been made perfect.”    - Pope St. Clement IS

“Men are so constituted that even the holiest are disposed to contradict each other.”   – St. Vincent de Paul

“God is more pleased by one work, however small, done secretly, without desire that it be known, than a thousand done with desire that men know of them.” St. John of the Cross (1542-1591)

Charity is that with which no man is lost, and without which no man is saved.   - St. Robert Bellarmine

Good intelligence is a great help in everything.   St Teresa of Jesus    The Book of Her Foundations - chapter 31 : 39

“Let us keep well in mind what the divine Master said: in our patience we will possess our souls.”    St. Pio of Pietrelcina

The next day, after Communion, I heard the voice saying, My daughter, look into the abyss of My mercy and give praise and glory to this mercy of Mine. Do it in this way: Gather all sinners from the entire world and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. I want to give Myself to souls; I yearn for souls, My daughter. On the day of My feast, the Feast of Mercy, you will go through the whole world and bring fainting souls to the spring of My mercy. I shall heal and strengthen them.   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary, 206)

When the Holy Spirit finds Mary in a soul, He flies to it. He enters therein and communicates Himself to that soul in abundance.    - St. Louis Grignion de Montfort

"We may seek graces, but shall never find them without the intercession of Mary.”   - St. Cajetan

"One day, through the Rosary and the Scapular, Our Lady will save the world."   - St. Dominic

“Simon saw in the cross only the burden of wood.  A few minutes, however, in the sweet company of Jesus changed his outlook.  Slavery became freedom, constraint became love, and reluctance a sweet abandon.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Stations of the Cross)

To pray the Rosary is to hand over our burdens to the merciful hearts of Christ and His mother.   - Pope St. John Paul II

All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.    - St. Francis de Sales

“The fears and mistrust you experience come from nature, and only from a distance do they have access to your heart, which is much more generous than that.   – St. Vincent de Paul

"Hail, Holy Lady, Most Notable Queen, Mother of God, and Mary Ever-Virgin! You were chosen by the Heavenly Father, who has been pleased to honor You with the presence of His most holy Son and the Divine Paraclete. You were blessed with the fullness of grace and goodness. Hail, Temple of God, His Dwelling Place, His Masterpiece, His Handmaid!"   - St. Francis of Assisi

As the Mother of Christ, Mary is the Mother of our wisdom and justice, of our holiness and redemption. She is more our Mother than the mother of our flesh. —St. Aelred

"Dear Christians, when it seems hard for you to renounce the world, to fight against sin, to return to God after sinning, to lead a Christian life and steadfastly walk in the paths of virtue; when trials frighten you, which no one is without; then think of the eternal reward which awaits you in Heaven."   - St. John Vianney

Jesus has made Himself the Bread of Life to give us life. Night and day, He is there. If you really want to grow in love, come back to the Eucharist, come back to that Adoration.   --St. Teresa of Calcutta

"And so, we will stand up every time that human life is threatened. When the sacredness of life before birth is attacked, we will stand up and proclaim that no one ever has the authority to destroy unborn life.
When a child is described as a burden or is looked upon only as a means to satisfy an emotional need, we will stand up and insist that every child is a unique and unrepeatable gift of God, with the right to a loving and united family...When the institution of marriage is abandoned to human selfishness or reduced to a temporary, conditional arrangement that can easily be terminated, we will stand up and affirm the indissolubility of the marriage bond..".  Pope St. John Paul the Great

“Let go of your plans. The first hour of your morning belongs to God. Tackle the day’s work that he charges you with, and he will give you the power to accomplish it.” St. Teresia Benedicta (Edith Stein) (1891.-1942.)

I was always certain that everything was working for the best, that the devil was setting snares so as to hinder it, and that God would accomplish his designs.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations - chapter 31 : 22

Jesus: My child, know that the greatest obstacles to holiness are discouragement and an exaggerated anxiety. These will deprive you of the ability to practice virtue. All temptations united together ought not disturb your interior peace, not even momentarily. Sensitiveness and discouragement are the fruits of self-love. You should not become discouraged, but strive to make My love reign in place of your self-love. Have confidence, My child. Do not lose heart in coming for pardon, for I am always ready to forgive you. As often as you beg for it, you glorify My mercy.   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary,1488)

“Why should you worry if Jesus wants to make you reach the heavenly homeland through deserts or fields, when we get to blessed eternity anyway either by one or the other? Cast aside all excessive preoccupations that derive from the trials the good God sends you; and if this is not possible, do not think about it and be resigned in everything to the divine will.”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

"If you say the Rosary faithfully until death, I do assure you that, in spite of the gravity of your sins, you shall receive a never-fading crown of glory. For even if you are now on the brink of damnation, even if you have one foot in hell, even if you have sold your soul to the devil…sooner or later you will be converted and will amend your life and save your soul. If...you say the Rosary devoutly every day of your life."   - St. Louis Marie de Montfort

“IF there is any subject which is offensive to modern sentimentalism it is the subject of hell.  Our generation clamors for what the poet has called a soft dean, who never mentions hell to ears polite, and our unsoiled age wants a Christianity watered so as to make the Gospel of Christ nothing more than a gentle doctrine of good will, a social program of economic betterment, and a mild scheme of progressive idealism.”  Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Sorry for the lack of posts first no internet  for 2 days due to a defective modem then illness with a lot of pain

“Anxiety is one of the greatest traitors that real virtue and solid devotion can ever have. It pretends to warm us to do good works, but doesn't and we grow cold; it makes us run only to make us trip. One must be careful of this on all occasions particularly at prayer. And to better succeed it would be well to remember that graces and the consolations of prayer are not waters of this earth, but of Heaven, and that therefore all our efforts are not sufficient to make them fall, even though it is necessary to prepare oneself with great diligence, but always humbly and tranquilly; one must keep one's heart turned to Heaven and wait from there the heavenly dew.”   St.  Pio of Pietrelcina

“Humility, obedience, meekness, and love are the virtues that shine through the Cross and the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. O my Jesus, help me imitate you!” (St. Anthony Mary Claret)

"The most fundamental human freedom [is] that of practicing one’s faith openly, which for human beings is their reason for living"    -Pope St. John Paul II

“By denying guilt they show that they are cowards; by denying any perfection outside themselves, they become snobs.”  Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Peace of Soul)

“Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your hearts.” (St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr, Letter to the Romans)

Who except God can give you peace? Has the world ever been able to satisfy the heart?    - St. Gerard Majella

"Write down everything that occurs to you regarding My goodness". I answered, 'What do You mean, Lord, what if I write too much?' And the Lord replied, "My daughter, even if you were to speak at one and the same time in all human and angelic tongues, even then you would not have said very much, but on the contrary, you would have sung in only a small measure the praises of My goodness - of My unfathomable mercy"   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary 1605)

Darkness can only be scattered by light, and hatred can only be conquered by love.    - Pope St. John Paul II

"Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother. Love the Madonna and pray the rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by God pass through the Blessed Mother." St. Pio of Pietrelcina (1887-1968)

“ We must not drift away from the humble works, because they are the works nobody will do. It is never too small. We are so small and we look at things in a small way. But God, being Almighty, sees everything great. Therefore, even if you write a letter for a blind man or you just go and listen, or you take the mail for him, or you visit somebody or bring a flower to somebody—small things—or wash clothes for somebody, clean the house—very humble work—that is where you and I must be. For there are many people who can do big things. But there are very few people who will do the small things."   - St. Teresa of Calcutta

“Simon had something to learn; so he invited a teacher; the woman had something to be forgiven, so she poured out her contrite tears on the Divine Creditor Who proved to be her Savior.  Simon had not denied the existence of guilt; but he felt himself relatively innocent when he saw the woman who was a sinner.  Guilt is not just the breaking of a love; it is the wounding of someone who is loved.”  Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Life of Christ)

Although my human nature sometimes finds these trials distasteful, my determination to suffer for this great God does not lessen.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations - chapter 31 : 12

"In the recitation of the Rosary, the Christian community enters into contact with the memories and the contemplative gaze of Mary. The Rosary is one of the traditional paths of Christian prayer directed to the contemplation of Christ’s face."   - Pope St. John Paul II

“The good God will not fail to supply your need since it concerns His service, and He will do it in one way or another.”   - St. Vincent de Paul

In Him I have always trusted through His most sacred Son and the Virgin, Our Lady.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations - chapter 28 : 35

“Walk with your feet on earth, but in your heart be in heaven.” –  St. John Bosco

“Proverbs praises the strong woman: "She puts her hands to the distaff," we are told, and I willingly say a few words to you on this matter: Your distaff is the accumulation of your desires. Therefore spin a little every day, thread by thread weave your design until it is finished and you will infallibly succeed. But be careful not to hurry, because you will tangle the thread with knots and confuse the spindle. Therefore, advance always, and even if you progress at a slow pace, you will still travel far.”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

"...At three o'clock, implore My mercy, especially for sinners; and, if only for a brief moment, immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony. This is the hour of great mercy for the whole world. I will allow you to enter into My mortal sorrow. In this hour, I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of Me in virtue of My Passion.... WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary, 1320)

“The basic problem of the economic world is a spiritual one: what is the nature of man?  Tell me what you believe about a man, and I will tell you your economics.”  Archbishop Fulton Sheen.  Communism and the Conscience of the West

In imitation of Jesus, Christians should love Mary and think the best of her. They should take her as their Mother and love, serve, wait upon her, and like Jesus be completely obedient to her. —St. Anthony Claret

“No peace without justice, no justice without forgiveness: I shall not tire of repeating this warning to those who, for one reason or another, nourish feelings of hatred, a desire for revenge or the will to destroy.” (Pope St. John Paul II; World Day of Peace; January 1, 2002)

“God raises up and puts down wherever He pleases and whomsoever He wishes. It is for us to adore his ways and trust in his goodness.”   – St. Vincent de Paul

Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that thou mayest believe, but believe that thou mayest understand.    - StAugustine

“The most beautiful and stirring adventure that can happen to you is the personal meeting with Jesus, who is the only one who gives real meaning to our lives.”   -Pope St. John Paul II

The sign of the Scapular points to an effective synthesis of Marian spirituality, which nourishes the devotion of believers and makes them sensitive to the Virgin Mother's loving presence in their lives. The Scapular is essentially a "habit". Those who receive it are associated more or less closely with the Order of Carmel and dedicate themselves to the service of Our Lady for the good of the whole Church.   - St John Paul II Message to the Carmelite Family  25 March 2001

Hand over your worry and anxiety to the Lord; He will always provide you with His peace.   - St. Alphonsus Liguori

I understand clearly that I did for my part was little, but God wants no more than our determination so that He may do everything Himself.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations - chapter 28 : 19

“‘I am love and Mercy Itself.  There is no misery that could be a match for My mercy, neither will misery exhaust it, because as it is being granted – it increases.  The soul that trusts in My mercy is most fortunate, because I Myself take care of it.’”    WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (DIARY, 1273B)

“Never fall back on yourself alone, but place all your trust in God and don't be too eager to be set free from your present state. Let the Holy Spirit act within you. Give yourself up to all His transports and have no fear. He is so wise and gentle and discreet that He never brings about anything but good. How good this Holy Spirit, this Comforter, is to all, but how supremely good He is to those who seek Him.”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

“Every heresy in the history of the Church has been either a truth exaggerated to an excess, or diminished to a defect.”  Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Moods and Truths)

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

“It is not the man who is responsible for the offerings as they become Christ’s body and blood; it is Christ Himself who was crucified for us. The standing figure belongs to the priest who speaks these words. The power and the grace belong to God. ‘This is My body,’ he says. And these words transform the offerings.”    - St. John Chrysostom

“To pray the Rosary is to hand over our burdens to the merciful hearts of Christ and His mother.”    - Pope St. John Paul II

“Do not be saddened by the sad spectacle of human injustice; even this has its value in the economy of things. It is over this that you will one day see arise the inevitable triumph of the justice of God!”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

Today I heard a voice in my soul: "Oh, if sinners knew My mercy, they would not perish in such great numbers. Tell sinful souls not to be afraid to approach Me; speak to them of My great mercy"   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary 1396)

"Mary is close to us as no other human being is. She is both Mother to the Redeemer and Mother to the Church. She is totally and perpetually emptied of herself. She has given herself entirely to Christ and calls us to do the same. In the Immaculate we find the essence of the Church without distortion. We ourselves must learn from her to be "ecclesial souls" so that we may present ourselves as "blamesless," in Paul's words, in the sight of the Lord."   Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Suffering is the best thing for our souls, and fixung our eyes on His honor and glory, we should forget ourselves.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations - chapter 28 : 18

O Mary, I have no doubt that whenever we run to you, we shall obtain all that we desire. Let those then who have no hope, hope in you. —St. Bernard

“If a man thinks he knows it all, then he thinks there is nothing left for him to know, not even what God might tell him.  If the soul is filled to the brim with the ego, there is no place left for God.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (The Seven Capital Sins)

"What does Jesus Christ represent, dear brethren, when He is carried around the church in the procession?  He is like a good and gracious king in the midst of His subjects, a kind father surrounded by His children, and a good shepherd gathering His sheep.  What thoughts should fill our minds when we walk with our God?  We should follow Him as the first Christians followed Him when He walked upon this earth and lavished His benefits upon the whole world. If we are so happy as to accompany Him with a lively faith, we are sure of obtaining all that we ask of Him."
Saint John Vianney,

“Rely upon God, and you will have the fulfillment of whatever your heart desires.”   – St. Vincent de Paul

"All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding his life we find that he is the best example." St. Teresa of Avila (1515.-1582.)

“Through Eve, the beautiful and of men was extinguished; but it has revived through Mary”    - St. Ephrem the Syrian (306 – 373)

"Truth never changes. It cannot be destroyed by any decision or legal act. Telling the Truth with courage is a way leading directly to freedom. A man who tells the Truth is a free man despite external slavery, imprisonment or custody."    - Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko

Holiness is not reserved for a small number of exceptional persons. It is for everyone.    - Pope St. John Paul II

“Immediately before and for a good while after my conversion, I was of the opinion that to lead a religious life meant one had to give up all that was secular and to live totally immersed in thoughts of the Divine. But gradually I realized that something else is asked of us in this world and that, even in the contemplative life, one may not sever the connection with the world. I even believe that the deeper one is drawn into God, the more one must ‘go out of oneself’, that is, one must go to the world in order to carry the divine life into it.”   - St. Edith Stein

After I received Communion, I was recommending the matter to God as I often used to do.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations - chapter 28 : 15

On one occasion, the Lord said to me, Why are you fearful and why do you tremble when you are united to Me? I am displeased when a soul yields to vain terrors. Who will dare to touch you when you are with Me? Most dear to Me is the soul that strongly believes in My goodness and has complete trust in Me. I heap My confidence upon it and give it all it asks.   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary,  453)

“You should not be discouraged, because if there is in the soul a continual effort to improve, the Lord will finally reward you by suddenly making all the virtues blossom in you as in a garden full of flowers.”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

“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 St. Pius X

“The secret of it all is the rigid insistence by the Catholic instructors on a rigid philosophical training which is at the root of all intellectual progress.  Only one conclusion can be drawn from these facts and that is the absolute superiority of the Catholic system of education which cares not for the frills and fads of which modern education is so fond, but insists on the deep fundamental principles which underlie great problems of our social, civic, religious and educational life.”     - Archbishop Fulton Sheen

“The poor common people are starving for the Word of God and are being allowed to die of hunger.”   -  St. Vincent de Paul

“When tempted, invoke your Angel. he is more eager to help you than you are to be helped! Ignore the devil and do not be afraid of him: He trembles and flees at the sight of your Guardian Angel.”    - St. John Bosco

" O Jesus , even though I fall at every moment , in trustful faith I shall pray to rise me up !”   - St. Elizabeth of the Trinity

“To pray the Rosary is to hand over our burdens to the merciful hearts of Christ and His mother.”   -Pope St. John Paul II

“...the agency of the Almighty Grace, which both in this world heals many, and in the world to come will heal all the maladies of our minds and bodies, and, satisfying our desires after good things, crown us for ever with its mercy and compassion. Amen.”   - St. Bede the Venerable

Totally love Him, who gave Himself totally for your love.    - St. Clare of Assisi

“That bread which you see on the altar, consecrated by the word of God, is the body of Christ. That chalice, or rather, what the chalice holds, consecrated by the word of God, is the blood of Christ. Through those elements the Lord wished to entrust to us His body and the blood which He poured out for the remission of sins. If you have received worthily, you are what you have received.”    - St. Augustine of Hippo

If you have confidence in Him and have courageous spirits, you need not fear that He will fail you in anything.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations - chapter 27 : 12

“In the first place, I want you to know that Jesus needs someone to mourn with Him for human wickedness. This is why he leads me along the sorrowful paths. But blessed be His charity forever. He knows how to combine the bitter with the sweet and convert the fleeting pains of this life into eternal happiness.”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

'' If My death on the Cross does not convince you of My Love, what will convince you?''   - Words of Jesus to St Faustina.

Cast yourself in spirit into the Heart of Mary. Then love the Sovereign Good by means of this Heart that is so pure!    - St. Paul of the Cross

“We must not be surprised when we hear of murders, of killings, of wars, of hatred. If a mother can kill her own child, what is left but for us to kill each other?”    - St. Teresa of Calcutta

“False economics says that the primary end of business is not consumption, but production.  Start with this principle and it follows then that the purpose of a machine is not to supply human needs, but to make profit for its owner.  The price then becomes more important than the man who pays the price.  It is then only a step to say that the produce of God’s bountiful land may be destroyed in the midst of starvation for the sake of an economic price.  Man becomes subordinate to economics, instead of economics to man, and this means a degradation and impoverishment of human dignity.”  Archbishop Fulton Sheen (The Prodigal World)

“Do not think that Jesus Christ is forgetful of you, since He has left you, as the greatest memorial and pledge of His love, Himself in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.”   - St. Alphonsus de Liguori

"Dear Christians, when it seems hard for you to renounce the world, to fight against sin, to return to God after sinning, to lead a Christian life and steadfastly walk in the paths of virtue; when trials frighten you, which no one is without;  then think of the eternal reward which awaits you in heaven.  Consider that for a little trouble you will receive a great reward, for an easy victory a good, and for a momentary trouble an everlasting reward."    - St. John Vianney

“If angels could be jealous of men, they would be so for one reason: Holy Communion.” St. Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941)

“I do not know the future; yet I can confidently say that my Spouse is at the door.”    - St. Therese of Lisieux

“Mortification, like all the other virtues, is acquired only by repeated acts.”   - St. Vincent de Paul

“The Son therefore goes on to say: ‘Those that You gave me, I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition;’ that the Scripture might be fulfilled. The betrayer of Christ was called the son of perdition, as foreordained to perdition, according to the Scripture, where it is specially prophesied of him in the 109th Psalm.”   - Saint Augustine

The source of justice is not vengeance but charity.    -St. Bridget of Sweden

“In the same way a powerful medicine cures an illness, so illness itself is a medicine to cure passion. And there is much profit of soul in bearing illness quietly and giving thanks to God.“    - St. Amma Syncletice (c. 270 – c. 350)

Our heart can include in the decades of the Rosary all the events that comprise the life of the individual, the family, the nation, and all humankind. It can include our own circumstances, those of our neighbor, and especially those of people dear to us. —Pope St. John Paul II

May it please His Majesty to give us abundant grace, for with this, nothing will prevent us from advancing.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila    The Book of Her Foundations - chapter 5 : 17

Jesus also revealed the Jesus King of All Nations Devotion. He said, “This Devotion to me as Jesus King of All Nations is to be a companion devotion to that of my mercy as given to my beloved daughter, Faustina, and to that of my Sacred Heart as given to my beloved daughter, Margaret Mary.” WORDS OF JESUS TO ST . FAUSTINA   (Diary,165).

“Nor should you become confused, trying to understand whether you consented or not. Do everything with an upright intention; this uprightness which must always be present in your actions, and whenever you valiantly and generously fight the evil tricks of the evil spirit.”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

"When the Holy Rosary is said well, it gives Jesus and Mary more glory and is more meritorious than any other prayer."   - St. Louis Marie de Montfort

“The most honest of those who appear on radio or television, as regards to their material, are the comedians.  At the end of every program, regardless of who the comedian is, there will always be found listed the names of his writers.  The comedians admit, though they speak the humorous lines, that they actually are indebted to others for putting them in their mouths.  One never sees on a television screen at the end of a program given by a politician the names of the one who wrote his speech.  Here we pay tribute to the four writers who have given us the greatest inspiration: 1. A Collector of internal revenue 2. A reporter 3. A physician 4. An official in a fishing company.  These four writers are perhaps better known as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.  Though none of them has written the material that is used in our books, they nevertheless have given us the philosophy and theology behind all that we write.”  Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Thinking Life Through)

“God does not ask you to go beyond the means he has given you.”   – St. Vincent de Paul

“No earthly pleasures, no kingdoms of this world can benefit me in any way. I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire.”    - St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr

Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world.   - Ignatius of Antioch

“You must know that when you ‘hail’ Mary, she immediately greets you! Don’t think that she is one of those rude women of whom there are so many—on the contrary, she is utterly courteous and pleasant. If you greet her, she will answer you right away and converse with you!”   - Saint Bernardine of Siena

The Holy Spirit distributes His gifts, His virtues, and His grace through Mary. He distributes them to whomever He wills, as many as He wills, and the way He wills.    - St. Ignatius of Antioch

The purpose of clothing is to keep warm in winter and to cover your nakedness, not to serve your vanity.    -St. Cyril of Jerusalem

”If you are faithful to do the Will of God in time, yours shall be accomplished throughout eternity.”     - St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690)

You must oppose every form of hatred with the invincible power of Christ’s love.    -Pope St. John Paul II

"When you see the Lord immolated and lying upon the altar, and the priest bent over that sacrifice praying, and all the people empurpled by that precious blood, can you think that you are still among men and on earth? Or are you not lifted up to heaven?"    -  St. John Chrysostom

My Lord and my God, I know through faith that You are He who can do all things.    St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations - chapter 22 : 23

It so happened that I fell again into a certain error, in spite of a sincere resolution not to do so - even though the lapse was a minor imperfection and rather involuntary - and at this I felt such acute pain in my soul that I interrupted my work and went to the chapel for a while. Falling at the feet of Jesus, with love and a great deal of pain, I apologised to the Lord, all the more ashamed because of the fact that in my conversation with Him after Holy Communion this very morning I had promised to be faithful to Him. Then I heard these words, "If it hadn't been for this small imperfection, you wouldn't have come to Me. Know that as often as you come to Me, humbling yourself and asking My forgiveness, I pour out a superabundance of graces on your soul, and your imperfection vanishes before My eyes, and I see only your love and your humility. You lose nothing but gain much".   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary 1293)

“As regards the spiritual trials to which the paternal goodness of the heavenly Father is subjecting you, I beg you to be resigned and if possible tranquil on the assurances of he who takes the place of God, and who speaks to you in his name; who loves you in Him and who desires every blessing for you. You are suffering, it is true, but with resignation. You are suffering, but do not fear, because God is with you and you don't offend Him, but you love Him. You are suffering, but believe that Jesus is suffering within you, with you, and for you.”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

“O Holy Mary! My Mother; into thy blessed trust and special custody, and into the bosom of thy mercy, I this day, and every day, and in the hour of my death, commend my soul and body. To thee I commit all my anxieties and sorrows, my life and the end of my life, that by thy most holy intercession, and by thy merits, all my actions may be directed and governed by thy will and that of thy Son.”   - St. Aloysius Gonzaga

Prayer before the way of the Cross: “Prayer before the way of the Cross: The curtain is now about to go up on the awful and abiding drama of Thy Redemptive Love.  And as I hear Thy worlds, ‘Take up thy Cross daily and follow Me,’ I stand affrighted, lest its burden be too great and its shame too bitter.  If I could but see that Thy command to follow Thee to Calvary was not just an iron law of cruel fate, but a condition of everlasting happiness, perhaps I could better make the journey, but I fear, dear Jesus, lest having Thee I must have naught else beside.  Let this fear be dispelled in seeing death as the condition of life, for through Thy apostle, Paul, Thou hast told us it is the joy at the end of the journey that makes us endure the Cross, and even Thou, in loving kindness, hast asked all who labor and are burdened to come unto Thee, where they will find rest for their souls.  Then I shall take up the Cross, Jesus!  Why must we love Thee so!”  Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Prayer composed by Sheen to say before the Way of The Cross)

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.    - St. Augustine

“Love one another, bear with one another, support one another and be united in the Spirit of God who has chosen you for this great undertaking and will preserve you for its fulfillment.”

– St. Vincent de Paul

There is no cross to bear that Christ has not already born for us, and does not now bear with us    -Pope St. John Paul II

“One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.”    St.  Francis de Sales (1567.-1622)

What His Majesty desires cannot be set aside.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations - chapter 22 : 19

“Remember that I am the enemy of useless desires, no less than I am of dangerous and bad desires. Because even though one's desires are good, nevertheless the desire is always defective in our regard, especially when it is combined with excessive concern. Because God does not expect this sort of good, but He wants us to practice another.”    St. Pio of Pietrelcina

My daughter, do you think you have written enough about My mercy? What you have written is but a drop compared to the ocean. I am Love and Mercy Itself. There is no misery that could be a match for My mercy, neither will misery exhaust it, because as it is being granted — it increases   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary 1273)

“Let us run to her, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence.”   -Saint Francis de Sales

“A religion that doesn't interfere with the secular order will soon discover that the secular order will not refrain from interfering with it.”  Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (Church and State)

Consider the shortness of time, the length of eternity and reflect how everything here below comes to an end and passes by. Of what use is it to lean upon that which cannot give support? – Saint Gerard Majella

"When I see people making great progress, and being resolute and detached and courageous, I conceive a great love for them and should be glad if I could see more of them: I think they are a help to me. People who I see to be timid and who appear to be making half-hearted attempts to do things which so far as human reason can judge they can do perfectly well seem to distress me and make me pray to God for them and to the saints who accomplished these very things which now frighten us. Not that I am good for anything, but I believe that God helps those who set out to do great things for His sake and never fails those who trust in Him alone. And I should like to find someone who would help me to believe this to be so, and to have no anxiety about what I am to eat and put on, but leave it to God." St. Teresa of Jesus of Avila

“Our Lord will counsel you what to do.”   – St. Vincent de Paul

The Rosary is a devotion that, through the Blessed Mother, leads us to Jesus. It is He Who is the goal of this long and repeated invocation to Mary.    - Pope St. Paul VI

We all have a vocation. We believe that God has placed us in this life to fill a special need that no one else can accomplish.    – St. Francis de Sales

“Let us submit to the orders of our Sovereign Master, and confess that -- in spite of all that seems harsh and distressing -- He is good and just in all He does and that He has a right at all times to our praise and love.”   - St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

The prioresses must remember that they are not there for the purpose of choosing a path for others according to their own liking.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations - chapter 18 : 6

"When a soul sees and realises the gravity of it sins, when the whole abyss of the misery into which it immersed itself is displayed before its eyes, let it not despair, but with trust let it throw itself into the arms of My mercy, as a child into the arms of its beloved mother. These souls have a right of priority to My compassionate Heart, they have first access to My mercy".   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary 1541)

“You must not behave violently unless you wish to risk gaining nothing. You must have great Christian prudence.”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

“Our sweet Jesus, through the excess of His love...has left Himself to us in the Most Holy Sacrament.”   - St. Philip Neri~

‎"Cheer may be natural, in which case it springs from an inborn vitality and zest for living. But there is another kind of cheerfulness which is Divine in origin. Saint Paul bade others to have it as believing in God. This kind of cheerfulness is found in Francis of Assisi, who expressed the joy of grace to his soul by song. Teresa of Avila who lived a life of great penance, was want to pour out her joy in that inner world of spirituality by clapping her hands and dancing in the Spanish style. In the history of the world there never has been a sad saint, because sanctity and sadness are opposites." Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Simple Truths)

“May God be ever in the center of your heart and give you the strength needed in the present disturbances!”   – St. Vincent de Paul

“In her voyage across the ocean of this world, the Church is like a great ship being pounded by the waves of life’s different stresses. Our duty is not to abandon ship but to keep her on her course.”    -  St. Boniface

"When people love and recite the Rosary they find it makes them better."   - St. Anthony Mary Claret

“What really matters in life is that we are loved by Christ and that we love Him in return.    - Pope St. John Paul II

''We know that the Word assumed a body from a virgin, and through a new creation, put on our old nature. We know that He was a man, formed from the same substance as we are. IF HE WERE NOT OF THE SAME NATURE AS OURSELVES, HIS COMMAND TO IMITATE HIM AS A MASTER WOULD BE A FUTILE ONE.''   - St. Hippolytus, born 170 A.D.— died 235 A.D.

The Lord leads souls by different paths.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations - chapter 18 : 6

“Those souls who throw themselves into the whirlpool of worldly preoccupations are poor and unfortunate. The more they love the world, the more their passions multiply; the more their desires are lit, the more they find themselves incapable of carrying out their projects, and thus they are uneasy, impatient, terrible shocks break their hearts; those hearts which do not beat with charity and holy love. Let us pray for these unfortunate and miserable souls, that Jesus may forgive them and draw them to Himself in his infinite mercy.”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

When, on one occasion, my confessor told me to ask the Lord Jesus the meaning of the two rays in the image,[77] I answered, "Very well, I will ask the Lord."
During prayer I heard these words within me: The two rays denote Blood and Water. The pale ray stands for the Water which makes souls righteous. The red ray stands
for the Blood which is the life of souls.. These two rays issued forth from the very depths of My tender mercy when My
agonized Heart was opened by a lance on the Cross.
These rays shield souls from the wrath of My Father. Happy is the one who will dwell in their shelter, for the just hand of God shall not lay hold of him. I desire that the first Sunday after Easter be the Feast of Mercy.
300 +Ask of my faithful servant [Father Sopocko] that, on this day, he tell the whole world of My great mercy; that whoever approaches the Fount of Life on this day will be granted complete remission of sins and punishment.+Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My mercy.+Oh, how much I am hurt by a soul's distrust! Such a soul professes that I am Holy and Just, but does not believe that I am Mercy and does not trust in My Goodness. Even the devils glorify My Justice but do not believe in My Goodness. My Heart rejoices in this title of Mercy.   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA.  (Diary, 299)

"O Mary of the Rosary, keep me recollected when I say these prayers of yours; bind me forever, with your Rosary to Jesus of the Blessed Sacrament. Blessed be Jesus, my love; Blessed be the Immaculate Virgin Mary."   - Pope St. John XXlll

The Rosary is all-powerful to touch the Heart of our Lady. It is the most excellent and fruitful type of prayer for obtaining above all eternal life.    - Pope Leo XIII

“Christianity, by emphasizing discipline, reason, and the value of nature as such, became the rock on which empirical science was founded.  Science arose and could arise only in a Christian civilization.  The East, lacking this foundation, never became scientific.  Science is not inimical to a Christian civilization, for it has flourished only in a Christian civilization.  It has not flourished in a Buddhist civilization, nor amongst the Mohammedans, for the reason that a pantheistic civilization that confuses God and the world can never get hold of the world alone to study it scientifically.  The Christian conception, on the contrary, makes God and the world distinct, and therefore make it possible for a man to study the universe as the universe.  In doing this, man follows out the injunction of the Creator, Who commanded man to rule over the earth and subject it.”   -  Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Old Errors and New Labels)

"Tell everyone that GOD gives GRACES through my Immaculate Heart "    -Our Lady of Fatima

"The Virgin Mary, being obedient to His word, received from an angel the glad tidings that she would bear God."   - St. Irenaeus

"Don’t lose heart. I will never forsake you. My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the way that will lead you to God."    - Our Lady of Fatima speaking to Lúcia Santos

"When the Holy Rosary is said well, it gives Jesus and Mary more glory and is more meritorious than any other prayer."    -St. Louis de Montfort

"The promotion of the culture of life should be the highest priority in our societies...If the right to life is not defended decisively as a condition for all other rights of the person, all other references to human rights remain deceitful and illusory."    -Pope St. John Paul II

"All the saints became saints because of mental prayer." St. Alphonsus (1696-1787)

Do not risk losing Jesus for all eternity, for He is so good. Enough with sin. Love Jesus, love him!
- Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa (1904-1955)

Discretion is an important aspect of government, and very necessary in these houses.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations -  chapter the 18 : 6

“You are searching feverishly for the Supreme Good, but in truth, He is within you, keeping you stretched out on the naked Cross, breathing strength into you to bear the intolerable torment, and love, that you may bitterly love the Love. Your fear of having lost Him, then, is altogether futile, for He is quite near and clasps you to Himself. Equally futile is your anxiety for the future, since the present is a crucifixion of love.”   St Pio of Pietrelcina

After Holy Communion, I saw the Lord Jesus, who said these words to me, "Today, penetrate into the spirit of My poverty and arrange everything in such a way that the most destitute will have no reason to envy you. I find pleasure, not in large buildings and magnificent structures, but in a pure and humble heart".   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary 532)

“The Rosary is the prayer that touches most the heart of the Mother of God. If you wish peace to reign in your homes, recite the Family Rosary."   - Pope St. Pius X

“We are in a condition of society where the school has replaced the church in education, and we are coming to a condition where the state will replace the school.  Such is always the logic of history; when the family surrenders its rights, the state assumes them as its own.  In order to avoid that condition, the new order must integrate in some way religion to education.”    - Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Philosophies at War)

Rising or going to bed, leaving or returning, away or at home, I have the “Hail Mary” always on my lips. I am insuperable when I say it. To become perfect, say a Rosary a day.    - St. Louis Grignion de Montfort

The power of the Rosary is beyond description.   - Venerable Fulton Sheen

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

“By this title affixed to His cross He blotted out the decree issued  against the human race.”   - St. Cyril of Alexandria,

“We ask God to guide and possess you entirely in time and eternity.”   - St. Vincent de Paul

Who teaches the soul if not God?   -St. John of the Cross

There is no more powerful means to obtain God’s grace than to employ the intercessions of the Holy Virgin.    -St. Philip Neri

It ought to be a great consolation for us that Jesus Christ, true God and true man, is present in the most Blessed Sacrament in many places.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations - chapter 18 : 5

“Don't tire yourself with things that cause anxieties, perturbation and worries. Only one thing is necessary, to lift up your spirit and love God.”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

Today, the Lord came to me and said, "My daughter, help Me to save souls. You will go to a dying sinner, and you will continue to recite the chaplet, and in this way you will obtain for him trust in My mercy, for he is already in despair". Suddenly, I found myself in a strange cottage where an elderly man was dying amidst great torments. All about the bed was a multitude of demons and the family, who were crying. When I began to pray, the spirits of darkness fled, with hissing and threats directed at me. The soul became calm and, filled with trust, rested in the Lord. At the same moment, I found myself again in my own room. How this happens... I do not know.   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary 1797 - 1798)

The Rosary enlivens the hope for things above that endure forever. As we meditate on the glory of Jesus and His Mother, we see heaven opened and are heartened in our striving to gain the eternal home. —Pope Pius XI

"Sanctity is not a question of relinquishing or giving up something for Christ: It is a question of exchange. In the spiritual world, I learn that there are many things that I can get along without, and as I grow in acquaintance with Christ, I find that I can get along without sin, but I cannot get along without His peace of conscience, and so I exchange one for the other. I find by a still deeper acquaintance that I can get along without the world’s goods, but not without the wealth of Christ’s grace, and so I exchange one for the other thus , the saint goes on exchanging one thing for another. And thus it is that in making himself poor, he becomes rich, and in making himself a slave, he becomes free.”   Archbishop Fulton Sheen

“You can bring salvation to anyone provided you make him like salvation.”  -   St. Francis de Sales

"We must be tolerant to the erring, because ignorance may have led them astray; but we must be intolerant to the error, because Truth is not our making, but God’s. And hence the Church in her history, due reparation made, has always welcomed the heretic back into the treasury of her souls, but never his heresy into the treasury of her wisdom.”    - Moods and Truths, by Fulton J. Sheen

“Have patience, and have it in Our Lord who is pleased to try you.”   – St. Vincent de Paul

"Heroism at work is to be found finishing each task."   - St. Josemaria Escriva (1902.-1975.)

"Begin now to be what you will be hereafter" St. Jerome (347-420)

“Sweeter even than to have had the joy of children of my own has it been for me to help bring about a better state of things for mothers generally, so that their unborn little ones could not be willed away from them.”   -  Susan B. Anthony

Moreover, Christians are born for combat, whereof the greater the vehemence, the more assured, God willing, the triumph: ‘Have confidence; I have overcome the world’ (John 16:33)    - Pope Leo XIII

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

“Obedience is the burial place of the will and the resurrection of lowliness.” — St. John Climacus

I don't know what trials, however great should be feared if in exchange something so good comes about for Christianity.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations - 

chapter 18 : 5

When a soul praises My goodness, Satan trembles before it and flees to the very bottom of hell   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary 378)

“Do not fear as regards your spirit: they are jokes, trials and signs of predilection on the part of the heavenly Spouse who wants to make you similar to Him. Jesus sees the disposition and good will of your soul, which is excellent, and He accepts and rewards this, and not your incapabilities and inabilities, so be tranquil.”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

“There is greater unity among the forces of evil than among the forces of good.  To counteract the common danger there must be greater unity among men of good will.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Seven Pillars of Peace)

“My greatest confidence is in God and not in human industry.”   – St. Vincent de Paul

"The sun shines equally both on cedars and on every tiny flower. In just the same way God looks after every soul as if it had no equal. "   -St. Therese of Lisieux

Listen and attend with the ear of your heart    -St. Benedict

The secret of happiness is to live moment by moment and to thank God for all that He, in His goodness, sends to us day after day.     - St. Gianna Molla

“Raise thy heart and thy love toward the sweet and most Holy Cross, which soothes every pain!”   - St. Catherine of Siena

This is a special consolation for me : to see one more church.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations - 

chapter 18 : 5

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

"Be not afraid of your Saviour, O sinful soul. I make the first move to come to you, for I know that by yourself you are unable to lift yourself to Me. Child, do not run away from your Father; be willing to talk openly with your God of mercy who wants to speak words of pardon and lavish His graces on you. How dear your soul is to Me! I have inscribed your name upon My hand; you are engraved as a deep wound in My Heart."   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary, 1485)

”I beg you not to worry about what I am suffering at present and will suffer in the future. No matter how severe this suffering is, when it is placed before the good that awaits us, it is always a delight for the soul.”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

And so, I tell thee, if great sins have been forgiven her, She has also greatly loved.  He loves little who has little forgiven him. – Luke 7:47  “It would be very wrong to deduce that it would be well to have sinned much, or to have run up a bigger debt in order that the sinner might have more forgiven.  Rather the lesson is that flagrant sinners are much more likely to discover that they are sinners than those who think they are good.  As in a hospital, a patient who is a mass of sores and bruises solicits more pity than one less injured, so too, admitted guilt is not an obstacle, but an argument in favor of Divine mercy.  The love of this woman grew in proportion to her gratitude for pardon.  It was not the quantity of sin, but rather the consciousness of it and the mercy extended in its forgiveness, which manifested the great love of this penitent woman.  Much was forgiven her; therefore she loved much.”  Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Life of Christ)

“The powers of hell will assail the dying Christian; but his angel guardian will come to console him. His patrons, and St. Michael, who has been appointed by God to defend his faithful servants in their last combat with the devils, will come to his aid.”    - Saint Alphonsus Maria de’ Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

"If I am tempted to leave Thee, do not Thou, O my God, leave me."
—part of a prayer by Blessed John Henry Newman

“The so-called right to abortion has portrayed the greatest of gifts — a child — as a competitor, an intrusion and an inconvenience.”  St. Teresa of Calcutta

“Whatever may happen, you must not fret but rise above it and remain in peace. No harm can befall you if God does not will it; and if he permits it, it will be for a good end since, to those who serve Him, all things turn out for the best.”   – St. Vincent de Paul

The Rosary calls for a quiet rhythm and a lingering pace, helping the individual to meditate on the Mysteries of the Lord’s life as seen through the eyes of Mary. Thus, the unfathomable riches of these Mysteries are unfolded.    - Pope St. Paul VI

"St. Joseph, father of Christ, is also your father and your lord. Ask him to help you."   -  St. Josemaria Escriva (1902.-1975.)

"Prayer is a repose, a relaxation. One must come in total simplicity to the One whom one loves, holding oneself near to Him as a small child in its mother’s arms, allowing one’s heart to go out ... there is only one occupation for a Carmelite and that is to love and to pray."   St. Elizabeth of the Trinity

Fear of the hardship involved never prevented me from making a foundation.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations -  chapter 18 : 5

“Charity is the measure by which Our Lord judges all things.”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

When once I asked the Lord Jesus how He could tolerate so many sins and crimes and not punish them, the Lord answered me, I have eternity for punishing [these], and so I am prolonging the time of mercy for the sake of [sinners]. But woe to them if they do not recognize this time of My visitation. My daughter, secretary of My mercy, your duty is not only to write about and proclaim My mercy, but also to beg for this grace for them, so that they too may glorify My mercy.   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary, 1160)

"Do not marvel at the novelty of the thing, if a Virgin gives birth to God    - St. Jerome

“We cannot love sin during life and begin to love virtue at death.  The joys of heaven are the continuance of the Christ-like joys of earth.  We do not develop a new set of loves with our last breath.  We shall reap in eternity only what we sowed on earth.  Then let not our presuming moderns who pile sin on sin think that they can insult God until their lease on life has run out and then expect an eternal lease on one of the Father’s mansions.  Did He who went to Heaven by a Cross intend that you should go there by sinning?”  Archbishop Fulton Sheen (The Seven Virtues)

“If God were pleased to give this spirit of support and adaptation to each individual, what great union and advantages would this procure for the entire body because we would regard the interest of others as our own!”   – St. Vincent de Paul

"When the Eucharist is being celebrated, the sanctuary is filled with countless angels who adore the divine victim immolated on the altar."   - St. John Chrysostom,

The true apostle must become all things to all men in order to save all and, like his Divine Redeemer, must feel his heart moved to pity on seeing the wandering crowds, like sheep without a shepherd. By efficacious written propaganda, by the exhortation of the spoken word, by helping directly, he should dedicate himself to bettering the economic condition of his people within the limits of justice and truth. He should favor and promote those institutions which tend to this end, especially those which have the scope of properly disciplining the people against the encroaching predominance of Socialism and which save them simultaneously from economic ruin and from moral and religious disaster.    -POPE SAINT PIUS X

"He will communicate His power to you so you can love Him with a love as strong as death ; the Word will Imprint in your soul, as in a crystal, the image of His own beauty, so you may be pure with His purity, luminous with His light."    - St. Elizabeth of the Trinity

"Large families are the most splendid flower-beds in the garden of the Church; happiness flowers in them and sanctity ripens in favorable soil. Every family group, even the smallest, was meant by God to be an oasis of spiritual peace." - Pope Pius XII

"When we leave the holy banquet of Communion, we are as happy as the wise men would have been if they could have carried away the infant Jesus."    -St. Jean Vianney

“The sickness of a family member, friend or neighbor is a call to Christians to demonstrate true compassion, that gentle and persevering sharing in another’s pain.”   -Pope St. John Paul II; October 2, 1998

Let the brothers ever avoid appearing gloomy, sad, and clouded, like the hypocrites; but let one ever be found joyous in the Lord, gay, amiable, gracious, as is meet.   - St. Francis of Assisi

"We who belong to Him …should be completely identified with Him, we ought to be able to repeat those words at the close of each day. You will ask me perhaps how we are to glorify Him. It is very simple, and He told us the secret when He said, ‘My will is to do the will of Him who sent Me’.
So cling closely to the will of this adorable Master. Look upon everything, every suffering and every joy, as coming straight from Him and your life will be a continual communion since everything will be, as it were, a sacrament which gives you God — and that is really true, for God is not divided. His will is Himself. He is wholly and entirely in everything and these things are, in a way, but an emanation of His love    - St. Elizabeth of the Trinity

A certain monk told me that when he was very sick, his mother said to his father, "How our little boy is suffering. I would gladly give myself to be cut up into pieces if that would ease his suffering." Such is the love of God for people. He pitied people so much that he wanted to suffer for them, like their own mother, and even more. But no one can understand this great love without the grace of the Holy Spirit.   - St. Silouan the Athonite, Writings, IX.10

"There is nothing so great as the Eucharist. If God had something more precious, He would have given it to us."   - St. John Vianney (1786-1859)

"If we but paused for a moment to consider attentively what takes place in this Sacrament, I am sure that the thought of Christ's love for us would transform the coldness of our hearts into a fire of love and gratitude."   -  St. Angela of Foligno

Although I still felt the hardship, His Majesty gave me strength.    St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations - 

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“I have nothing to complain of in particular, except this rather bitter agitation of yours, which prevents you from tasting all the sweetness of the Cross. Correct this, and continue to do what you have been doing so well up to now.”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

"Apostle of My mercy, proclaim to the whole world My unfathomable mercy. Do not be discouraged by the difficulties you encounter in proclaiming My mercy. These difficulties that affect you so painfully are needed for your sanctification and as evidence that this work is Mine".   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary 1142)

 Mary having co-operated  in our redemption with so much glory to God and so much love us, our Lord ordained that no one shall obtain salvation except through her intercession   - St.  Alphonsus Maria De Ligouri

The Rosary in particular is a sign of predestination. Our fidelity in reciting it is a sure sign of salvation.    - Blessed Alain de la Roche

“Make a sacrifice by not saying the nasty word or answering an insulting remark.  For in that way, we lower ourselves to the vulgarity we condemn.  No one will ever get ahead of us so long as he stays behind to kick us.”  Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Wartime Prayer Book)

"Never will anyone who says his Rosary every day be led astray. This is a statement that I would gladly sign with my blood."   -St. Louis de Montfort

The Rosary represents a symbol of Mary’s graces. Christians invoke her as “Queen of the Most Holy Rosary,” which conjures up the brilliant conquests of faith over evil and over religious ignorance. —Pope Pius XII

“My greatest confidence is in God and not in human industry.”   - St. Vincent de Paul

“The so-called right to abortion has portrayed the greatest of gifts — a child — as a competitor, an intrusion and an inconvenience.”   St. Teresa of Calcutta

"You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary."    -  Our Lady to Blessed Alan de la Roche

There is no surer means of calling down God's blessings upon the family... than the daily recitation of the Rosary.    - Pope Pius XII

“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.”   - Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

"The business of the Christian is nothing else than to be ever preparing for death." St. Irenaeus of Lyons (ca. 130 – 202)

I am not recording in these foundations the great hardships endured in the travelling.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundations - 

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“May your sermon be continual self-sacrifice; be discreet wherever you go and be like the smile of God. “    St. Pio of Pietrelcina

Apostle of My mercy, proclaim to the whole world My unfathomable mercy. Do not be discouraged by the difficulties you encounter in proclaiming My mercy. These difficulties that affect you so painfully are needed for your sanctification and as evidence that this work is Mine   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary 1142)

“You have sometimes heard a radio program in which a voice spoke, while at the same time music was playing in the background.  When we say the Rosary, something like that occurs.  Our lips say the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be to the Father, but our mind, thinking about the life of our Lord, creates a soundless background symphony of thoughts.”    Archbishop Fulton Sheen (The Fifteen Mysteries)

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

"When you close the doors to your dwelling and are alone you should know that there is present with you the angel whom God has appointed for each man. This angel, who is sleepless and cannot be deceived, is always present with you; he sees all things and is not hindered by darkness. You should know, too, that with him is God."   -St. Anthony the Great

Jesus, Son of Mary, has no likeness among men, nor has Mary any likeness among women. He is the most beautiful of the living. She is a splendid dawn rising.    - St. Bruno

“We are obliged, as Christians, to bear with our neighbor’s ill humor and try to temper it.”   – St. Vincent de Paul

St. Alphonsus, in his work “The Incarnation, Birth, and Infancy of Jesus Christ”, on Luke 12:50: “Jesus could have saved us without suffering; but He chose rather to embrace a life of sorrow and contempt, deprived of every earthly consolation, and a death of bitterness and desolation, only to make us understand the love which He bore us, and the desire which He had that we should love Him. He passed His whole life in sighing for the hour of His death, which He desired to offer to God, to obtain for us eternal salvation. And it was this desire which made Him exclaim: I have a baptism wherewith I am to be baptized; and how am I straitened until it be accomplished? He desired to be baptized in His Own Blood, to wash out, not, indeed, His Own, but our sins. O infinite Love, how miserable is he who does not know Thee, and does not love Thee!”

I believe that God is served very much in it the devil cannot bear it.    St Teresa of Jesus of Avila    The Book of Her Foundations - 

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It is better to say one Our Father fervently and devoutly than a thousand with no devotion and full of distraction.    - St Edmund

"Hope in God. If you have good hope and faith in Him, you shall be delivered from your enemies."    -St. Joan of Arc

"Even on the Cross He did not hide Himself from sight; rather, He made all creation witness to the presence of its maker." St. Athanasius (296 - 373)

Tell aching mankind to snuggle close to My merciful Heart, and I will fill it with peace   WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA    (Diary 1074).

Padre Pio and the Guardian Angel
(The following is extracted from a spiritual letter written by Padre Pio to his spiritual daughter Raffaelina in 1914.)

Invoke frequently this (your) Guardian Angel, this benefactor angel. Repeat often the beautiful prayer: "Angel of God, my Guardian dear, to whom the heavenly Father's bounty entrusts me here; enlighten me, guard me, guide me now and forever." How great, my dear Raffaelina, will be the consolation, when, at the hour of death, your soul will see this angel, who is so good, who has accompanied you throughout your life, who was so ample in his maternal care! Oh that this sweet thought may make you, may render you continually more fond of the Cross of Jesus! This is namely what your good angel desires! ? May the desire to see this inseparable companion of your entire life enkindle in you that charity which moves you to desire soon to leave the body.

“What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?”   - St. Thérèse of Lisieux

“All love tends to become like that which it loves. God loved man; therefore He became man. For nine months her own body was the natural Eucharist, in which God shared communion with human life, thus preparing for that greater Eucharist when human life would commune with the Divine. Mary’s joy was to form Christ in her own body; her joy now is to form Christ in our souls. In this Mystery, we pray to become pregnant with the Christ spirit, giving Him new lips with which He may speak of His Father, new hands with which He may feed the poor, and a new heart with which He may love everyone, even enemies.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (The Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary)

“Consider frequently and earnestly the approaching day of judgment, and the eternalfire of hell.”   - St. Ambrose

"However softly we speak, God is so close to us that He can hear us; nor do we need wings to go in search of Him, but merely to seek solitude and contemplate Him within ourselves, without being surprised to find such a good Guest there.   - St John of the Cross

“You should at least stifle the outbursts of your own will in those feeling of agitated nature so as not to give in to it in its troubled state for fear of aggravating the evil instead of curing it.”   – St. Vincent de Paul

The assistance of power from above is plainly visible, so that we are often humbled at seeing the great mercy and goodness of God!   -  Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos

“To give worthy praise to the Lord's mercy, we unite ourselves with Your Immaculate Mother, for then our hymn will be more pleasing to You, because she is chosen from among men and angels.”   - St. Faustina Kowalska 

I already have experience of what the devil stirs up to hinder one of these monasteries.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundation - Chapter 18 : 2

“In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.”    – St. Thérèse of Lisieux

“Drive away, once and for all, every perplexity and anxiety, and enjoy in peace, the most sweet pains of the Beloved.”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

"My daughter, look at My Merciful Heart."    WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary 177)

“The great tragedy of life is not so much what men have suffered, but what they have missed.  And what greater tragedy is there than to miss the peace of sin forgiven?  There is not a man living who, if he willed it, could not enjoy the spiritual food and drink which God serves to all who ask.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Happy are those who recite the Holy Rosary with understanding. They will learn all that is of faith, light, hope, and love in it. —St. Clement Hofbauer

Experience has shown that to inculcate love for the Mother of God deeply in souls there is nothing more efficacious than the practice of the Rosary. We exhort all the faithful to practice this devotion.   - Pope Leo XIII

He who is chaste in flesh should not be proud, for he should know that he owes the gift of continence to another.    - Pope St. Clement I

When we speak the Name of Mary, heaven becomes more beautiful and earth rejoices. The demons are terrified and vanish like dust in the wind.    - St. Francis of Assisi

“We are living at a time when one must not incur useless expense. Public distress surrounds us on all sides. It is feared that it may overtake us; and, even should we be spared, compassion should urge us to do all we can for those who suffer.”   – St. Vincent de Paul

“What wonderful majesty! What stupendous condescension! O sublime humility! That the Lord of the whole universe, God and the Son of God, should humble Himself like this under the form of a little bread, for our salvation.”    - St. Francis of Assisi, Deacon

"We can never tell how patient or humble a person is when everything is going well with him. But when those who should co-operate with him do the exact opposite, then we can tell. A man has as much patience and humility as he has then, and no more."   - Saint Francis of Assis

"Woe to me if I should prove myself but a half hearted soldier in the service of my thorn crowned Captain." St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577. - 1622.)

I do not believe that God will fail those who serve Him.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila    The Book of Her Foundation - Chapter 18 : 1

“Don't allow the sad sight of human injustice to sadden your soul; someday you will see the unfailing justice of God triumph over it!”    St. Pio of Pietrelcina

"Tell My priests that hardened sinners will repent on hearing their words when they speak about My unfathomable mercy, about the compassion I have for them in My Heart. To priests who proclaim and extol My mercy, I will give wondrous power; I will anoint their words and touch the hearts of those to whom they will speak".     WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA    (Diary 1521)

“Emptiness as regards the self, is balanced by compassion for others.  The less stress on the ego, the more care there is for neighbor.  At the moment St. Francis emptied himself of his possessions, he made himself free for compassion.”  Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Those Mysterious Priests)

I, in my own account, would not dare do anything without consulting learned and holy persons.    St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Foundation - Chapter 17 : 17