A scrap of knowledge about sublime things is worth more than any amount about trivialities.    –St. Thomas Aquinas

“Let us try to act rightly that we shall have reason to trust in the infinite goodness of the Auditor of our Life, our Sovereign Judge.”   – St. Vincent de Paul

 "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."   -St. Teresa of Calcutta~

“My most loving Redeemer and Lord Jesus Christ, I thy miserable servant, well knowing what pleasure he gives Thee who endeavours to exalt thy most holy Mother, whom Thou lovest so much; knowing, too, how much Thou desirest to see her loved and honoured by all...”   St. Alphonsus de Liguori.   (Excerpt from Prayer to Jesus and Mary, from “The Glories of Mary”) 

“I am a Catholic; I will not be a heretic: I am a Christian, and not an Arian: I would rather lose my life, than allow the tyranny of any man to corrupt the purity of my faith.”   – St. Hilary of Poitiers

The nothing that we are, and even less than nothing.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila   The Book of Her Life - chapter 14:9 

“ Temptation is a sure sign the soul is very pleasing to the Lord.”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

During one of the adorations, Jesus promised me that: With souls that have recourse to My mercy and with those that glorify and proclaim My great mercy to others, I will deal according to My infinite mercy at the hour of their death.    WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary, 379)

 "I recollect one saying among others of my confessor, a Jesuit father, one of the holiest, most prudent men I ever knew. He said that we could not love the Blessed Mother too much if we loved Our Lord a great deal more."   - Blessed John Henry Newman

“Man is like a harp unstrung; most of the music of his soul’s strings is discordant as they wail with sorrow and anxiety.  But the Son of David, the great Harpist comes down to move His Fingers among the strings of our soul, and to make them as beautiful as the melody of the angel-song.”    Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Christmas Inspirations) 

EVERYONE PLEASE HAVE A BLESSED; HAPPY;  HOLY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR!!!!

“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. The soul that trusts in My mercy is most fortunate, because I Myself take care of it.” WORDS OF JESUS TO ST. FAUSTINA   (Diary, 1273)

“Let us give ourselves to God so that He will grant us the grace to stand fast.”   – St. Vincent de Paul

Seek to learn on earth those truths which will remain ever valid in Heaven    St. Jerome (347-420) 

 "More merciful to me even than to His beloved disciples, Our Lord Himself took the net, cast it, and drew it out full of fishes. He made me a fisher of men. Love and a spirit of self-forgetfulness took possession of me, and from that time I was perfectly happy."   - St Therese of Lisieux

 "Fear gradually diminishes as love grows." -Pope St. John Paul II, from his book Love & Responsibility

 “The sweet Name of Jesus produces in us holy thoughts, fills the soul with noble sentiments, strengthens virtue, begets good works, and nourishes pure affection. All spiritual food leaves the soul dry, if it contain not that penetrating oil, the Name Jesus.”    St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot, Doctor of the Church

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

The love of God ...... consists in serving with justice and fortitude of soul and in humility.   St Teresa of Jesus of Avila    The  Book of Her Life - Ch 11: 13

“ Through divine grace we are at the beginning of a new year. God alone knows whether we shall reach the end of it, so we should spend it in reparation for the past and in preparing for the future with good resolutions. Good works go hand in hand with good intentions..”   St. Pio of Pietrelcina

 “The Magi came from the East.  How did they know about Christ?  Probably from the prophecy of Daniel concerning the seventy weeks of the years; they counted the revolution of the stars.  In any case, they knew, and they brought gold because he was a king, incense because he was a priest, but also myrrh.  That’s the way he was buried, with a hundred pounds of spices and myrrh.  What would our mothers have thought if the neighbors brought in embalming fluid when we were born?”    Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Through the Year with Fulton Sheen)