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Quotes from the Saints
Holbein pictures of St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher
Moreover, Christians are born for combat, whereof the grater vehemence, the more assured, God willing, the triumph: ”Have confidence, I have overcome the world” (John 16;33)
-Pope Leo XIII
The dress of the body should not discredit the good of the soul
-St. Cyprian
Better that only a few Catholics should be left, staunch and sincere in their religion, than that they should, remaining many, desire as it were to be in collusion with the Church’s enemies and in conformity with the open foes of our faith
- St. Peter Canisius
My children we are in reality only what we are in the eyes of God, and nothing more.
-St. John Vianney
We are permitted to love our relations, our possessions, our health, our reputation; but this love must be subordinate to the love we should have for God. So that we may be ready to make sacrifice of it if He should require it.
- St. John Vianney
It is confidence which God looks for from us above all things. When we have entrusted our interests to him alone, His justice and goodness are pledged to aid us
- St. John Vianney
When you hear Mass, do you come in the same frame of mind as the Blessed Virgin at Calvary?Because it is the same God and the same Sacrifice
- St. John Vianney
We may well be astonished that God as obliged to make a commandment to forbid us to take His Name in vain
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- St. John Vianney
Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that thou mayest believe, but believe that thou mayest understand.
-St. Augustine
Who except God can give you peace? Has the world ever been able to satisfy the heart?
-St. Gerard Majella
We belong to the Church Militant; and she is militant because on earth the powers of darkness are ever restless to encompass her destruction
-Venerable Pius XII
The most necessary thing of all, at this time (to save society), is for every parish to possess a group of laymen who will be at the same time virtuous, enlightened, resolute, and truly apostolic.
-Pope St. Pius X
Some give alms that they may be seen, and praised, and admired,,,Some think they do not receive thanks enough. That will not do! If you give alms for the world’s sake, you are right to complain. But if you do it for God’s sake, what does it matter if you are thanked or not?
-St. John Vianney
God commands you to pray, but he forbids you to worry
- St. John Vianney
People will go three of four leagues to earn thirty pence, while they will not take thirty steps to hear Mass on a weekday
- St. John Vianney
Alas! O my God, if there are so few to bear the cross, there will only be few to adore Thee in eternity
-St. John Vianney