Quotations and Prayers from the Saints

Sunday, 29 January 2012

Saturday, 28 January 2012

  • St. Jane Frances de Chantal Quotation About Prayer

    St. Jane Frances de Chantal About Prayer

    Follow your own way of speaking to our Lord sincerely, lovingly, confidently, and simply, as your heart dictates.

    - St. Jane Frances de Chantal





  • St. Basil Quotation, January 28, 2012.

    Saint Basil Quotation
    January 28, 2012.

    The reason why sometimes you have asked and not received, is because you have asked amiss, either inconsistently, or lightly, or because you have asked for what was not good for you, or because you have ceased asking.

    - St. Basil





  • St. Ignatius Loyola Quotation

    St. Ignatius Loyola Quotation

    Few souls understand what God would accomplish in them if they were to abandon themselves unreservedly to Him and if they were to allow His grace to mold them accordingly.

    - St. Ignatius Loyola





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    Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Quotations For January 28, 2012

    Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta Quotations
    January 28, 2012    .

    Keep the joy of loving God in your heart and share this joy with all you meet, especially your family. Be holy -- let us pray.

    ***

    Lord give me this seeing faith, then my work will never be monotonous. I will find joy in humouring the fancies and gratifying the wishes of all poor sufferers. O beloved sick, how doubly dear you are to me, when you personify Christ; and what a privilege is mine to be allowed to tend you.

    ***

    It is not enough for us to say 'I love God.' I also have to love my neighbour. In the Scriptures, St. John says that you are a liar if you say you love God and you do not love your neighbour. How can you love God whom you do not see, if you do not love your neighbour whom you see, whom you touch, with whom you live? And he uses a very big word. 'You are a liar.' It is one of those words that is frightening to read, and yet it is really true.

    ***

    It is very important for us to realize that love, to be true, has to hurt. I must be willing to give whatever it takes to not harm other people and, in fact, to do good to them. This requires that I be willing to give until it hurts. Otherwise, there is no true love in me and I bring injustice, not peace, to those around me.

    - Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta



Tuesday, 08 November 2011

  • Blessed Pope John XXIII: Peace In The Home

    Blessed Pope John XXIII:
    Peace In The Home

    Peace is first found and enjoyed in the family, in a man's home. To obtain this we need understanding and generosity because even where there is mutual affection, there is always something to cause displeasure to one member or another. So patience is required, holy patience, the source of happiness; we must know how to correct our own characters, and moderate those desires which do not always conform to the divine law. The Redeemer came to teach us to live good honest lives as individuals, in our families and in the social order of cities, nations and the whole world.

    The gift of peace is immensely precious for the human family. Every priest, every bishop, and the pope in particular, prays for this with great confidence in God. The good wishes of the Chief Shepherd and of all the other shepherds of God's church are in this: "Peace be with you!" and this prayer rises, ever more longing, and more widely spread throughout the world. The enthusiastic and magnificent response of all believers finds its expression in a vast program of labor and life. "But now in Christ Jesus you who were once far off have been brought near in the blood of Christ. For he is our peace" (Ephesians 2:14-14).

    - Blessed Pope John XXIII

Monday, 07 November 2011

  • Blessed Pope John XXIII: The Feast Of St. Anthony Of Padua

    Blessed Pope John XXIII:
    The Feast Of St. Anthony Of Padua

    The seed of grace sown in St. Anthony of Padua at his baptism, and the infused virtues and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit which he later received -- as all Christians do -- bore most abundant fruit for God. Ever faithful to the indelible mark he had received, he became transformed into the likeness of God, proceeding "from one degree of glory to the other, for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit" (cf. II Cor. 3. 18), so that everyone felt the compelling charm of his personality, of one who lived for Christ. As the Apostle said: "We are the aroma of Christ to God, among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing" (II Cor. 2. 15).

    So this is for you too an essential duty: to live according to the promises made when you were baptized, in willing fidelity to divine grace, and to draw all to Christ, who is the source of truth, of purification and of perfection.

    Everyone must act according to the promptings of grace and his own personal calling, but all must share the same firm resolve to bear witness to the Divine Founder of Christianity, and this is essentially the life of God in men, and men's expectation of the life of heaven.

    Anthony's mission was pleasing to God. The proof of this is seen in the extraordinary manifestations of divine power which were visible throughout his life. We cannot all expect this for ourselves, but certainly to be allowed to share in the work for the kingdom of heaven is already a great privilege, and a miracle in itself. And this is what the Church expects from you; this is the mandate entrusted to you today by St. Peter's humble succesor.

    You will always be able to carry on the apostolate of a good example, in a world that is not ashamed to offer bad examples but needs good ones, and very good ones, from all who profess the Christian faith. Do this without fear, and graciously, in order to spread around you the warmth of your convictions and the serenity of your faith.

    - Blessed Pope John XXIII

Sunday, 06 November 2011

  • Blessed Pope John Paul II: You Are My Brothers And Sisters In A Special Way

    Blessed Pope John Paul II:
    You Are My Brothers And Sisters In A Special Way

    Dearest brothers and sisters,

    I wish to greet from my heart all the sick, the bedridden, and the handicapped in the name of the Lord Jesus, who was himself "a man of sorrow and acquainted with grief."

    I would like to greet you one by one, bless you all individually, and speak to you -- to each of you individually -- about Jesus Christ, who took on himself the suffering of mankind in order to bring salvation to the whole world. God loves you as his honored children. You are unique for two reasons: through the love of Christ who unites us and, in particular, because you have a profound role in the mystery of the Cross and the redemption of Jesus.

    Thank you for the sufferings that you endure in your body and in your heart. Thank you for your example of acceptance, patience, and union with Christ who suffers. Thank you, because "you complete what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body."

    May the peace and joy of the Lord Jesus be with you always.

    - Blessed Pope John Paul II the Great

    UNITED STATES
    OCTOBER 5, 1979
      

  • Blessed Pope John XXIII: Sing To God

    Blessed Pope John XXIII:
    Sing To God

    St. Paul encouraged the faithful Colossians, who were rather remote from the great centres, to find joy in the singing of the Psalms: "Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God" (Col. 3. 16).

    In fact, in the early centuries the Christian communities were heartened by the Old Testament canticles, and by those prayers said in common which were afterwards added to the Psalter, and which are alive with the same inspiration and express a more extended effort to rise towards Jesus, the Divine Word that has become the first member of the human family, reformed and regenerated in the sacrifice of the divine Blood.

    When this way of praying, which is all contemplation, was set in an order better adapted to the increasingly numerous and extended opportunities of the Christian ministry, the Psalms kept all their liturgical importance, thus demonstrating the truth of what St. Ambrose so well described in his admirable introduction to his commentary on the first Psalms (Migne, PL, 14, 963). . . :

    "The Psalm is the people's blessing, the praise of God, the exaltation of humble folk, the joyful song of the Church, the ancient avowal of faith, the height of happiness. It calms anger, soothes anxiety, alleviates suffering. It is our safety by night, our guide in daylight hours: a pledge of peace and concord, like the lyre which mingles many notes in a single chord. It greets the rising day and makes the evening holy."

    - Blessed Pope John XXIII




Friday, 04 November 2011

  • Blessed Pope John Paul: The Cross Is The Instrument Of Redemption

    Blessed Pope John Paul the Great:
    The Cross Is The Instrument Of Redemption
     
    The Church places great trust in the contribution of your prayers and your sufferings. They constitute a precious treasure that is drawn on by the entire community of believers, which is in need of light and support. Always have a lively consciousness of the important role that you are called on to play in the mystical body of Christ.
     
    If the sufferings brought on by illness are your cross, do not refuse to embrace it with strength of spirit, as Jesus did during the journey on the Via Crucis and on Calvary, for you and for the world, the Cross is the instrument of Redemption and salvation. Offer your suffering for the benefit of the Church.
     
    Dear brothers and sisters, I hope that you will regain your health, so that you may return home and take up your occupations. Your loved ones await you, and you can still do so much for them.
     
    Yet, as long as illness keeps you in the hospital, learn how to make this time spiritually valuable. I wish to leave you today with an assignment: collaborate with Christ and the Church, collaborate with the Pope in his ministry in the service of the people of God. Be near me with the offering of your sacrifices, in which the saving power of Christ's Cross is active. For your solidarity, for your support, I am profoundly grateful.
     
    - Blessed Pope John Paul the Great
     
    MESTRE,
    JUNE 17, 1985.





Friday, 28 October 2011

  • Blessed Pope John Paul: Suffering Asks Us To Be Like Christ

    Blessed Pope John Paul:
    Suffering Asks Us To Be Like Christ

    I, too, have been assailed by suffering and have known the physical weakness that comes from disability and illness.

    It is precisely because I have experienced suffering that I am able to repeat the words of St. Paul with even greater conviction: "Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."

    Dear friends, no force or power exists that can separate you from God's love. Illness and suffering seem contradictory to what is important for man and what man desires. And yet no malady, no weakness, no infirmity can deprive you of your dignity as children of God, as brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ.

    By dying on the Cross, Christ reveals to us the meaning of our suffering. In his Passion we find the encouragement and strength to avoid every temptation to bitterness and, through pain, to grow into a new life. Suffering is an invitation to be like the Son by doing the will of the Father. We are offered the opportunity to imitate Christ, who died to redeem mankind from sin. Thus the  Father wished suffering to enrich the individual and the whole Church.

    - Blessed Pope John Paul the Great

    UNITED KINGDOM
    MAY 28, 1982.






Tuesday, 18 October 2011

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    Blessed Pope John Paul: Sick People Are Chosen Among Believers

    Blessed Pope John Paul II:
    Sick People Are Chosen Among Believers

    Dear sick people, the chosen among believers, the Church recognizes you as its dearly beloved children! You are at the center of Christ's work for salvation because in a concrete way you share the Cross of every day and carry it behind him. Your contribution is crucial for the coming of the Kingdom of God. Trustfully abandoning yourselves to heavenly Providence, you constantly remind us of the essential word of the evangelical message, proposing to all the narrow road of faith that leads to the ultimate goal; you demonstrate that there is no true declaration, no greater gift, no more intense desire than to seek an answer where it seems impossible.

    In the paschal mystery, the mystery of the Cross and of glory, victory passes through an apparent defeat, life vanquishes death, love triumphs over every violence, forgiveness destroys sin. The Cross is the source of serenity and of peace, of comfort and of apostolic boldness: may it be so especially for you, dearest sick people.

    - Blessed Pope John Paul the Great

    CREMA
    JUNE 20, 1992





Friday, 02 September 2011

  • Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos: The Lord Is Merciful

    Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos:
    The Lord Is Merciful

    Oh, if only all the sinners of the whole wide world were present here! Yes, even the greatest, the most hardened, even those close to despair. I would call out to them. "The Lord God is merciful and gracious, patient and of much compassion" (see Ex 34:6). I would show them why the Apostles call God the Father of Mercy, the God of all consolation. I would tell them that the prophet in the Old Testament even said that the earth is full of the mercy of God and that mercy is above all his works.

    Oh how can I make this clear to you? First, that God is filled with pity and invites us lovingly to come to him? That God waits for the conversion of the whole world with patience? And thirdly, that God receives the repentant sinner with all love.

    O Mary, Mother of Mercy! You understood the mercy of God when you cried out in the Magnificat: "His mercy is from generation to generation." Obtain for all sinners a childlike confidence in the mercy of God.

    O, you sinners who have not the courage to confess your sins because they are so numerous or grievous or so shameful: Oh, come without fear or trembling. I promise to receive you with all mildness. If I do not keep my word, I here publicly give you permission to throw it up to me in the confessional and to charge me with lying.

    -  Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos





  • Blessed Pope John Paul: Pray To Be Cured

    Blessed Pope John Paul:
    Pray To Be Cured

    I would like to leave you as a special memory - dear sick people and dear friends who help you - the exhortation of Jesus, the Divine Teacher, on the need to pray always and not lose heart.

    It is natural, indeed necessary, to pray first of all to be cured, because health is a great gift of God, a marvelous good, which must be respected and cared for; and many episodes from the Gospel show us how Jesus bent over the sick and cured them. Therefore, pray to be cured; pray for the recovery or at least the relief of the sick.

    Yet there are illnesses that have no cure; there are sufferings that drag on through the years and sometime oppress an entire life with their hopelessness, sufferings in the face of which biology, medicine, and surgery, in spite of their wonderful discoveries and treatments, remain impotent and are defeated. It is at these moments and in these situations that we must pray with a more intense fervor, to preserve our intimacy with God, who appears so mysterious and silent, to call on the strength of resignation, the courage of trusting perseverance, patience in the torment of solitude. Thus prayer becomes a support, a consolation, a comfort. However weak, suffering, and neglected a human creature is, prayer keeps alive and real the bond with the Almighty, who loves like a Father every person created "in his own likeness, after his image," and continues to extend to all his goodness and mercy. "Pray at all times," St. Paul urges. "Let your requests be made known to God."

    Pray, then, also for the many needs, both spiritual and temporal, of your families, of your communities, of the whole Church and of all mankind: in fact, prayer is the first and greatest charity that we must perform for our brothers. Especially today, on the eve of the World Day of Prayer for Peace, I urge you to pray fervently for the supreme ideals of Truth and salvation and for peace in the world.

    I urge you to pray to Most Holy Mary with filial devotions: holding the crown of the Rosary in your hands , call on Mary, always, and especially in the most painful moments of illness and sorrow.

    - Blessed Pope John Paul

    PERUGIA
    OCTOBER 26, 1986.





Thursday, 01 September 2011

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    St. Therese of Lisieux: Bear Your Imperfections With Meekness

    St. Therese of Lisieux:
    Bear Your Imperfections With Meekness

    Taken from Counsels and Reminiscences.

    “ The one thing which is not open to envy is the lowest place. Here alone, therefore, there is neither vanity nor affliction of spirit. Yet, ‘the way of a man is not his own,’ and sometimes we find ourselves wishing for what dazzles. In that hour let us in all humility take our place among the imperfect, and look upon ourselves as little souls who at every instant need to be upheld by the goodness of God. From the moment He sees us full convinced of our nothingness, and hears us cry out: ‘ My foot stumbles, Lord, but Thy Mercy is my strength,’’  He reaches out His Hand to us. But, should we attempt great things even under pretext of zeal, He deserts us. It suffices, therefore, to humble ourselves, to bear with meekness our imperfections. Herein lies – for us – true holiness.”


Wednesday, 31 August 2011

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    St. Therese of Lisieux: The Benefit Of The Communion Of Saints

    St. Therese of Lisieux
    The Benefit of the Communion of Saints

    Taken from Counsels and Reminiscences.

    “ Believe me, the writing of pious books, the composing of the sublimest poetry,
    all that does not equal the smallest act of self-denial. When, however, our inability to
    good gives us pain, our only resource is to offer up the good works of others, and in this
    lies the benefit of the Communion of Saints. Recall to mind that beautiful verse of the
    canticle of our Father, St. John of the Cross:

    ‘Return, my dove!
    See on the height
    The wounded Hart,
    To whom refreshment brings
    The breeze, stirred by thy wings.”

    “ Thus the Spouse, the wounded Hart, is not attracted by the height, but only by
    the breeze from the pinions of the dove – a breeze which one single stroke of wing is
    sufficient to create.”





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    Blessed Pope John Paul: You Are Useful To The World And To The Church!

    Blessed Pope John Paul:
    Feel Useful To The World And To The Church

    Dear sick people, I would like to express my respect and affectionate concern for you. In the midst of your sufferings, whether physical or moral, and your doubts and hopes, may you be able to overcome the feeling of uselessness that sometimes grips you. May you find in the friendship of your brothers and sisters, neighbors, and friends, or in faith in Christ, the strength to endure all the "why's" that rise from your heart and the grace to feel yourselves useful to the world and to the Church.

    - Blessed Pope John Paul II

    Switzerland
    June 13, 1984


Friday, 12 August 2011

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    St. Francis Xavier: Put Your Knowledge To Good Use

    St. Francis Xavier:
    Put Your Knowledge to Good Use!

    How many in these countries fail to become Christian, simply for lack of a teacher of the Christian faith! Often I think of running through the universities of Europe, and principally through Paris and the Sorbonne there to shout at the top of my voice, like one who had lost his senses - to tell those men whose learning is greater than their wish to put their knowledge to good use, how many souls, through their negligence, must lose Heaven and end up in hell. If all, who with so much labor study letters, would pause to consider the account they must one day render God concerning the talents entrusted to them, I am sure they would come to say: "Here I am, Lord. Send me wherever you please, even to India." How much happier and safer they would be, eventually facing that dreadful hour from which no man can escape. Then, with the faithful servant of the Gospel they could say: "Lord, five talents you gave me; behold five others I have gained."

    - St. Francis Xavier



     

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    St. Francis de Sales: Every Moment Counts

    St. Francis de Sales:
    Every Moment Counts

    Every moment comes to us pregnant with a command from God, only to pass on and plunge into eternity, there to remain forever what we have made it.

    - St. Francis de Sales





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