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Saint Gregory of Nazianzen: God Accepts Our Desires!

Saint Gregory of Nazianzen: God Accepts Our Desires! God accepts our desires as though they were of great value. He longs ardently for us to desire and love him. He accepts our petitions for benefits as though we were do…
St. Bernard of Clairvaux: The Most Holy Name of Jesus

St. Bernard of Clairvaux: The Most Holy Name of Jesus Jesus is honey on the lips, melody in the ear, joy in the heart. Yet not alone is that name light and food. It is also a remedy. Is any one amongst you sad? Let the…
More Blessed John Paul II On Suffering

More Blessed John Paul II On Suffering The Gospel often shows Jesus in the act of bending over sick people, to comfort them and also, not infrequently, to cure them. The Redeemer himself did not escape suffering, and he…
St. Pio Of Pietrelcina: Thank God For His Favors!

St. Pio of Pietrelcina: Thank God For His Favors! Always humble yourself before the mercy of our God, and thank him for the favors he has shown you. This is the best disposition from which to receive new graces that our…
St. Bonaventure: Seek God!

St. Bonaventure: Seek God! You soul devoted to God, ... run with living desire to this Fountain of life and light and with innermost power of your heart cry out to him: O eternal and inaccessible, clear and sweet stream…
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,…
St. Isidore of Seville on the Power of Sacramental Confession

St. Isidore of Seville on the Power of Sacramental Confession Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants pardon of sin. All hope consists in confession. In confession there is a chance for mercy. Believe…
St. Francis of Assisi: We Are God's Singers

St. Francis of Assisi: We Are God's Singers What are the servants of God but His singers whose duty it is to lift up the hearts of men and women and move them to spiritual joy? - St. Francis of Assisi
Mother Teresa: Good Friday

Mother Teresa: Good Friday Lord, help us to see in Your crucifixion and Resurrection an example of how to endure and seemingly to die in the agony and conflict of daily life, so that we may live more fully and creativ…
Pope John Paul II: Suffering Is The Pathway To Salvation And Holiness

Pope John Paul II: Suffering Is the Pathway to Salvation and Holiness Suffering is the obligatory pathway to salvation and holiness. To become holy, we can fail in this or that charism, this or that attitude, but we ca…