Whoever possesses God is happy. — St. Augustine

Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, who does not change. — St. Teresa of Ávila

Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. — St. Teresa of Kolkata

Joy, which was the small publicity of the pagan, is the gigantic secret of the Christian. — G.K. Chesterton

There is still time for endurance, time for patience, time for healing, time for change. Have you slipped? Rise up. Have you sinned? Cease. — St. Basil the Great

The saints have always been the source and origin of renewal in the most difficult moments in the Church’s history. — St. Ignatius of Antioch

Faith itself is of no avail without charity. For without charity faith can indeed be, but can profit nothing. — St. Augustine

The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it. — St. Teresa of Kolkata

If God has stripped you of the sense of his presence, it is in order that even his presence may no longer occupy your heart, but himself. — St. Francis de Sales

My longing to save souls grew from day to day; it was as if I heard Our Lord saying to me what he had said to the Samaritan: “Give me some water to drink.” — St. Thérèse of Lisieux