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St. Bede the Venerable—On hearing Christ’s voice, we open the door to receive him …
On hearing Christ’s voice, we open the door to receive him, as it were, when we freely assent to his promptings and when we give ourselves over to doing what must be done. — St. Bede the Venerable
G.K. Chesterton—We are Christians and Catholic not because we worship a key …
We are Christians and Catholic not because we worship a key, but because we have passed a door and felt the wind that is the trumpet of liberty blow over the land of the living. — G.K. Chesterton
Servant of God Dorothy Day—No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless…
No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There’s too much work to do. — Servant of God Dorothy Day
Bl. Henry Suso—The soul does not reflect on her own intelligence and will…
The soul does not reflect on her own intelligence and will. She is completely buried in the abyss of the divinity. There she holds herself in silence, she sleeps, she rests in ineffable sweetness. — Bl. Henry Suso
St. Bernardine of Siena—Jesus, name full of glory, grace, love, and strength! …
Jesus, name full of glory, grace, love, and strength! You are the refuge of those who repent, our banner of warfare in this life, the medicine of souls, the comfort of those who mourn, the delight of those who believe. — St. Bernardine of…
St. Lugartha Lee Yu-Hye—I have no further desire to live and only think of giving my life to God.
I have no further desire to live and only think of giving my life to God. — St. Lugartha Lee Yu-Hye
The Ascension: ‘A glorious moment in the life of Jesus’
One biblical event that has always astonished me is the Ascension. I remember when I first learned about it when I was young, I couldn’t help being struck by how sad it made me feel. Jesus, who had died a horrible death, had just returned…
St. Leo the Great—Christ’s Ascension is our uplifting, and the hope of the body is raised …
Christ’s Ascension is our uplifting, and the hope of the body is raised … for today not only are we confirmed as possessors of paradise, but have also in Christ penetrated the heights of heaven. — St. Leo the Great
St. Thérèse of Lisieux—It seems to me that humility is truth…
It seems to me that humility is truth. I do not know whether I am humble, but I do know that I see the truth in all things. — St. Thérèse of Lisieux
St. John Chrysostom—We may always rejoice, …
We may always rejoice, if we will only keep our head a little raised above the flood of human things. — St. John Chrysostom