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St. Ambrose—Christ as God is the fatherland…
Christ as God is the fatherland where we are going; Christ as man is the way by which we go. — St. Ambrose
St. Clement—Charity unites us to God…
Charity unites us to God. There is nothing mean in charity, nothing arrogant. Charity knows no schism, does not rebel, does all things in concord. In charity all the elect of God have been made perfect. — St. Clement
St. Francis de Sales—We can never love our neighbor too much.
We can never love our neighbor too much. — St. Francis de Sales
Emmanuel d’Alzon—The more we study the Lord Jesus …
The more we study the Lord Jesus, the better we know him. The better we know him, the dearer we love him. The dearer we love him, the more we wish to imitate him. But in order to imitate him better, we study him again. And thus by the…
St. Gregory I—The very acts of Christ are precepts.
The very acts of Christ are precepts. — St. Gregory I
Pope Leo XIII—Never to have known Jesus Christ…
Never to have known Jesus Christ in any way is the greatest of misfortunes, but it involves no perversity or ingratitude. But, after having known him, to reject or forget him, is such a horrible and mad crime as to be scarcely credible. —…
St. Teresa of Kolkata—The best wayto show my gratitude to God …
The best way to show my gratitude to God is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy. — St. Teresa of Kolkata
St. Francis de Sales—Charity and devotion differ no more …
Charity and devotion differ no more, the one from the other, than the flame from the fire. — St. Francis de Sales
Bl. Bartolo Longo—My soul, if in death you wish to experience Mary …
My soul, if in death you wish to experience Mary the mother of love, in life be a faithful child of Mary’s love. — Bl. Bartolo Longo
St. John of the Cross—The soul that is united with God …
The soul that is united with God is feared by the devil as though it were God himself. — St. John of the Cross