Quiet Moment

The heart of Mary became, as it were, a mirror of the passion of the Son, in which might be seen, faithfully reflected, the spitting, the blows and wounds, and all that Jesus suffered. — St. Lawrence Justinian

It’s true, I suffer a great deal—but do I suffer well? That is the question. — St. Thérèse  of Lisieux

God measures out affliction to our need. — St. John Chrysostom

Why should human frailty fear to go to Mary? In her there is no austerity, nothing terrible: she is all sweetness, offering milk and wool to all. — St. Bernard

Praise is the form of prayer which recognizes most immediately that God is God. It lauds God for his own sake and gives him glory, quite beyond what he does, but simply because He Is. – Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2639

Christianity has died many times and risen again; for it had a God who knew the way out of the grave. — G.K. Chesterton

A man who governs his passions is master of the world. We must either command them, or be enslaved by them. It is better to be a hammer than an anvil. — St. Dominic

She is the flower of the field from whom bloomed the precious lily of the valley. Through her birth the nature inherited from our first parents is changed. — St. Augustine

He said not, “Thou shalt not be troubled — thou shalt not be tempted — thou shalt not be distressed. But he said, “Thou shalt not be overcome.” — Blessed Julian of Norwich

Do not be afraid of holiness. It will take away none of your energy, vitality, or joy. On the contrary you will become what the Father had in mind when he created you, and you will be faithful to your deepest self. – Pope Francis