Quiet Moment

He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands. — St. Bernard

O glorious St. Matthias … you were selected by the twofold sign of the uprightness of your life and the call of the Holy Spirit. Obtain for us the grace to practice the same uprightness of life and to be called by that same Spirit to…

Mary is the radiant sign and inviting model of the moral life. — St. John Paul II

The martyrs desired death, not to fly labor, but to attain their end. And why did they not fear death, from which man so naturally shrinks? Because they had vanquished the natural love of their bodies, by divine and supernatural love. —…

A person loses nothing by living generously, nobly, courteously and with a royal, just and reasonable heart. — St. Francis de Sales

To be loved by God, to be united to God, to live in the presence of God, to live for God! O, how wonderful life is—and death! — St. John Vianney

There is no creature who can realize how much, how sweetly, and how tenderly our Maker loves us. — Bl. Julian of Norwich

Heavenly Father, Help me to hear your call. Help me to understand what your plan is for me. And give me the courage to answer your call. — Prayer for Vocations

“Hear, O Israel, the Lord your God is one.” If you see this in the pure simplicity of your mind, you will somehow be bathed in the brilliance of eternal light. — St. Bonaventure

Be merry, really merry. The life of a true Christian should be a perpetual jubilee, a prelude to the festivals of eternity. — Bl. Théophane Vénard