Quiet Moment

There is nothing we would rather know than what we already know by faith. When the veil shall have been utterly removed from the things of which we are now assured by faith, the cup of bliss will be full. — St. Bernard

And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. — Matthew 16:18

Mary shares our human condition, but in complete openness to the grace of God. Not having known sin, she is able to have compassion on every kind of weakness. — St. John Paul II

Only after the last judgment will Mary get any rest; from now until then, she is much too busy with her children. — St. John Vianney

Every light that comes from Holy Scripture comes from the light of grace. — St. Catherine of Siena

O Jesus, if I but considered attentively your immense solicitude for me, how greatly should I not excel in every virtue? — St. Gemma Galgani

Children are really the supreme gift of marriage and contribute in the highest degree to their parents' welfare. — St. Paul VI

God certainly knows what is best for my sanctification and I gladly repeat: “Thy will be done.” — St. Damien of Molokai 

Occupy your minds with good thoughts, or the enemy will fill them with bad ones; unoccupied they cannot be. — St. Thomas More

Let me get through today, and I shall not fear tomorrow. — St. Philip Neri