Occupation: Monk Birth: 676 Death: December 4, 749
In former times, God, who is without form or body, could never be depicted. But now when God is seen in the flesh conversing with men, I make an imag….
I do not worship matter; I worship the Creator of matter who became matter for my sake..
I do not worship matter, I worship the God of matter, who became matter for my sake and deigned to inhabit matter, who worked out my salvation throug….
Devotion to you, O Blessed Virgin, is a means of salvation which God gives to those whom he wishes to save..
How can this come about?" Mary asked. "The Holy Spirit will come upon you," the angel answered, "and the power of the Most High will cover you with i….
The Eucharist is a fire which inflames us.
If the Word of God is living and powerful, and if the Lord does all things whatsoever he wills; if he said, "Let there be light", and it happened; if….
O Mother of God! If I place my confidence in thee, I shall be saved; if I am under thy protection, I have nothing to fear; for the fact of being thy ….
The saints must be honored as friends of Christ and children and heirs of God. Let us carefully observe the manner of life of all the apostles, marty….
Angels are intelligent reflections of light, that original light which has no beginning. They can illuminate. They do not need tongues or ears, for t….
Woman is the daughter of falsehood, a sentinel of hell, the enemy of peace..
The day of the Nativity of the Mother of God is a day of universal joy, because through the Mother of God, the entire human race was renewed, and the….
Because the one who by excellency of nature transcends all quantity and size and magnitude...has now...contracted himself into a quantity and size an….
He who does not believe according to the tradition of the Catholic Church is an unbeliever..
An angel is an intelligent essence, always in motion. It has free will, is incorporeal, serves God, and has been bestowed with immortality. Only the ….
The whole earth is a living icon of the face of God..
Both angels and demons are ignorant of the future, yet they make predictions. The angels do so when God reveals the future to them and commands them ….
Think of the Father as a spring of life begetting the Son like a river and the Holy Ghost like a sea, for the spring and the river and sea are all on….
All who ask receive, those who seek find, and to those who knock it shall be opened. Therefore, let us knock at the beautiful garden of Scripture. It….
The whole earth is a living icon of the face of God. ... I do not worship matter. I worship the Creator of matter who became matter for my sake, who ….
Because of the Incarnation, I salute all remaining matter with reverence..