Nothing would please us more than to see our beloved children form the habit of reading the Gospels - not merely from time to time, but every day.
Interpretation
Encouraging daily reading of the Gospels fosters spiritual growth and understanding in children.
This quote by Pope Pius X emphasizes the importance of instilling a daily habit of reading the Gospels in children. By making this practice a routine, it not only enhances their understanding of faith and values but also nurtures their spiritual well-being, guiding them towards moral and ethical living.
In practice
A parent might share this quote during a sermon to encourage families to integrate Bible reading into their daily routine.
It is an error to believe that Christ did not teach a determined body of doctrine applicable to all times and to all men, but rather that He inaugurated a religious movement adapted, or to be adapted, to different times and different places.
The greatest obstacle in the apostolate of the Church is the timidity or rather the cowardice of the faithful.
Holy Communion is the shortest and safest way to heaven.
Let the storm rage and the sky darken - not for that shall we be dismayed. If we trust as we should in Mary, we shall recognize in her, the Virgin Most Powerful "who with virginal foot did crush the head of the serpent.
The Rosary is the most beautiful and the most rich in graces of all prayers; it is the prayer that touches most the Heart of the Mother of God...and if you wish peace to reign in your homes, recite the family Rosary.
Our Apostolic Mandate requires from Us that We watch over the purity of the Faith and the integrity of Catholic discipline. It requires from Us that We protect the faithful from evil and error; especially so when evil and error are presented in dynamic language which, concealing vague notions and ambiguous expressions with emotional and high-sounding words, is likely to set ablaze the hearts of men in pursuit of ideals which, whilst attractive, are nonetheless nefarious.
Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow.
Books, for me, are a home. Books donβt make a home β they are one, in the sense that just as you do with a door, you open a book, and you go inside. Inside there is a different kind of time and a different kind of space.
Don't just plan to write - write. It is only by writing, not dreaming about it, that we develop our own style.
I don't think that everyone should become a mathematician, but I do believe that many students don't give mathematics a real chance.
School is about learning to wait your turn, however long it takes to come, if ever. And how to submit with a show of enthusiasm to the judgment of strangers, even if they are wrong, even if your enthusiasm is phony.
Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them.
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