Many of us have a mental conception of what a Christian should be, and the lives of the saints become a hindrance to our concentration on God.
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Many of us have a mental conception of what a Christian should be, and the lives of the saints become a hindrance to our concentration on God.
I # forgive not because I became a saint, but because I'm tired of hating.
Give me great sinners to make great saints! They are glorious raw material for Grace to work upon and when you do get them saved, they will shake the very gates of Hell!
In God’s great plan, every detail is important, even yours, even my humble little witness, even the hidden witness of those who live their faith with simplicity in everyday family relationships, work relationships, friendships. There are the saints of every day, the “hidden” saints, a sort of “middle class of holiness” to which we can all belong.
We are all called to be great saints, don't miss the opportunity.
Small yet strong in the love of God, like Saint Francis of Assisi, all of us, as Christians, are called to watch over _x000D_ and protect the fragile world in which we live, and all its peoples.
The sinner is not the one who uses a lot of grace... The saint burns grace like a 747 burns fuel on take off.
There are the saints of every day, the 'hidden' saints, a sort of 'middle class of holiness'... to which we can all belong.
Art and the saints are the greatest apologetics for our faith.
The Saints were not superhuman. They were people who loved God in their hearts, and who shared this joy with others.
Sinners think they are saints, but saints know they are sinners.
Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.
The life of the body is the soul; the life of the soul is God.
For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
There is no danger if our prayer is without words or reflection because the good success of prayer depends neither on words nor on study. It depends upon the simple raising of our minds to God, and the more simple and stripped of feeling it is, the surer it is.
A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God.
You strayed from the way and did not return because you were ashamed. It would be more logical if you were ashamed not to return.
Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
You don't love in your enemies what they are, but what you would have them become by your prayers.
The one who is our very Life descended into our world, and bore our death, and slew it with the abundance of His own life. Thundering, He called out to us to return to Him in heaven.
You should never praise anyone until you see how he turns out in the end!
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