Lord, what will Thou have me to do?

Here is the true token of a soul absolutely perfect: when one has succeeded in leaving behind his own will to such a degree as no longer to seek, to aim, or to desire to do what he would will, but only what God wills.


-- St Bernard

Loving or Tending to the Sovereign Good.

How many sins have entered into the soul through the eye as Holy Scripture indicates? [1 Jn. 2:16]. That is why they must fast by keeping them lowered and not permitting them to look upon frivolous and unlawful objects; the ears, by depriving them of listening to vain talk which serves only to fill the mind with worldly images; the tongue, in not speaking idle words and those which savor of the world or the things of the world. We ought also to cut off useless thoughts, as well as vain memories and superfluous appetites and desires of our will. In short, we ought to hold in check all those things which keep us from loving or tending to the Sovereign Good.

-- St. Francis de Sales

Sins

Would we wish that our own hidden sins should be divulged? We ought, then, to be silent regarding those of others.

-- St. John Baptist de la Salle

The Good Shepherd

The good Shepherd lays down his life, says the Lord, that is, his physical life, for His sheep; this he does because of his authority and love. Both in fact, are required: that they should be ruled by him, and that he should love them. The first without the second is not enough. Christ stands out for us as the example of this teaching: if Christ laid down his life for us, so we also ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

-- St. Thomas Aquinas

What do you possess?

What do you possess if you possess not God?

-- St. Augustine

Ladder to Heaven

Apart from the cross there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.

-- St. Rose of Lima

Power of Words

Conquering the tongue is better than fasting on bread and water!!

-- St. John of the Cross

Stir into flame the gift of God that you have

I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God that you have through the imposition of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control. So do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord, nor of me, a prisoner for his sake; but bear your share of the hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God.

-- St. Paul in his second letter to Timothy (2 Tim 1:6-8)

Spirit of Compassion

We should strive to keep our hearts open to the sufferings and wretchedness of other people, and pray continually that God may grant us that spirit of compassion which is truly the Spirit of God.

-- St Vincent de Paul

Catholic Church

O Catholic Church, true mother of Christians, you are right in teaching that God should be adored with an entirely chaste and pure heart. You unite all brothers and sisters to one another in a bond of religion that is stronger and closer than ties of blood.

-- St. Augustine

Ministry for Young Boys

Everyone knows the great merit and dignity attached to that holy ministry in which young boys, especially the poor, receive instruction for the purpose of attaining eternal life. This ministry is directed to the well-being of body and soul; at the same time, that it shapes behavior it also fosters devotion and Christian doctrine.

-- Saint Joseph Calasanz

Hope of Mercy

If I saw the gates of Hell open and I stood on the brink of the abyss, I should not despair, I should not lose hope of mercy, because I should trust in You, my God.

-- St. Gemma Galgani

Put off your transgressions

What leper, when he has been healed, turns again and deires to have his leprosy back? You have put off your transgressions in Baptism....forsake them!

-- St.Ephraem the Syrian

My Unfathomable Mercy

Apostle of My mercy, proclaim to the whole world My unfathomable mercy.

-- Revelation to St. Faustina

Eager for Praise

A weak minded person is frequently diverted toward pursuing exterior happiness when the breath of popular favor accompanies his good actions. So he gives up his own personal choices, prefering to remain at the mercy of whatever he hears from others. Thus, he rejoices not so much to become but to be called blessed. Eager for praise, he gives up what he had begun to be; and so he is severed from God by the very means by which he appeared to be commendable in God.

-- Pope St. Gregory the Great

Love for God

His Majesty, The Lord, rewards great sevices with trials, and there can be no better reward, for out of trials springs love for God.

-- St. Teresa of Avila