The greatest gift we have from God is free will for, without it, there is no love. The greatest gift we can give God is our free will for, submitting to God’s, will is the ultimate act of love. “The perfection of love consists in conforming our will to the will of God.” – St. […]
To “build a house on sand” (cf. Mt 7:26) is an image used to describe foolish behavior that leads us nowhere and ends up in failure after a long and painful effort to build something. “Bene curris, sed extra viam” (“You run well, but you are off the path”). – St. Augustine
“Dear brothers, we must endure and persevere if we are to attain the truth and freedom we have been allowed to hope for.” – Saint Cyprian
“Patience is the root and protector of all virtues: it consists in suffering serenely the evils coming from others and in being tormented with no resentment against the one who inflicts them.” (Saint Gregory the Great)
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Let nothing trouble you, Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes, God does not change. Patience overcomes everything. Whoever loves God, lacks nothing. God (and God alone) is all we need. – St. Teresa of Avila
“…and the soul becomes anxious to suffer again if by so doing it can render the Lord greater service. And, however numerous may be our troubles and persecutions, if we endure them without offending the Lord, but rejoice to suffer for His sake, they all work together for our greater gain.” – St. Teresa of
“It is regrettable, (that) some souls, laden as rich vessels with wealth, deeds, spiritual exercises, virtues, and favors from God, never advance because they lack the courage to make a complete break with some little satisfaction, attachment, or affection (which are all about the same) and thereby never reach the port of perfection.” “It makes
Thanks be to Thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits Thou hast given me, for all the pains and insults Thou hast borne for me. O most merciful Redeemer, Friend and Brother, may I know Thee more clearly, love Thee more dearly, and follow Thee more nearly. Amen.
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“A single ‘Blessed be God’ when things go wrong, is of more value than a thousand acts of thanksgiving when things are to our liking.” – Saint John of Avila The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. Job 1:21
