“But I would not believe in the Gospel, had not the authority of the Catholic Church already moved me.” – St. Augustine, Contra epistolam Manichaei, 5,6:PL 42,176.
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“Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.” – St. Francis de Sales
“I am definitively loved and whatever happens to me – I am awaited by this Love. And so my life is good.” – St. Josephine Bakhita (1869-1947)
“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instead set about remedying them—every day begin the task anew.” – St. Frances de Sales
Do not look forward to what may happen tomorrow; the same everlasting Father who cares for you today will take care of you tomorrow and every day. Either He will shield you from suffering, or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it. – Saint Francis de Sales
He who created the whole world and Whom the whole world cannot contain, contains Himself in the Blessed Sacrament for love of us – Rosary Meditations from Mother Teresa of Calcutta
So trials…, unbearable as they may seem, eventually become light, 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.., if we endure them without offending the Lord, but rejoice to suffer for His sake, they all work together
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