You have heard, O Virgin, that you will conceive and bear a son; you have heard that it will not be by man but by the Holy Spirit. The angel awaits an answer; it is time for him to return to God who sent him. We too are waiting, O Lady, for your word of[…]
Quotes
If man, without being puffed up or boastful, has a right belief regarding created things and their divine Creator, who, having given them being, holds them all in his power, and if man perseveres in God’s love, and in obedience and gratitude to him, he will receive greater glory from him. It will be a[…]
A person’s a person, no matter how small (the Magisterium of the Catholic Church, and Horton the Elephant)
The divine nature and the nature of a servant were to be united in one person so that the Creator of time might be born in time, and he through whom all things were made might be brought forth in their midst. (Pope Saint Leo the Great, +461)
I am the light of the world: He who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life (John 8:12)
We honour those who are fighting on the battlefield of this life here below, but we honour more confidently those who have already achieved the victor’s crown and live in heaven. (Saint Augustine +430)
Everyone works in the service of man. We doctors work directly on man himself… The great mystery of man is Jesus: ‘He who visits a sick person, helps me,’ Jesus said… Just as the priest can touch Jesus, so do we touch Jesus in the bodies of our patients… We have opportunities to do good[…]
O, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!
At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart? Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving the others with God’s own love and concern. (Saint Teresa of Calcutta)
Our own evil inclinations are far more dangerous than any external enemies. (Saint Ambrose of Milan, +397)