Abiding, therefore, ourselves in him, when his words abide in us we shall ask what we will, and it shall be done unto us (Saint Augustine)
Quotes
Let us remember the past with gratitude, live the present with enthusiasm, and look forward to the future with confidence (Pope Saint John Paul II)
We have been justified by our faith in Christ and the power of the curse has been broken. Christ’s coming to life again for our sake has put an end to the sovereignty of death. We have come to know the true God and to worship him in spirit and in truth (Saint Cyril of[…]
Help me to journey beyond the familiar and into the unknown. Give me the faith to leave old ways and break fresh ground with You. Christ of the mysteries, I trust You to be stronger than each storm within me. I will trust in the darkness and know that my times, even now, are in Your[…]
Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good. (Pope Leo XIII)
We must obey God rather than men (Saint Peter, Acts 5:29)
Let us offer ourselves to God, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, in the act of thanks and willingness; let us offer our sacrifices in union with Christ the Redeemer and, with our souls in prayer of atonement and conciliation, let us repeat: Lord Jesus, it is love of you, in reparation for sins and[…]
Turn your eyes incessantly to the Blessed Virgin; she, who is the Mother of Sorrows and also the Mother of Consolation, can understand you completely and help you. Looking to her, praying to her, you will obtain that your tedium will become serenity, your anguish change into hope, and your grief into love. (Pope Saint[…]
No-one has the right to prevent a priest from hearing Confession and giving Communion. (Robert Cardinal Sarah, Prefect of the Congregation of Divine Worship)
Let us consider, then, brethren, of what matter we were made. Let us consider how we came into this world, as it were out of a sepulchre, and from utter darkness: who and what manner of beings we were. He who made us and fashioned us, having prepared his bountiful gifts for us before we[…]