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I most certainly believe that it is the gift of God that I am what I am. And so I dwell amongst barbarians, a proselyte and an exile, for the love of God. Saint Patrick
Love God Gift Believe Most Am Exile Dwell Barbarians Certainly Amongst
The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate nurture. I defended myself against him by alleging the trials which Christ endured, and that it was not much for me to suffer something for His sake; besides, He would help me to bear it. Saint Teresa of Avila
Life Myself Me Trials Christ Nurture Devil Before Besides Would Religious Religious Life Alleging Something Bear Delicate Could He Put Him Because Sake His Endure Endured Which Against Much Help Suffer Defended
It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me, although we may more often fail and commit small lapses, our gain will be incomparably the greater. Saint Teresa of Avila
Love Me Love Is Will Believe Corners Our Hidden More Small Daughters Fail Sin Occasions Although Greater Commit May Often Gain Midst Found Away Here
If I were to give advice, I would say to parents that they ought to be very careful whom they allow to mix with their children when young; for much mischief thence ensues, and our natural inclinations are unto evil rather than unto good. Saint Teresa of Avila
Good Natural Evil Parents Advice Young Ought Our Say Would Give Rather Mischief Allow Unto Mix Were Very Than Children Much Whom Careful
Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most. St. Jerome
Beauty Adorned Most
My longing for truth was a single prayer. Edith Stein
Truth Prayer Longing Single
In order to be an image of God, the spirit must turn to what is eternal, hold it in spirit, keep it in memory, and by loving it, embrace it in the will. Edith Stein
God Memory Will Must Embrace Spirit Order Hold Eternal Loving Turn Keep Image
Holy poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world. Francis of Assisi
World Poverty Cares Avarice Holy
I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God. Mother Teresa
Love God People Money Try Rich Willingly Thousand Touch Give Could Pounds Him Cure Get Poor Poor People Leper
Many a sin has sullied me in body and in soul because I did not restrain my thoughts nor guard my lips: nevertheless it is to Thee, O God of majesty and love, that I turn in my extremity, for Thou art the fount of mercy; to Thee, as quickly as I may, I speed: for Thou alone canst heal me; I take refuge under Thy protection. Saint Ambrose
Love Art God Alone Me Thoughts Soul Protection Mercy Guard Speed Extremity Thou Thou Art Restrain Take Sin Thy Nevertheless Majesty Heal Because Nor Quickly Lips Did May Refuge Canst Thee Turn Body Many
It is a better thing to save souls for the Lord than to save treasures. He who sent forth his apostles without gold had not need of gold to form his Church. The Church possesses gold, not to hoard, but to scatter abroad and come to the aid of the unfortunate. Saint Ambrose
Better Church Aid Possesses Scatter Abroad Better Thing Had He Come Without Souls Lord His Than Hoard Gold Form Unfortunate Sent Forth Apostles Who Thing Treasures Need Save
Love, and do what you like. Saint Augustine
Love You Like
The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted. Saint Augustine
Spiritual Light Virtue Sacrament Like Although Passes Impure Polluted Among
He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king. Saint Augustine
Evil King Free Though Kind He Slave
Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked. Saint Augustine
God Good Great Gift Beauty Wicked Think Indeed May Dispense Even
In the light of the Divine Goodness, it seems to me, though others may think differently, that ingratitude is the most abominable of sins and that it should be detested in the sight of our Creator and Lord by all of His creatures who are capable of enjoying His divine and everlasting glory. Saint Ignatius
Me Light Goodness Think Others Our Sight Though Seems Detested Divine Most Glory Lord His Sins May Capable Ingratitude Should Who Creator Creatures Differently Everlasting Enjoying
I plainly told them, 'Be ye sincerely converted, and with your whole heart, to the Lord our God, for nothing is impossible to Him, that He may today send you food on your road, even until you are satisfied, because He has everywhere abundance.' And, with God's help, it was so done: Behold! A herd of swine appeared in the road before our eyes. Saint Patrick
Today God Food You Heart Eyes Impossible Before Nothing Nothing Is Impossible Satisfied Herd Our Everywhere He Road Abundance Sincerely Until Him Because Lord Send Done May Behold Converted Them Plainly Your Help Whole Even Appeared Swine
I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself. Saint Teresa of Avila
Devil Those More Himself Terrified Am Than Afraid Who
Those who give themselves to prayer should in a special manner have always a devotion to St. Joseph; for I know not how any man can think of the Queen of the angels, during the time that she suffered so much with the Infant Jesus, without giving thanks to St. Joseph for the services he rendered them then. Saint Teresa of Avila
Thankful Time Prayer Man Queen Giving Thanks Think Those Angels Give He Joseph Know Rendered She Devotion Without Always How Infant Any Them Themselves Then Manner Much Should Special Who Suffered Services Jesus
It is a most certain truth, that the richer we see ourselves to be, confessing at the same time our poverty, the greater will be our progress, and the more real our humility. Saint Teresa of Avila
Truth Time Progress Will Poverty Humility Our Ourselves See More Most Greater Real Confessing Same Same Time Richer Certain
How friendly all men would be one with another, if no regard were paid to honour and money! I believe it would be a remedy for everything. Saint Teresa of Avila
Money Men Believe Everything Honour Would Would-Be Remedy Another How Were Friendly Regard Paid
Pain is never permanent. Saint Teresa of Avila
Pain Never Permanent
God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards. If I do remember it, I always see some other virtue in that person. Saint Teresa of Avila
God Good Me Remember Other Virtue Has-Been See Some Never Wrong Always Been Very Person Done Dwell Anything Which Afterwards
I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions. Saint Teresa of Avila
Soul Thought Single Diamond Castle Containing Crystal Very Heaven Just Formed Rooms Mansions Transparent Many Resembling
Those who persevere in sin are those who are held in abhorrence by God, but those who abandon the ways of sin are loved by the Lord. St. Jerome
God Ways Those Abandon Abhorrence Sin Lord Persevere Loved Held Who
A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts. St. Jerome
Thoughts Fine Never Stomach Breeds Fat
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