“Do not forget that holiness consists not in extraordinary actions, but in performing your duties towards God, yourself, and others well.”
- St. Maximilian Kolbe
“Our work, suffering, and above all out prayer will produce abundant fruits.”
- St. Maximilian Kolbe
“Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin Mary too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did.”
- St. Maximilian Kolbe
“Life is movement, tending to an end.”
- St. Maximilian Kolbe
“In everything whether it is a thing sensed or known, God himself is hidden within.”
- St. Bonaventure
“Time spent in honor of God and for the salvation of souls is never badly spent.”
- St. Pio of Pietrelcina
“Prayer is the best armor we have, it is the key which opens the heart of God.”
- St. Pio of Pietrelcina
“Never undertake any work or any action without first raising your mind to God and directing to Him with a pure intention the action you are about to perform.”
- St. Pio of Pietrelcina
“Pray, hope, and don’t worry.”
- St. Pio of Pietrelcina
“Always stay close to this heavenly mother, because she is the sea to be crossed to reach the shores of eternal splendor.”
- St. Pio of Pietrelcina
“Remember: the sinner who is sorry for his sins is closer to God than the just man who boasts of his good works.”
- St. Pio of Pietrelcina
“The cross will not crush you; if its weight makes you stagger, its power will also sustain you.”
- St. Pio of Pietrelcina
“Even if a room is very clean and the door is close so that no one can enter, the dust will nevertheless collect there and it will require dusting.”
- St. Pio of Pietrelcina
“If we are calm and persevering, we shall find not only ourselves, but our souls, and with that, God himself.”
- St. Pio of Pietrelcina
“When the soul is troubled, lonely and darkened then it turns easily to the outer comfort and to the empty enjoyment of the world.”
- St. Francis of Assisi
“Where there is charity and wisdom there is neither fear nor ignorance.”
- St. Francis of Assisi
“A servant of God cannot know how much patience and humility he has within himself as long as he is content.”
- St. Francis of Assisi
“In this world I cannot see the most high Son of God with my own eyes, except for his most Holy Body and Blood.”
- St. Francis of Assisi
The Life of St. Charles Borromeo
The Mystical Poverello of Assisi
The Archangel & Francis: New Zechariah and a New Mary
The Fruit of Love
The Splinters We Bear
Natus in Via
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