“... God cometh sometimes unto the soul when it hath neither called, nor prayed unto, nor summoned Him. And He doth instil into the soul a fire and a love and a sweetness not customary, wherein it doth greatly delight and rejoice ... Thus doth the soul feel that God is mingled with it and hath made companionship with it.” FeelsMadeSoulSometimesFireDelightRejoiceCompanionshipSweetness Author:Angela of Foligno
“There is neither father, nor mother, nor son, nor any other person whatsoever who can embrace the object beloved with so great a love as that wherewith God embraceth the soul.” PersonsSoulMotherFatherObjectsSonEmbraceBeloved Author:Angela of Foligno
“O my soul, how can you refrain from plunging yourself ever deeper and deeper into the love of Christ, who did not forget you in life or in death, but who willed to give Himself wholly to you, and to unite you to Himself forever?” GivingSoulChristForgetForeverDeeperMy SoulSacramentsRefrainForget You Author:Angela of Foligno
“It is the Sacrament of Love that excites the soul to ardent prayer. It stirs up the virtue of impetration and, as it were, forces God to grant our petition. It deepens the abyss of humility, above all it enkindles the flame of love in the heart; hence the Sacrament is the Gift of gifts, and the Grace of graces” HeartSoulForcePrayerVirtueGraceHumilityFlamesGrantsSacramentsAbyssArdentPetitionsBlessed Sacrament Author:Angela of Foligno
