“Lord, if Thou knowest that I shall find, on leaving the house, even through obedience, an occasion of offending Thee, I conjure Thee to take away my life here, where Thou are really present, for Thou solely art my life, and I prefer a thousand deaths to causing Thee the slightest displeasure.” IfsArtHouseLordThousandLeavingSaintTheeOccasionsObedienceOffendingDispleasure Author:Alphonsus Rodriguez
“Blessed the one who has kept the mastery of his eyelids and has not deceived himself with either mind or sense with regard to the skin of the flesh that after a little while oozes putrefaction.” MindLittlesSkinsRegardBlessedSaintFleshMasteryDeceivedEyelids Author:Ephrem the Syrian
“We would willingly have others perfect, and yet we amend not our own faults. We would have others severely corrected and will not be corrected ourselves. The large liberty of others displeases us, and yet we will not have our own desires denied us. We will have others kept under by strict laws, but in no sort will ourselves be restrained. And thus it appears how seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.” LawDesirePerfectLibertyBalanceFaultsSaintNeighborDeniedStrictStrict Laws Author:Thomas a Kempis
“To serve the Queen of Heaven is already to reign there, and to live under her commands is more than to govern.” HeavenReligiousCatholicSaintCommandQueensReignVirgin MaryBlessed Mother Author:John Vianney
“Only after the Last Judgment will Mary get any rest; from now until then, she is much too busy with her children.” ChildrenLastsReligiousJudgmentCatholicBusySaintMaryToo BusyVirgin MaryBlessed MotherImmaculate Author:John Vianney
“Christian wife! Follow in the footsteps of the ideal of all womanhood, the Blessed Mother of God; in joy and in sorrow, she will be your advocate at the throne of her Son.” ChristianJoyMotherWifeSonSorrowIdealsBlessedSaintThronesWomanhoodFootstepsBlessed Mother Author:John Vianney
“When our hands have touched spices, they give fragrance to all they handle. Let us make our prayers pass through the hands of the Blessed Virgin. She will make them fragrant.” GivingHandsPrayerBlessedSaintHandleTouchedVirginsFragranceOur PrayersSpices Author:John Vianney
“A KEY TO BEGIN FORGIVING: Become soft and tender with the person. The first step is to become soft in your mind and spirit. Lower your voice and relax your facial expressions. This reflects honor and humility; and as Proverbs 15:1 suggests, "A gentle answer turns away anger."” MindFirstsPersonsSpiritTurnsVoiceAnswersStepsHumilityExpressionKeysHonorForgivingGentleRelaxBitternessFirst StepsFacialFacial Expression Author:Gary Smalley
“Not forgiving somebody is like drinking poison and hoping that the offender will get sick.” SickForgivingDrinkingPoisonBitternessOffendersCounsellorsNot ForgivingDrinking Poison Author:Gary Smalley