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“Yet, when we must put aside our wrath, quench our envy, soften our anger, offer our prayers, and show a disposition which is reasonable, mild, kindly, and loving, how could poverty stand in our way? For we accomplish these things not by spending money but by making the correct choice.”

Way Shows Choices Prayer Poverty Offers Accomplish Spending Envy Reasonable Disposition Wrath Our Prayers Alms Spending Money Quench Almsgiving

Author:Saint John Chrysostom

“Almsgiving above all else requires money, but even this shines with a brighter luster when the alms are given from our poverty. The widow who paid in the two mites was poorer than any human, but she outdid them all.”

Humans Two Given Poverty Paid Shining Brighter Widows Alms Luster Almsgiving

Book:Baptismal Instructions

Source: Baptismal Instructions

“There are many poor men and poor women: set apart some one constantly to remain there: let the poor man be though but as a guard to thy house: let him be to thee wall and fence, shield and spear. Where alms are, the devil dares not approach, nor any other evil thing.”

Men Evil House Poor Wall Approach Devil Dare Thee Fence Shields Poor Man Spears Alms Evil Things

Book:Saint John Chrysostom Collection [10 Books]

Source: Saint John Chrysostom Collection [10 Books]

“Let us not overlook so great a gain.”

Gains Alms

Book:The Homilies of Saint John Chrysostom: On the Acts of the Apostles

Source: The Homilies of Saint John Chrysostom: On the Acts of the Apostles

“For when the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through places without water, seeking rest; and not finding. . .”

Men Spirit Water Gone Findings Seeking Alms

Author:Bruno of Cologne

“For the unclean spirit enters easily into a man, and easily goes out from him.”

Men Spirit Alms

Author:Bruno of Cologne

“For the devil may tempt the good, but he cannot find rest in them; for he is shaken violently, and upset, and driven out, now by their prayers, now by their tears of repentance, and now by their almsgiving and similar good works.”

May Prayer Tears Devil Driven Upset Repentance Good Work Alms Almsgiving

Author:Bruno of Cologne

“The best remedy for dryness of spirit, is to picture ourselves as beggars in the presence of God and the Saints, and like a beggar, to go first to one saint, then to another, to ask a spiritual alms of them with the same earnestness as a poor fellow in the streets would ask an alms of us.”

Firsts Spiritual Spirit Asks Poor Streets Fellows Saint Remedy Beggar Presence Of God Earnestness Alms

Book:The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri

Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri

“If we should be saved and become saints, we ought always to stand at the gates of the Divine mercy to beg and pray for, as an alms, all that we need.”

Ifs Needs Should Divine Ought Praying Mercy Saint Saved Gates Alms Divine Mercy

Author:Alphonsus Liguori

“The poor should live by alms.”

Should Poor Live By Alms

Author:Benedict Joseph Labre

“Tell me, when you give alms do you look into the eyes of the man or woman to whom you give alms? . . . And when you give alms, do you touch the hand of the one to whom you give alms, or do you toss the coin?”

Men Giving Looks Hands Eye He Man Coins Toss Alms

Author:Pope Francis

“Of all times, it is Christmas when we must surely realize that there can be no true worship of Him who is the Christ without giving of ourselves. At this season let us, each one, reach out a little more generously in the spirit of the Christ. It is not enough to give toys and baubles. It is not enough to give alms to those in need.... It is also important that we give of ourselves with our alms.”

Needs Giving Littles Important Enough Spirit Christ Realizing Worship Seasons Christmas All Time Reach Out Toys Alms Those In Need True Worship

Author:Gordon B. Hinckley

“If all alms were given only from pity, all beggars would have starved long ago.”

Ifs Long Given Pity Long Ago Humanitarianism Beggar Alms

Book:The Portable Nietzsche

Source: The Portable Nietzsche

“To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.”

Giving Literature Alms

Book:Lectures on Architecture and Painting

Source: Lectures on Architecture and Painting

“The rich have no more of the kingdom of heaven than they have purchased of the poor by their alms.”

Heaven Poor Rich Kingdoms Humanitarianism Kingdom Of Heaven Alms

Book:The works of John Donne. With a memoir by H. Alford

Source: The works of John Donne. With a memoir by H. Alford

“Loving words and deeds are the best alms.”

Deeds Alms Loving Words

Author:Mata Amritanandamayi

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