“Virgin Immaculate, perfect lover of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, we ask you to obtain for us the graces we need to become true adorers of our Eucharistic God. Grant us, we beg of you, to know Him better, to love Him more, and to center our lives around the Eucharist, that is, to make our whole life a constant prayer of adoration, thanksgiving, reparation, and petition to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. Amen.” KnowsNeedsWholeAsksPrayerPerfectLordGraceOur LivesLoversBlessedConstantWhole LifeGrantsSacramentsVirginsOur LordAdorationEucharistAmenPetitionsPerfect LoveReparationsBlessed SacramentImmaculateEucharisticPerfect Lover Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“I want the seals of power and place, the ensigns of command, charged by the people's unbought grace, to rule my native land. Nor crown, nor scepter would I ask but from my country's will, by day, by night, to ply the task her cup of bliss to fill.” PeopleWantCountryNightAsksGraceLandTasksCommandCupsBlissNativeCrownsSealsNative LandPlies Author:John Quincy Adams
“This may sound like heresy, but it is the greatest truth! It is more difficult to let God love us, than to love Him! The best way to love Him in return is to open our hearts and let Him love us. Let Him draw close to us and feel Him close to us. This is really very difficult: letting ourselves be loved by Him. And that is perhaps what we need to ask today in the Mass: 'Lord, I want to love You, but teach me the difficult science, the difficult habit of letting myself be loved by You, to feel You close and feel Your tenderness ! May the Lord give us this grace.” WayWantNeedsGivingFeelsHeartMayTodayAsksDifficultSoundLordTeachGraceLove YouReturnHabitLetting GoMassDrawsBest WayGod LoveTendernessHeresyGod Loves UsI Want To Love You Author:Pope Francis
“Now, justification in this life is given to us according to these three things: first by the laver of regeneration by which all sins are forgiven; then, by a struggle with the faults from whose guilt we have been absolved; the third, when our prayer is heard, in which we say: 'Forgive us our debts,' because however bravely we fight against our faults, we are men; but the grace of God so aids as we fight in this corruptible body that there is reason for His hearing us as we ask forgiveness.” MenFirstsHas BeensReasonBodyLife IsFightingThreeAsksGivenPrayerSinStruggleGraceHeardThirdsForgivingGuiltFaultsHearingDebtAidsThis LifeJustificationForgivenThree ThingsGrace Of GodOur PrayersRegenerationAsking For Forgiveness Author:Saint Augustine
“Not what we wish, but what we want, Oh! let thy grace supply, The good unask'd, in mercy grant; The ill, though ask'd, deny.” WantAsksWishPrayerGraceMercyIllDenyGrants Author:James Merrick
“Today is [the feast of] Santa Rita, Patron Saint of impossible things - but this seems impossible: let us ask of her this grace, this grace that all, all, all people would do good and that we would encounter one another in this work, which is a work of creation, like the creation of the Father. A work of the family, because we are all children of God, all of us, all of us! And God loves us, all of us! May Santa Rita grant us this grace, which seems almost impossible. Amen.” PeopleMayChildrenSeemsTodayAsksFatherGraceImpossibleCreationSaintGod LoveEncountersGrantsSantaChild Of GodAmenPatronImpossible ThingsGod Loves Us Author:Pope Francis
“God won't permit temptation beyond your strength. It is true that temptations come to all, but God will give you the graces you need to withstand them, if you ask him to and if you are willing to cooperate with his grace...In God's presence, consider: Do I put up a fight when temptations beset me, or do I give up quickly and surrender myself to them without a struggle? Do I rely on God's grace to conquer temptations, or am I conquered by them?” IfsNeedsGivingFightingAsksStruggleGraceWillingGiving UpSurrenderGods WillTemptationConquerRelyPermitGod's GraceGod's Presence Author:Patrick Madrid
“Does it follow from: 'turn ye' that therefore you can turn? Does it follow from "'Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart' (Deut 6.5) that therefore you can love with all your heart? What do arguments of this kind prove, but the 'free-will' does not need the grace of God, but can do all things by its own power....But it does not follow from this that man is converted by his own power, nor do the words say so; they simply say: "if thou wilt turn,telling man what he should do. When he knows it, and sees that he cannot do it, he will ask whence he may find ability to do it..." 164” IfsKnowsMenNeedsShouldHeartKindMayDoeTurnsAsksCan DoAbilityLordGraceProveArgumentAll ThingsFree WillGrace Of God Author:Martin Luther
“Watch over yourself. Be your own accuser, then your judge; ask yourself grace sometimes, and, if there is need, impose upon yourself some pain.” IfsNeedsSometimesPainAsksWatchesGraceJudgingOver YouAccusers Author:Seneca the Younger
“Do not stop praying as long as, by God's grace, the fire and the water have not been exhausted, for it may happen that never again in your whole life will you have such a chance to ask for the forgiveness for your sins.” MayLongWholeHappensAsksWaterChanceSinFireGracePrayingForgivenessWhole LifeExhaustedGod's Grace Author:John Climacus
“With all your power, ask the Lord for humility and brotherly love, because God freely gives His grace for love towards one's brother. Do an experiment on yourself: one day ask God for love towards your brother, and another day - live without love. You will see the difference.” InspirationalGivingChristianAsksDifferencesReligiousLove IsLordGraceLove YouHumilityBrotherOne DayExperimentsOrthodoxWithout LoveAnother DayYour BrotherBrotherlyBrotherly Love Author:Silouan the Athonite
“I ask you to try something. If someone grieves you, or dishonors you, or takes something of yours, then pray like this: "Lord, we are all your creatures. Pity your servants, and turn them to repentance," and then you will perceptibly bear grace in your soul. Induce your heart to love your enemies, and the Lord, seeing your good will, shall help you in all things, and will Himself show you experience. But whoever thinks evil of his enemies does not have love for God and has not known God.” IfsThinkingInspirationalTryingHeartDoeSoulHelpingShowsChristianTurnsEvilAsksReligiousKnownLordEnemyGraceSeeingLove YouBearsPrayingCreaturesAll ThingsPityYour SoulGod LoveServantGrievingOrthodoxRepentanceGood WillDishonorLove Your Enemies Author:Silouan the Athonite
“It is evil to justify killing (unborn babies) by the happy outcome of eternity for the one killed. This same justification could be used to justify killing one-year olds, or any heaven-bound believer for that matter. The Bible asks the question: "Shall we sin that grace may abound?" (Romans 6:1) And: "Shall we do evil that good may come?" (Romans 3:8). In both cases the answer is a resounding NO. It is presumption to step into God's place and try to make the assignments to heaven or to hell. Our duty is to obey God, not to play God.” TryingYearsMayMatterPlayUsedEvilAsksHeavenSinAnswersStepsCasesHellGraceDutyBabyEternityKillingBoundsBelieverOutcomesAbortionJustifyJustificationUnbornAssignmentsPresumptionUnborn Baby Author:John Piper
“I have learned to accept it, even ask for it, this 'more than I can handle.' Because in these times, God shows Himself victorious. He reminds me that all of this life requires more of Him and less of me. God does give us more than we can handle. Not maliciously, but intentionally, in love, that His glory may be displayed, that we may have no doubt of who is in control, that people may see His grace and faithfulness shining through our lives.” PeopleGivingMayDoeI CanShowsAsksAcceptingDoubtGraceOur LivesGloryShiningHandleThis LifeNo DoubtI Have LearnedFaithfulnessShining Through Author:Katie Davis
“As Christians, our duty is to pray for them and ask the Lord to give them the grace of penance, so that they don't die with a corrupt heart, because otherwise the dogs of hell will take their blood.” GivingHeartChristianDiesAsksLordHellGraceBloodDogDutyPrayingPenance Author:Pope Francis
“The heart that delights in God and longs only to see His glory advance will seldom be conscious of sacrifice. God in His wisdom asks that we first love Him and then live in keeping with that core value. He does not want His people to think of what they do as sacrificial, even though from the world's point of view it may be just that. Gratitude for grace of God will always be found near the center of the Biblical Christian's most powerful motivations.” PeopleThinkingWorldWantFirstsHeartMayDoeChristianMotivationValuesAsksFoundViewsPowerfulGraceSacrificeGratitudeGloryConsciousDelightPoint Of ViewCoreGods WillMost PowerfulBiblicalFirst LoveGrace Of GodCore Values Author:Max Anders
“Grace does not depend on what we have done for God but rather what God has done for us. Ask people what they must do to get to heaven and most reply, "Be good." Jesus' stories contradict that answer. All we must do is cry, "Help!"” PeopleDoeDoneHelpingStoriesAsksJesusHeavenAnswersGraceCryDependsBe Good Book:What's So Amazing about Grace? Source: What's So Amazing about Grace?
“God is not accustomed to refusing a good gift to those who ask for one. Since he is good, and especially to those who are faithful to him, let us hold fast to him with all our soul, our heart, our strength, and so enjoy his light and see his glory and possess the grace of supernatural joy.” HeartSoulLightJoyAsksEnjoyGraceGloryFaithfulAccustomedHold Fast Author:Ambrose
“Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe me in every crevice of your universe. Each day enrapture me with your marvelous things without number. ...I do not ask to see the reason for it all: I ask only to share the wonder of it all.” ReasonUniverseAsksNumbersWonderLordGraceShareSurpriseDearEach DayAweGrantsMarvelousSurprise MeMarvelous ThingsCreviceDear Lord Author:Abraham Joshua Heschel
“It is the Happiness of his Church that, when the Powers of Earth and Hell combine against it...that the Throne of Grace is of the easiest access-and its Appeal thither is graciously invited by the Father of Mercies, who has assured it, that when his Children ask Bread he will not give them a Stone.” GivingChildrenEarthAsksFatherChurchHellGraceStonesMercyAccessBreadAppealsThronesInvitedAssured Author:John Hancock
“In vowing ourselves to one another, we are entitled to stand before the Almighty and ask Him for His grace and His blessing.” AsksGraceBlessingAlmightyEntitled Author:Adolf Hitler
“I accepted the forgiveness of God. I got off track as an adult and because I believe in God's grace, I believe that gave me strength then to get that little part of my life realigned, to not play games about it, to confess it, to ask for forgiveness from God and ask others to forgive me as well and then move on.” BelieveWellsLittlesPlayMovingAsksGamesI BelieveGraceAdultsForgivingTrackI Believe InAcceptedBelieve In GodGod's GraceForgive MeI Believe In GodAsking For Forgiveness Author:Max Lucado
“Sometimes we may ask God for success, and He gives us physical and mental stamina. We might plead for prosperity, and we receive enlarged perspective and increased patience, or we petition for growth and are blessed with the gift of grace. He may bestow upon us conviction and confidence as we strive to achieve worthy goals.” GivingMaySometimesMightAsksGoalGrowthGraceAchievePerspectiveBlessedStriveProsperityConvictionWorthyThanksgivingStaminaPetitions Author:David A. Bednar
“I considered calling Grace to ask her what I should say to a reticent suicidal werewolf, but I'd left my phone somewhere. Car, maybe.” ShouldAsksLeftGraceCarCallingPhonesSuicidalWerewolf Book:Linger Source: Linger
“When I was young I asked more of people than they could give: everlasting friendship, endless feeling. Now I know to ask less of them than they can give: a straightforward companionship. And their feelings, their friendship, their generous actions seem in my eyes to be wholly miraculous: a consequence of grace alone.” PeopleKnowsGivingFeelingsSeemsEyeActionYoungAsksGraceConsequenceEndlessGenerousCompanionshipEverlastingMiraculousStraightforward Author:Albert Camus