“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
“It was love that motivated His self-emptying, that led Him to become a little lower than angels, to be subject to parents, to bow His head beneath the Baptist's hands, to endure the weakness of the flesh, and to submit to death even upon the cross” LittlesSelfHandsParentSubjectsWeaknessAngelCrossesEndureFleshMotivatedBowsSubmitSacramentsBaptists Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
“I see crosses at every turn. My flesh shudders over it, but my heart adores them. Yes, I hail you, crosses little and great, I hail you, and kiss your feet, unworthy of the honor of your shadow.” HeartLittlesSufferingTurnsFeetMy HeartHonorKissingShadowCrossesFleshOver ItAdoreUnworthyHail Author:Saint Francis de Sales