“Never rise from the table without having given due thanks to the Lord. If we act in this way, we need have no fear of the wretched sin of gluttony.” IfsWayNeedsGivenSinLordTablesSaintDuesThanksNo FearWretchedHave No FearGluttony Author:Pio of Pietrelcina
“I believe marriages would in general be as happy, and often more so, if they were all made by the lord chancellor, upon a due consideration of the characters and circumstances, without the parties having any choice in the matter.” IfsBelieveMadeMatterCharacterChoicesI BelievePartyLordCircumstancesDuesConsiderationMatrimony Author:Samuel Johnson
“God grant me grace my prayers to say: O God! preserve my mother dear, In strength and health for many a year; And O! preserve my father too, And may I pay him reverence due; And may I my best thoughts employ To be my parents' hope and joy; And O! preserve my brothers both From evil doings, and from sloth, And may we always love each other, Our friends, our father, and our mother, And still, O Lord, to me impart An innocent and grateful heart, That after my last sleep I may Awake to thy eternal day! Amen.” YearsHeartMayStillsLastsJoyMotherEvilFatherParentPrayerSleepPayLordGraceBrotherEternalGratefulDearDuesInnocentPreservesAwakeMy BrotherGrantsReverenceOur FatherLove Each OtherImpartSlothAmenDoingsGrateful Heart Book:The Poetical Works of Samuel T. Coleridge Source: The Poetical Works of Samuel T. Coleridge
“Is it not true that your gloominess and bad temper are due to your lack of determination in breaking the subtle snares laid by your own disordered desires? The daily examination of conscience is an indispensible help if we are to follow our Lord with sincerity of heart and integrity of life.” IfsHeartHelpingDesireLordIntegrityConscienceDeterminationDuesSubtleSincerityTemperExaminationOur LordSnaresBad Temper Author:Josemaria Escriva