If you would rise, shun luxury, for luxury lowers and degrades.
- St John Chrysostom
And they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it.
- St Mark
No man can attain to the knowledge of God but by humility. The way to mount high is to descend.
- Bl. Giles of Assisi
It is because of faith that we exchange the present for the future.
- St Fidelis of Sigmaringen
O Sacrament of Love! O sign of Unity! O bond of Charity! He who would have Life finds here indeed a Life to live in and a Life to live by.
- St Augustine
Pray with great confidence, with confidence based upon the goodness and infinite generosity of God and upon the promises of Jesus Christ. God is a spring of living water which flows unceasingly into the hearts of those who pray.
- St. Louis de Montfort
Hear Mass daily; it will prosper the whole day. All your duties will be performed the better for it, and your soul will be stronger to bear its daily cross. The Mass is the most holy act of religion; you can do nothing that can give greater glory to God or be more profitable for your soul than to hear Mass both frequently and devoutly. It is the favorite devotion of the saints.
- St. Peter Julian Eymard