March 20
“Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.”
-St. Rose of Lima
Tag Archives: Christianity
Suffering cheerfully
March 19
“There are ways of being crucified that do not involve rough wood or heavy nails, but a love beyond our capacity to love, which means a love that has been given to us by God…”
-Servant of God Catherine Doherty
Is your life focused on God?
March 18
“I am not capable of doing big things, but I want to do everything, even the smallest things, for the greater glory of God.”
– St. Dominic Savio
Father of all the wretched
March 17
“But his deeds I think you know better than I could tell you; for, as is read in his Passion, no one doubts that, rising every night from his noble bed, with bare feet and only one chamberlain, he went around to God’s churches and gave alms generously to widows, orphans, those in prison and afflicted by every difficulty, so much so that he was considered, not a prince, but the father of all the wretched.”
-Cosmas of Prague (About St. Wenceslaus)
It is not enough to give soup and bread
March 16
“You will find out that Charity is a heavy burden to carry, heavier than the kettle of soup and the full basket. But you will keep your gentleness and your smile. It is not enough to give soup and bread. This the rich can do. You are the servant of the poor, always smiling and good-humored. They are your masters, terribly sensitive and exacting master you will see. And the uglier and the dirtier they will be, the more unjust and insulting, the more love you must give them. It is only for your love alone that the poor will forgive you the bread you give to them.”
-St. Vincent de Paul
Our hearts burn within us
March 15
“So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be going further, but they constrained him, saying, ‘Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.’ So he went in to stay with them. When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognized him; and he vanished out of their sight. They said to each other, ‘Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the scriptures?'”
-Luke 24:28-32
Without the aid of prayer
March 14
“It is simply impossible to lead, without the aid of prayer, a virtuous life.”
-St. John Chrysostom
Because I am a Christian
March 13
“That I will never do, because I am a Christian, and I shall die for God, and for him I will give many thousands of lives if I had them. And so, do with me as you please.”
-St. Lorenzo Ruiz
Worrying about tomorrow
March 12
“So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”
-Matthew 6:34
Christians in name only
March 11
“We have received baptism, entrance into the Church and the honour of being called Christians. Yet what good will this do us, if we are Christians in name only and not in fact?”
-St. Andrew Kim Taegon
