Saint Quotes

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received - only what you have given: a full heart, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage.

Lord, help me to live this day, quietly, easily.

To lean upon Thy great strength, trustfully, restfully. To wait for the unfolding of Thy will, patiently, serenely. To meet others, peacefully, joyously. To face tomorrow, confidently, courageously.

God requires that we assist the animals, when they need our help.

Each being (human or creature) has the same right of protection.

All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.

Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.

I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.

Dare to declare who you are. It is not far from the shores of silence to the boundaries of speech. The path is not long, but the way is deep. You must not only walk there, you must be prepared to leap.

Ask the beasts and they will teach you the beauty of this earth.

What do you have to fear? Nothing. Whom do you have to fear? No one. Why? Because whoever has joined forces with God obtains three great privileges: omnipotence without power, intoxication without wine, and life without death.

All things of creation are children of the Father and thus brothers of man.

... God wants us to help animals, if they need help. Every creature in distress has the same right to be protected.

Humanity, take a good look at yourself.

Inside, you’ve got heaven and earth, and all of creation. You’re a world—everything is hidden in you.

He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist

Peace begins with a smile.

Our labor here is brief, but the reward is eternal.

Do not be disturbed by the clamor of the world, which passes like a shadow. Do not let false delights of a deceptive world deceive you.

Go forth in peace, for you have followed the good road.

Go forth without fear, for he who created you has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. Blessed be you, my God, for having created me.

The mystery of God hugs you in its all-encompassing arms.

We shall awaken from our dullness and rise vigorously toward justice.

If we fall in love with creation deeper and deeper, we will respond to its endangerment with passion.

If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.

Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission - to be of service to them whenever they require it.

Love God, serve God; everything is in that.

Even in a world that's being shipwrecked, remain brave and strong.

Do few things but do them well, simple joys are holy.

What is it you want to change? Your hair, your face, your body? Why? For God is in love with all those things and he might weep when they are gone.

Life is a challenge, meet it! Life is a dream, realize it! Life is a game, play it! Life is love, enjoy it!

Loving one another with the charity of Christ, let the love you have in your hearts be shown outwardly in your deeds so that compelled by such an example, the sisters may also grow in the love of God and charity for one another.

Love that does not know of suffering is not worthy of the name.

Place your mind before the mirror of eternity! Place your soul in the brilliance of glory! And transform your entire being into the image of the Godhead Itself through contemplation.

Glance at the sun. See the moon and stars. Gaze at the beauty of the green earth. Now think.

There is only one caste... the caste of humanity. There is only one religion... the religion of love. There is only one language... the language of the heart.

Even if [the Pope an incarnate devil], we ought not to raise up our heads against him, but calmly lie down to rest on his bosom... He who rebels against our Father is condemned to death, for that which we do to him we do to Christ: we honor Christ if we honor the Pope; we dishonor Christ if we dishonor the Pope.

The surest way to determine whether one possesses the love of God is to see whether he or she loves his or her neighbor. These two loves are never separated. Rest assured, the more you progress in love of neighbor the more your love of God will increase.

To the servant of God... every place is the right place, and every time is the right time.

We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.

Everything that is in the heavens, on earth, and under the earth is penetrated with connectedness, penetrated with relatedness.

In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.

Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.

I am the fiery life of the essence of God;

I am the flame above the beauty in the fields; I shine in the waters; I burn in the sun, the moon, and the stars. And with the airy wind, I quicken all things vitally by an unseen, all-sustaining life.

Be not lax in celebrating. Be not lazy in the festive service of God. Be ablaze with enthusiasm. Let us be an alive, burning offering before the altar of God.

Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.

He will provide the way and the means, such as you could never have imagined.

Leave it all to Him, let go of yourself, lose yourself on the Cross, and you will find yourself entirely.

Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.

To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.

In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.

A human being is a vessel that God has built for himself and filled with his inspiration so that his works are perfected in it.

Every creature is a glittering, glistening mirror of Divinity.

You are not one person, but three: The one you think you are;

The one others think you are; The one you really are.

Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love, Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek To be consoled as to console, To be understood as to understand, To be loved, as to love.

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

We are of such value to God that He came to live among us.

.. and to guide us home. He will go to any length to seek us, even to being lifted high upon the cross to draw us back to Himself. We can only respond by loving God for His love.

If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces.

.. never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again. That's the beauty of being alive... We can always start all over again. Enjoy God's amazing opportunities bestowed on us. Have faith in Him always.