“We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty.” — St. Mother Theresa
Spiritual poverty
All the lonely people…
Godly friends
“Perfection does not consist in having no friendships at all, but in having those which are good, holy, and sacred.” St. Francis de Sales
Do your friends “make you better”?
Temperance
“Too much self-indulging or too much self-discipline have one thing in common: too much. Living to extremes–either extreme – generally does little to promote lasting health, happiness or holiness.” St. Francis de Sales
The virtue of temperance
Judging?
“Those who look well after their own consciences rarely fall into the sin of judging others.” St. Francis de Sales
Judging others?
God’s mercy
“Even if we have thousands of acts of great virtue to our credit, our confidence in being heard must be based on God’s mercy and His love for men. Even if we stand at the very summit of virtue, it is by mercy that we shall be saved.” St. John Chrysostom
