Inspirational thoughts

“You only love God as much as you love the person you love the least.” – St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta

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“It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.”
Saint Teresa of Ávila

“One cannot desire freedom from the Cross when one is especially chosen for the Cross.” St. Edith Stein

“Earthly riches are like the reed. Its roots are sunk in the swamp, and its exterior is fair to behold; but inside it is hollow. If a man leans on such a reed, it will snap off and pierce his soul.” St. Anthony of Padua

“We do not have to talk very much to pray well,
we know that God is there in His Holy Tabernacle.
Let us open our hearts to Him,
let us rejoice in His Sacred Presence.
This is the best prayer.” St. John Vianney

“The Holy Spirit leads us along, as a mother leads her two year old child by the hand, as a sighted person leads a blind one.” St. John Vianney

“All men are brothered in Jesus Christ.” Pope Pius XII

“The preaching of the faith has lost nothing of its relevance in our times. The Church has a sacred duty to proclaim it without any whittling-down, just as Christ revealed it, and no consideration of time or circumstance can lessen the strictness of this obligation.” Venerable Pope Pius XII