Seat of Wisdom

[Eucharisted]

Post your favorite quotes from your favorite saints

“Deviating from faith, they are implicated in the darkness of perpetual blindness, although they have the day of Christ and the light of the Church before them; while seeing nothing, they open their mouth as if they knew everything, keen for vain things and dull for things eternal.”
– Ambrose, Bishop, Father and Doctor of the Church, Saint; commenting in the 4th century on the “wise of the world” who look askance at Christianity, a conflict that has existed from the very birth of the Faith

“Do whatever He tells you.”
– The Virgin Mary

 

[Robert_Sock]

. . . Many weak and foolish people, say, “See what a good life that man enjoys! He is so rich, so great, so powerful, so distinguished!” But raise your eyes to the riches of Heaven, and you will see that all the riches of this world are as nothing. All are uncertain and even burdensome, for they are never enjoyed without some anxiety or fear. The happiness of man does not consist in abundance of this world’s goods, for a modest share is sufficient for him. The more spiritual a man desires to become, the more bitter does this present life grow for him, for he sees and realizes more clearly the defects and corruptions of human nature. For to eat and drink, to wake and sleep, to rest and labour, and to be subject to all the necessities of nature is a great trouble and affliction to the devout man, who would rather be released and set free from all sin.

The inner life of man is greatly hindered in this life by the needs of the body. Thus, the Prophet devoutly prays that he may be set free from them, saying, “Lord, deliver me from my necessities!” Woe to those who refuse to recognize their own wretchedness, and doubly woe to those who love this miserable and corruptible life! For some cling so closely to it, that although by working or begging they can hardly win the bare necessities, they would yet be willing to live here for ever if it were possible, caring nothing for the Kingdom of God.

How crazy and lacking in faith are such people, who are so deeply engrossed in earthly affairs that they care for nothing but material things! These unhappy wretches will at length know to their sorrow how vile and worthless were the things that they loved. But the Saints of God and all the devoted friends of Christ paid little heed to bodily pleasures, nor to prosperity in this life, for all their hopes and aims were directed towards those good things that are eternal. Their whole desire raised them upward to things eternal and invisible, so that the love of things visible could not drag them down. My brother, do not lose hope of progress in the spiritual life; you have still time and opportunity . . .
–The Imitation of Christ, Book 1, Chapter 22 Thomas A Kempis (Not really from a Saint, but close)

God Bless

 

[benedict_x]

“If that’s the way you treat your friends, no wonder you have so few of them.”
By St Teresa of Avila to God

“About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only”

“There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.”

“To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.”

“Let nothing disturb thee,
Nothing affright thee;
All things are passing;
God never changeth;
Patient endurance
Attaineth to all things;
Who God possesseth
In nothing is wanting;
Alone God sufficeth.”

• St Teresa of Avila

Big fan of her

 

[fhansen]

"This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections."
– Saint Augustine