Talk about the Saints that inspire you, share some of your favorite quotes

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I have always admired and asked Saint Monica to pray with me for the conversion of my three sons to the Catholic Church. I love how she prayed on her knees for the conversion of her son Saint Augustine one of the great saints in our church.

Saint Anthony is also a favorite of mine as he always finds everything I loose.

I love Saint Anthonys Prayer and would like to live by it
 
SaAcDelacro1x said:
The saint who inspires me the most is my patron, St. Jean Vianney. Actually, this brings back a lot of memories. :rolleyes:

First off, when I was trying to find one in sixth grade, I was actually going to consider some others like St. Thomas More or St. Thomas Aquinas, but somehow, I got attracted to him. And that’s odd, since I’m a female, and I couldn’t – and can’t – be a priest whatsoever. 😛

But I thought he would balance me: I was booksmart, he was not. He was a time-efficient machine, and I’m still a bit of a lazy, laidback person. Actually, the only thing we had in common was just the fact that we were devout.

Yet, even though I still picked him for Confirmation, I still didn’t feel like I belonged. Indeed, a female hanging out with the patron saint of *priests * as a guide was, to me, more analogous to having a girl at a seminary than at a nunnery (the gender thing didn’t quite fit :o).

But I remember that I was always being reminded of how he still loved me and how I still belonged despite that gender gap. I mean to me, that was just amazing! And also, it turned out that he actually wanted to be my spiritual father: he gave me a miracle of scent from his icon that I’ll never forget to this day.

So, that’s why he’s my favorite patron in the whole universe. 😃

As for my favorite quote, it’s down below the signature line by St. Toribio of Mogrovejo. Indeed, we need it as this day and age of secularism, don’t we? 👍
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That is a quote that I had never heard before and I like it very much. It really amazes me sometimes how much truth has been turned into lies these days, and opinions are turned into facts by some. it seems that so many people use the excuse that Christ lived two thousand years ago, so He somehow can’t relate with the way the world is Today. but what people forget is that Sacred Scripture tells us exactly what happens in Todays world if people are willing to make the connection.

“In the end times, people will become their own gods, choosing what is good and evil for themselves.”

Don’t we see this pretty much happening everywhere in our present secular world?
 
“Faith is proof of what cannot be seen. What is seen gives knowledge, not faith. When Thomas saw and touched, why was he told, “You have believed because you have seen me?” Because what he saw and what he believed were different things. God cannot be seen by mortal man.”

Gregory The Great
 
A couple of thoughts on persecution and martyrdom from some Saints of the Catholic Church.

“Christianity is a warfare, and Christians spiritual soldiers. In its beginning, our faith was planted in the poverty, infamy, persecution and death of Christ; in its progress, it was watered by the blood of God’s saints; and it cannot come to the full growth unless it be fostered with the showers of the martyrs’ blood.”

Robert Southwell

“Now at last I begin to be a disciple! Let nothing visible or invisible hinder me, through jealousy, from attaining to Jesus Christ. Come fire, come cross, come whole herds of wild beasts, come drawing and quartering, scattering of bones, cutting off of limbs, crushing of the whole body, all the horrible blows of the devil-let all these things come upon me, if only I may be with Christ.”

Ignatius Of Antioch
 
Wow! Those are awe-striking quotes.

They remind me of how thirteen Carmelite sisters were the last ones executed in the Reign of Terror. They were killed for their faith, and they before they died, they prayed. They asked their Mother Superior for permission to die, and she granted it to them. They all offered their sufferings up to Jesus for the end of the violence in France and then they went to their deaths willingly, forgiving the whole crowd as they went, even when jostled unkindly.

The crowd looked at them with awe and was strangely silent, sensing that something strange and profound was happening before them. So the Carmelite sisters died for Christ and the guillotine could not stomach any more blood after tasting the necks of God’s lovers. It killed no one more and mere days later, the Reign of Terror collapsed to an end. The martyrs’ blood brought God’s Mercy to France in that time of impenetrable darkness.
 
SaAcDelacro1x said:
The saint who inspires me the most is my patron, St. Jean Vianney. Actually, this brings back a lot of memories. :rolleyes:

First off, when I was trying to find one in sixth grade, I was actually going to consider some others like St. Thomas More or St. Thomas Aquinas, but somehow, I got attracted to him. And that’s odd, since I’m a female, and I couldn’t – and can’t – be a priest whatsoever. 😛

But I thought he would balance me: I was booksmart, he was not. He was a time-efficient machine, and I’m still a bit of a lazy, laidback person. Actually, the only thing we had in common was just the fact that we were devout.

Yet, even though I still picked him for Confirmation, I still didn’t feel like I belonged. Indeed, a female hanging out with the patron saint of *priests * as a guide was, to me, more analogous to having a girl at a seminary than at a nunnery (the gender thing didn’t quite fit :o).

But I remember that I was always being reminded of how he still loved me and how I still belonged despite that gender gap. I mean to me, that was just amazing! And also, it turned out that he actually wanted to be my spiritual father: he gave me a miracle of scent from his icon that I’ll never forget to this day.

So, that’s why he’s my favorite patron in the whole universe. 😃

As for my favorite quote, it’s down below the signature line by St. Toribio of Mogrovejo. Indeed, we need it as this day and age of secularism, don’t we? 👍
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I love St John Vianney too 🙂 one time I was going through many doubts about Catholicism and I prayed to him and he helped me a lot. He’s a really special Saint to me… I want to learn more about him.
 
Here are two quotes from two Saints that I honestly don’t know much about, but both of these quotes just jumped off of the page, and they both speak dearly to my heart. In these two quotes, they are speaking about the hows & whys of trials, and how we should handle them. I really like these two quotes.

“God wishes to test you like gold in the furnace. The dross is consumed by the fire, but the pure gold remains and its value increases. It is in this manner that God acts with his good servant, who puts his hope in him and remains unshaken in times of distress. God raises him up, and in return for what he has given up out of love for God, he is repaid a hundredfold in this life and with eternal life hereafter,”

Jerome Emilliani

“It would not be difficult for Him to free us at once from all tribulation and sorrow, but instead He permits His friends to suffer much in this world that instead He may crown them all the more gloriously in Heaven, and make them more like his only begotten son, who never ceased to do good and to suffer injury while he was on earth that He might teach us patience by his example.”

Robert Bellarmine
 
Drew Brees of course! Sorry couldn’t resist. How about Mother Theresa? Is Pope John Paul II a Saint yet? He is my favorite Pope and when he becomes a Saint he will become my most inspirational and favorite Saint.
 
“When the soul groans and fears to offend God, it does not offend him and it is far from doing so.”

“May Jesus and Mary help you always, and always give your word the ability to convert souls and arrest the progress of those who run along the road to ruin. May it always be so.”

Blessed Saint Padre Pio
 
Saint_wannabe said:
Here are two quotes from two Saints that I honestly don’t know much about, but both of these quotes just jumped off of the page, and they both speak dearly to my heart. In these two quotes, they are speaking about the hows & whys of trials, and how we should handle them. I really like these two quotes.

“God wishes to test you like gold in the furnace. The dross is consumed by the fire, but the pure gold remains and its value increases. It is in this manner that God acts with his good servant, who puts his hope in him and remains unshaken in times of distress. God raises him up, and in return for what he has given up out of love for God, he is repaid a hundredfold in this life and with eternal life hereafter,”

Jerome Emilliani

“It would not be difficult for Him to free us at once from all tribulation and sorrow, but instead He permits His friends to suffer much in this world that instead He may crown them all the more gloriously in Heaven, and make them more like his only begotten son, who never ceased to do good and to suffer injury while he was on earth that He might teach us patience by his example.”

Robert Bellarmine
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St. Jerome Emilliani I was not familiar with the quotations of until you brought him up. Thank you very much!

‘Jesus Christ can do very little if He cannot uphold me from day to day. He will not fail to reproach me if I begin to relax; each day He will counsel me and give me new strength; He will instruct, console, and encourage me and give me all the graces for which I pray.’

St. Claude de la Colombiere
 
I think I have seen one reference St. Thomas Aquinas in this thread, so, to do him justice I’d like to share these two quotes;
“Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good”

“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible”
God Bless
 
sinnegam said:
I think I have seen one reference St. Thomas Aquinas in this thread, so, to do him justice I’d like to share these two quotes;
“Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good”

“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible”
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God Bless
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Hey sinnegam, I like both of these quotes very much. Thank you for sharing them.
 
I once had a wise man tell me, “No humility, no holiness, no holiness, no heaven.” and those are words that I truly take to heart. I know that there are many other spiritual gifts and other things that we need to do as well, but I think that it all starts with humility. Sacred Scripture tells us this over & over again. Jesus humbled himself. Mary is the humble handmaid of the Lord. “The humble will be exalted and the exalted will be humbled.” I think that all of the Saints knew this as well, and we can see this in all of their teachings, quotes and writings.

“It seems to me that humility is truth. I do not know whether I am humble, but I do know that I see the truth in all things.”

Therese De Lisieux

“Wouldst thou comprehend the height of God? First comprehend the lowliness of God. Condescend to be humble for thine own sake, seeing that God condescended to be humble for thy sake too, for it was not for his own.”

Augustine Of Hippo

“Whoever will proudly dispute and contradict will always stand outside the door. Christ the master of humility, manifests His truth only to the humble and hides Himself from the proud.”

Vincent Ferrer
 
St. Thomas Aquinas ( Thomas of Aquino) was born into an Italian noble family in the 13th century. He wanted to become a Dominican priest but his family wanted him to become a Benedictine. They had him kidnapped and he was confined to his home for a couple of years. Eventually he escaped and became a Dominican. He is considered by many to have been one of the Church’s greatest theologians and I love some of his quotations. Here are three more.
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 "How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God"
“Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures”

“Three things are necessary for the salvation of man; to know what he ought to believe;to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do”

God Bless
 
“Now I occupy my soul
and all my energy in His service;
I no longer tend the herd,
nor have I any other work
now that my every act is love.”

St. John of the Cross
 
The Blessed Virgin, St. Faustina, and St. Pio, for helping my unbelief and breaking my sins.

Maybe it’s because I just haven’t read enough about the saints but in general I can’t really identify with any of them. They’re all so humble, heroic, and virtuous … no smug douches, cowards, or idiots among the bunch 😊

“The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt.”
  • St. Ambrose of Milan
“When the devil reminds you of his past, remind him of his future.”
  • St. Theresa of Avila
“If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He has great designs for you, and that He certainly intends to make you a saint. And if you wish to become a great saint, entreat Him yourself to give you much opportunity for suffering; for there is no wood better to kindle the fire of holy love than the wood of the cross, which Christ used for His own great sacrifice of boundless charity.”
  • Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Considering that when the Saints lived in this world they were at liberty to roam the earth, do you really think that in Heaven God would have them tied to a post?
  • St. Thomas More
There is no surer way to know that one is a saint than to see him lead a holy life and yet suffer desolation, trials and tribulations.
  • St. Louis Gonzaga
 
Many times when I heard others talk about “detachment of the things of this world” and I never really understood what they were talking about. After reading many thoughts & quotes from many great Saints of the Catholic Church, I have come to a better understanding of the message that is being conveyed.

“When I say “the world,” I mean the corrupt and disordered life led in the world, the damnable spirit that reigns over the world, the perverse sentiments and inclinations which men of the world follow, and the pernicious laws and maxims by which they govern their behavior. Christ looks upon the world as the object of His hatred and His curse, and as something he plans and desires to burn in the day of His wrath.”

Jean Eudes

“I beg of you for the love and reverence of God our Lord to remember the past, and reflect not lightly but seriously that the earth is only the earth.”

Ignatius Of Loyola

“Have no intercourse with the people in the world. Little by little you will get a taste for their habits, get so drawn into conversation with them that you will no longer be able out of politeness to refrain from applauding their discourse, however pernicious it may be, and it will lead you away into unfaithfulness.”

Jean Baptiste De La Salle

“Let the world indulge its madness, for it cannot endure and passes like a shadow. It is growing old, and I think, is in its last decrepit stage. But we, buried deep in the wounds of Christ, why should we be dismayed?”

Peter Canisius

“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 the false delights of a deceptive world deceive you.”

Clare Of Assisi
 
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Saintwannabe:
“I beg of you for the love and reverence of God our Lord to remember the past, and reflect not lightly but seriously that the earth is only the earth.”

Ignatius Of Loyola
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Very well said . . . The earth is only the earth. Not Heaven, not the New Earth and New Heaven. It is only the beginning of our existence, and the Book of Ecclesiasties describes pursuing the things of the world as “chasing after the wind.” It’s very thought provoking.

Saintwannabe said:
“Have no intercourse with the people in the world. Little by little you will get a taste for their habits, get so drawn into conversation with them that you will no longer be able out of politeness to refrain from applauding their discourse, however pernicious it may be, and it will lead you away into unfaithfulness.”

Jean Baptiste De La Salle
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Wow, that’s fascinating. I will try to follow that advice. This is particularly interesting to me as there have been times where I desired to be able to enter frivilous conversations with worldly people more easily. This smacks that idea in the face.
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oksoitworked:
Considering that when the Saints lived in this world they were at liberty to roam the earth, do you really think that in Heaven God would have them tied to a post?
  • St. Thomas More
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Lol! :clapping: That’s great :D.

ocdsgirl said:
“Now I occupy my soul
and all my energy in His service;
I no longer tend the herd,
nor have I any other work
now that my every act is love.”

St. John of the Cross
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Wow! He could no longer work, for work was love to him. That is incredible. It reminds me of St. Therese of Lisieux’s statement, in the agonizing throes of the illness that claimed her life, that she could no longer suffer, because all suffering was now joy to her.

In the same way, St. John could no longer work. Being forced to work for one’s bread was a punishment for sin, but all his work was no longer work but purest love. This was the result of his interior state of being. Being pure from all stains of sin, except perhaps the slightest occasional venial sins, St. John no longer felt that any work was work but love, and therefore joy. And St. Therese could no longer suffer, for she was overjoyed to suffer in Christ’s Cross and therefore all suffering to her no longer hurt, but only made her love all the more and thus rejoice all the more plentifully.
 
Hey Lief, I think that one quote from Jean Baptiste De La Sale speaks very loud to me. I have many friends who have potty mouths and many times when I get together with them, sadly, its not long before I start talking the same way. Sometimes my wife & I will go out for a couple of drinks on the weekend and we see people who we consider friends and every other word thats coming out of their mouths is an f bomb, or their constantly using God’s name in vein. I have said things to these people before and their quite aware where I stand on talk like that, especially using God’s name in vein, but after a couple of drinks, these people are usually up to their old tricks. I know that I’m also a sinner and I have said many things in my lifetime just as offensive if not worse, so I don’t consider myself somehow holier or better than these people. With that being said though, how good is it for me to be sitting there, laughing & joking with them, while they are doing these things?
 
The priest who was essentially the founder of my diocese, Prince Demetrius Gallitzin/Father Augustine Smith. He was a Russian noble; Catherine the Great was his godmother in the Orthodox Church. He converted to the RCC and was disinherited, emigrated to the US and became the first priest to take all of his orders in the US under Bishop John Carroll of Baltimore. He pestered Bishop Carroll until he was allowed to go to the McGuire Settlement in what is now Cambria County in Pennsylvania. He was the only priest for 600 miles for about 20 years. He went into debt for the care of his flock and refused to abandon them even when offered three different Bishoprics. He dreamed of a Catholic oasis in the middle of a state that, while founded on religious tolerance, was suspicious of Catholics in general and him as a noble in particular. He lived in what is now Loretto, Pennsylvania, until his death 40 years after he got there. His case for canonization was opened a few years ago and he is currently Servant of God Demetrius Gallitzin.
 
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