(from “Visits to the Most Holy Sacrament and to the Blessed Virgin, for Every Day in the Month” by Saint Alphonsus Maria de’ Liguori) Jesus Christ. — I have promised to remain with you till the consummation of the world; but have I not a right to expect that some…
From “True Devotion to Mary” by Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort: All our perfection consists in being conformed, united, and consecrated to Jesus Christ; and therefore the most perfect of all devotions is, without any doubt, that which the most perfectly conforms, unites, and consecrates us to Jesus Christ. Now,…
(Jesus, in private revelation given to Gabrielle Bossis, on December 24, 1939) Do you know what the world was like before I came? There was God and there were men. Now God has become a man among men—one of you. What love! What potential oneness between you and Him! Do…
Jesus then said to the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?” Simon Peter answered Him, “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that You are the Holy One of God.” Jesus answered them, “Did I…
An excerpt from “One Heart Full of Love” by Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta: Let us not love by words alone, but let us love until it hurts. It cost Jesus to love us. He even died for us. Now it is our turn to love one another as Jesus…
(from Dr. Scott Hahn’s talk “The Treasure of Our Soul: The Apostles’ Creed”) And I am convinced that in the Creed, we’ve got a choice to make. Because besides the Three Divine Persons, there are only two human persons mentioned. And who are they? “…born of the Virgin Mary, suffered…
(from the book “The Gift of Oneself” by Father Joseph Schryvers) To give oneself to God is to forget self, to deposit in the Heart of Jesus all preoccupation, all solicitude, and the thousand perplexities of daily life; it is to confide to Him all one’s interests, charging Him to…
…by leading me to her Son. And I can’t count how many times praying her Rosary has given me peace, when nothing else would take away the anxiety and emotional distress. She is definitely the “Star of the Sea” for lost souls trying to find their way through the darkness…
(from Pope Francis’ general audience on April 12, 2017) But you might ask me, “No, it is a loser’s logic!” It may seem that way, that it is a losing logic, because he who loves loses power. Have you ever thought that? He who loves loses power, he who gives…
(an excerpt from “The World’s First Love” by Venerable Fulton J. Sheen) Like unhatched eggs, some of us refuse to be warmed by the Divine Love, which is so necessary for incubation to a higher level. We are in constant need of repairs; our free acts do not coincide with…