Seek the good of all, not personal advantage – by Saint Clement, pope and martyr
The command has been written: Cling to the saints, for those who cling to them will be sanctified. There is a passage in Scripture as well which states: With the innocent man you…
Acknowledge your sins at a time of God’s favor – Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop
If anyone here present is thinking of putting God’s grace to the test, he is deceiving himself, and he does not understand the nature of things. You are but a…
In his human nature Jesus Christ is descended from the line of David – Saint Augustine, bishop
He who was to be the son of David in his human nature was to be the Son of God in power through the action of the Spirit of holiness,…
Blessed are the peacemakers – Saint Peter Chrysologus, bishop
Peace, dearest brethren, rescues man from servitude, provides him with the name of a free man, changes his identity before God together with his condition, from a servant to a…
Your kingdom come – Saint Teresa of Avila, virgin
Of the many joys that are found in the kingdom of heaven, the greatest seems to me to be the sense of tranquility and well-being that we shall experience when…
My Lord and my God – Saint Gregory the Great, pope
Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. He was the only disciple absent; on his return he heard what had happened but…
He is the Lord our God, and we are the people of his pasture – Saint Augustine, bishop
What is to happen when we hear these words today? Are we in turn to be without a qualm while you tremble? By no means! We are shepherds, and the…
We proclaim Christ to the whole world – Blessed Paul VI, pope
Not to preach the Gospel would be my undoing, for Christ himself sent me as his apostle and witness. The more remote, the more difficult the assignment, the more my…
God can be found in man’s heart – Saint Gregory of Nyssa, bishop
Those who look at the sun in a mirror, even if they do not look directly at the sky, see its radiance in the reflection just as truly as do…