You will do very well to refuse offices; for a man seldom fails to give offense in them. It ought to weary you simply to hear them mentioned.
CATHERINE OF SIENAConsider God’s charity. Where else have we ever seen someone who has been offended voluntarily paying out his life for those who have offended him?
More Catherine of Siena Quotes
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Father, I am hungry; for the love of God give this soul her food, her Lord in the Eucharist
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Lord, take me from myself and give me to yourself.
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We will be humble as we are obedient, and as obedient as we are humble.
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Enrich your soul in the great goodness of God: The Father is your table, the Son is your food, and the Holy Spirit waits on you and then makes His dwelling in you.
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Too great pity is the greatest cruelty.
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All the vices are seasoned with pride just as the virtues are seasoned and enlivened by charity.
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Preach the Truth as if you had a million voices. It is silence that kills the world.
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To the servant of God… every place is the right place, and every time is the right time.
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Of course you are unworthy. But when do you hope to be worthy? You will be no more worthy at the end than at the beginning. God alone is worthy of Himself, He alone can make us worthy of Him.
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What is it you want to change? Your hair, your face, your body? Why? For God is in love with all those things and he might weep when they are gone.
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The path to heaven lies through heaven, and all the way to heaven is heaven.
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There is no perfect virtue-none that bears fruit- unless it is exercised by means of our neighbor.
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Consider God’s charity. Where else have we ever seen someone who has been offended voluntarily paying out his life for those who have offended him?
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Charity is the sweet and holy bond which links the soul with its Creator: it binds God with man and man with God.
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He will provide the way and the means, such as you could never have imagined. Leave it all to Him, let go of yourself, lose yourself on the Cross, and you will find yourself entirely.
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