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.
CATHERINE OF SIENANails were not enough to hold God-and-man nailed and fastened on the Cross, had not love held Him there.
More Catherine of Siena Quotes
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One who knows more, loves more.
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It is human to sin, but diabolic to persist in sin.
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You must believe in truth that whatever God gives or permits is for your salvation.
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Everything comes from love, all is ordained for the salvation of man, God does nothing without this goal in mind.
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Love does not stay idle.
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Lose yourself wholly; and the more you lose, the more you will find.
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Start being brave about everything. Drive out darkness and spread light. Don’ look at your weaknesses. Realize instead that in Christ crucified you can do everything.
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People become like what they love.
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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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Nails were not enough to hold God-and-man nailed and fastened on the Cross, had not love held Him there.
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We trust and believe in what we love.
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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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You know Me in you, and from this knowledge you will derive all that is necessary.
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Whoever loves himself or the world inordinately becomes incompatible with himself.
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How many are the pains of those who hunger for revenge! They gnaw away at themselves constantly, and they have killed themselves even before they kill their enemies.
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