Merit consists in the virtue of love alone, flavored with the light of true discretion without which the soul is worth nothing.
CATHERINE OF SIENAThe soul, as soon as she comes to know Me, reaches out to love her neighbors.
More Catherine of Siena Quotes
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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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Out of darkness is born the light.
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The path to heaven lies through heaven, and all the way to heaven is heaven.
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Since love for our Creator cannot be sustained unless we love others for God’s sake.
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There is no sin nor wrong that gives man such a foretaste of Hell in this life as anger and impatience.
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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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Every evil, harm and suffering in this life comes from the love of riches.
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Obedience shows whether you are grateful.
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Don’t make it necessary for me to complain about you to Christ crucified. (There is no one else I can complain to, since there is no one greater than you on earth.
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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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The Devil often places himself upon the tongues of creatures, causing them to chatter nonsensically.
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All the way to heaven is heaven, because Jesus said, “I am the way.
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Hope comes from love, because people always trust in those they love.
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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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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.
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