Catherine of Siena on love
Catherine of Siena80 quotes“You are rewarded not according to your work or your time but according to the measure of your love.”
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Every step of the way to heaven is heaven.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena Lose yourself wholly; and the more you lose, the more you will find.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena It is the nature of love to love as much as we feel we are loved and to love whatever the one we love loves.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena And let the truth be your delight proclaim it, but with a certain congeniality.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena Do not presume to choose your own way of serving instead of the one I have made for you.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena 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.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena We will be humble as we are obedient, and as obedient as we are humble.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena Love transforms one into what one loves.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena 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.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena The Devil often places himself upon the tongues of creatures, causing them to chatter nonsensically.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena 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 SienaCatherine of Siena You know Me in you, and from this knowledge you will derive all that is necessary.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena 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.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena 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.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena Hope comes from love, because people always trust in those they love.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena Father, I am hungry; for the love of God give this soul her food, her Lord in the Eucharist
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