Let no man’s place, or dignity, or riches, puff him up; and let no man’s low condition or poverty abase him. For the chief points are faith towards God, hope towards Christ, the enjoyment of those good things for which we look, and love towards God and our neighbor.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHIt is impossible for a man to be freed from the habit of sin before he hates it, just as it is impossible to receive forgiveness before confessing his trespasses.
More Ignatius of Antioch Quotes
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Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men, For cannot he that falls rise again?
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I hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ; I long to drink of his blood, the gift of unending love.
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It is better for me to die in behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth.
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Therefore run together as into one temple of God, as to one altar, as to one Jesus Christ, who came forth from one Father, and is with and has gone to one.
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It is better to be silent and be real than to talk and not be real.
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Only let it be in the name of Jesus Christ, that I may suffer together with Him! I endure everything because He Himself, Who is perfect man, empowers me.
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It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.
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Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.
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Be obedient to the bishop and to one another, as Jesus Christ was in the flesh to the Father, and the apostles to Christ and to the Father and to the Spirit, so that there may be unity in flesh and in spirit.
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Be careful, therefore, to take part only in the one Eucharist; for there is only one Flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ and one cup to unite us with His Blood.
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A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God.
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I would rather die and come to Jesus Christ than be king over the entire earth. Him I seek who died for us; Him I love who rose again because of us.
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Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.
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I would rather die for Christ than rule the whole earth.
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He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire.
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