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"You cannot have God for your Father if you don't have the Church for your mother." - St. Cyprian of Carthage

"We should not seek from others for the truth that can easily be received from the Church. "There the apostles, like a rich man making a deposit, fully bestowed upon her all that belongs to the truth, so that whoever wishes may receive from her the water of life." - St. Irenaeus of Lyons

"Where the bishop is, there let the people gather, just as where Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church." - St. Ignatius of Antioch

"[The Church] is the entrance to life; all others are thieves and robbers." - St. Irenaeus of Lyons

@honorablesaint He was sarcastic lol, I fell for it too at first

@deusimpera It's my favorite as well

Literally me when the choir started singing:

"Since He is the Sun of Justice, He fittingly calls His disciples the light of the world. "For through them, as through shining rays, He has poured out the light of the knowledge of Himself upon the entire world. "For by manifesting the light of truth, they have dispelled the darkness of error from the hearts of men." - St. Chromatius of Aquileia

"Christianity is an imitation of God's nature." - St. Gregory of Nyssa

"Those whow share in this Blood have take their stand with angels, and archangels, and the powers from on high, clad in the royal uniform of Christ with spiritual weapons in their hands. "Yet greated still than that: They are wearing the King Himself!" - St. John Chrysostom

"Catholicism is a deep matter, you cannot take it up in a tea-cup." - Cardinal St. John Henry Newman

"To possess nothing, to be capable of nothing, to know nothing!... and out of this nothingness, God will bring forth the work of His greatest glory." (St. Paul of the Cross)

"Make a little bouquet of the sufferings of Jesus and carry them in the bosom of the soul." - St. Paul of the Cross

"The passion of Jesus is a sea of sorrows, but it is also an ocean of love. "Ask the Lord to teach you to fish in this ocean. "Dive into its depths. "No matter how deep you go, you will never reach the bottom." - St. Paul of the Cross

"Here learn the science of the saints: All is to be found in the passion of Jesus. "Make every effort to remain hidden in the wounds of Jesus, and you will be enriched with every good and every true light, enabling you to fly to that Perfection which is consonant with your way of life." - St. Paul of the Cross

"He who has charity is far from all sin." - St. Polycarp of Smyrna

“You should know that as long as I live, I desire to do something in God’s service.” —Saint Teresa of Avila

I bind myself to today The might of the Incarnation of Christ with that of His Baptism, The might of His Crucifixtion with that of His Ascension, The might of His Coming on Judgement Day. - St. Patrick of Ireland

"This is the price of the world; by it, Christ purchased the Church; by it, He adorned her entirely. "Just as a man in buying slaves pays for them in gold and then, if he desires to beautify them, ornaments them with gold as well, so also Christ has both purchased us with His Blood and adorned us with His Blood." - St. John Chrysostom

"What language shall I borrow to thank [Christ], dearest Friend, For this, Thy dying sorrow, Thy pity without end? "O make me Thine forever, and should I feinting be, Lord, let me never, never outlive my love for Thee!" - St. Bernard of Clairvaux

"The Church has always taught that all our penance without Christ's passion is not worth a pea." - St. Thomas More