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“The soul who is in love with God is a gentle, humble and patient soul.” — St. John of the Cross

“Devils take great delight in fullness, and drunkenness and bodily comfort. Fasting possesses great power and it works glorious things. To fast is to banquet with angels.” — St. Athanasius the Great

Glorification of St. Ignatius, by Andrea Pozzo (1685)

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Victor mortis — “Conqueror of death.”

Very…

As soon as we empty ourselves of self, God will fill us with Himself. - St. Vincent de Paul

This is my body

If you abandon prayer, God will withdraw His mercy. -St. Francis de Sales

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. - St. Francis de Sales

memento mori

In salūtem mundī — “For the salvation of the world.”

Oh come let us adore Him.

"The first end I propose in our daily work is to do the will of God; secondly, to do it in the manner He wills it; and thirdly to do it because it is His will." - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Christianity begins here. With blood, sacrifice, and a Mother who stayed.

One cannot hope to obtain eternal happiness, unless one believes this possible, since hope does not tend to the impossible.

Interesting historical fact is that Eastern Christianity once had no issues with the use of statues inside and outside churches. Hagia Sophia was once adorned with over 300 statues. Below is a 10th century statue from Constantinople.

Blessed Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God🤍

Jesus didn’t say “confess straight to the sky.” He breathed on men and gave them authority to forgive sins. John 20 still counts.

Anyone who desires to make progress must have spiritual joy: “A cheerful heart is a good medicine” (Prov. 17:22).