Sayings of the Saints
“Beware of despairing of yourself; you have been told to put your trust in God, not in yourself.” – Saint Augustine
“We always find that those who walked closest to Christ are the ones who win the greatest victories.” – Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus
“In the evening of life you will be examined on love; so learn to love God as he wishes to be loved, and give up your own self.” – Saint John of the Cross
“Jesus must have his place at the centre of every heart, and from this centre, like the sun, all graces shine out on each of us.” – Saint Anthony of Padua
“It is charity that gives life to faith; without charity, faith dies.” – Saint Anthony of Padua
“You will live on the Eucharist alone, so that I may show the whole world the power of the Eucharist and the power of my life in souls.”
The Lord Jesus to Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa
“If you find in me, my Saviour Jesus, anything that does not belong to your Mother, the Virgin Mary, I beg you to remove it from my life, for whatever is not Mary’s is not worthy of you.”
Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort
“We certainly cannot prevent God from speaking to our time, even through simple people and extraordinary signs that point out the inadequacy of a culture such as ours, marked by rationalism.” – Pope Benedict XVI
“Mary is the living world of God.
The elect, destined to inherit the Kingdom of heaven, live throughout their life in this world within Mary’s womb, and do not see the light until this good Mother brings them forth to eternal life.” – Saint Augustine (as quoted by Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort)
“The love of all the mothers in one heart would not equal the love of the Heart of Mary.”
Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort
“Many people have everything, yet they are sad because they lack Christ.” – Saint Paisios
“Pray the Rosary, pray it always, pray it as much as you can.” – Saint Padre Pio
“How sweet it is to think of Jesus… but much sweeter still to possess Jesus! How sweet it is to listen to Jesus… but doing his will is sweeter still.” – Saint Mary of Jesus Crucified
“Suffering alone can give birth to souls for Jesus.” – Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus
“There is no sorrow on earth that the Virgin Mary cannot heal.” – Saint Thomas Aquinas
