I will go peaceably and firmly to the Catholic Church: for if Faith is so important to our salvation, I will seek it where true Faith first began, seek it among those who received it from God Himself.

– St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

If everyone would take only according to his needs and would leave the surplus to the needy, no one would be rich, no one poor, no one in misery.

– St. Basil the Great

The soul of one who  loves God always swims in joy, always keeps holiday, and is always in a mood for singing.

– St. John of the Cross

Be not anxious about what you have, but about what you are.

– Pope St. Gregory the Great

Let nothing worry you;
Nothing dismay you;
Everything passes;
God does not change.

If you have patience
You can do anything.

Those who have God
Want for nothing;
God along is enough.

– St. Teresa of Avila

Cast yourself into the arms of God and be very sure that if He wants anything of you, He will fit you for the work and give you strength.

– St. Philip Neri

I realized that our Lord does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He will.

– Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Love for our neighbor consists of three things: to desire the greater good of everyone; to do what good we can when we can; to bear, excuse, and hide other’s faults.

– St. John Vianney

Be convinced that where humility is truly present God will give a peace and conformity – even thought He may never give consolations – by which one will walk with greater contentment than will others with their consolations.

– St. Teresa of Avila (The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, volume 2, pages 308-9)

The place which God takes in our soul he will never vacate, for in us is his home of homes,
and it is the greatest delight for him to dwell there….
The soul who contemplates this is made like the one who is contemplated.

– Lady Julian of Norwich, Showings