Dial-Thoughts
of the Saintsâ
“So, when are we going to start doing something
good?”
St. Philip Neri
The practices of one
saint differ from those of another, but it is the same spirit
that works in all of them.
(Sayings of the Desert Fathers)
01 August
Alphonsus Liguori
We must desire our
neighbor's good and rejoice when he obtains it. And, on the other
hand, we must be sorry for his misfortunes.
He who does not acquire the love of God will
scarcely persevere in the grace of God, for it is very
difficult to renounce sin merely through fear of being
punished.
04 August John Vianney
The pure soul is a beautiful rose, and the
three divine persons descend from heaven to inhale its
fragrance.
If people would do for God what they do for
the world, what a great number of Christians would go to
heaven.
11 August Clare of Assisi
Our labor here is brief, but the reward is
eternal. Do
not be disturbed by the clamor of the world which passes
like a shadow. Do
not let the false delights of a deceptive world deceive you.
14 August Maximilian Kolbe
Mary uses us to defeat evil to give us
merit. Through
the victory we give glory to God, for we are poor weak
persons using spiritual weapons which in the eyes of the
world have no power.
23 August Rose of Lima
Without the burden of afflictions it is
impossible to reach the height of grace. The gifts of
grace increase as the struggles increase.
28 August
Augustine of Hippo
God could in no wise permit the kind of evil
out of which he could not bring good.
Trust
the past to the mercy of God, the present to his love, and
the future to his providence.