Saintly Sayings
I remember my sins, not so much as committed by me, as healed by you. - St. Augustine


Who except God can give you peace?
Has the world ever been able to satisfy the heart?
- St. Gerard Majella


Give yourself to God. One day, you will fall asleep on God’s heart, to awaken in God’s glory.   - St. Mary Euphrasia



A suffering man often imagines that he is of no account in the sight of God, but when he is unable to pray or perform good works, his sufferings and desires afford him a deeper insight into the divine than is [given] to a thousand men.   -St. Albert the Great



I knew nothing, I was nothing;
for this reason God picked me out.    -St. Catherine Laboure



Be not afraid to tell Jesus that you love Him;
Restless are our hearts until they rest in Thee.
- St. Augustine



Be not afraid to tell Jesus you love Him; even though it be without feeling, this is the way to oblige Him to help you, and carry you like a little child too feeble to walk.
- St. Therese of Liseux



Behold the Cross of the Lord! Begone you enemy powers! The Lion of the Tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered. Alleluia!   -St. Anthony of Padua




I say to myself each evening, perhaps the cross of today will be lighter tomorrow. It may even no longer exist.
-St Mary Euprhasia



Lord I cannot do this unless you enable me. -Brother Lawrence



The Heart of Christ can be seen through the openings of His wounds. For what can prove to me so clearly as Your wounds that You, O Lord Jesus, are sweet and mild and plenteous in mercy?
-St. Bernard of Clairvaux



Our Lord wills that we should approach His Heart, that deep, hidden heart, which thinks of us all, which knows all, which loves us all.
– Bl. Simon of Cascia



There is nothing in the nature of man that Jesus has not sanctified: our labors, our sufferings, our tears.
– Bl. Columba Marmion



It is human to fall, but angelic to rise again.
– St. Mary Euphrasia



Like St. Peter, I will call on Christ and ask His help. He will stretch out His hand and grasp me,
and will not let me sink.                    – St. Thomas More



We should go to Christ, the sailor’s surest harbor, the safest and most quiet refuge for those delivered from the dangers of the sea.     – St. Peter Damian



The Lord does not command those creatures
to whom He has not given wings to fly.
- St. Gregory of Nyssa



My past, O Lord, to Your mercy;
my present, to Your love;
my future to Your providence.
– St. Padre Pio



Let us fix our gaze on the blood of Christ, realizing how precious it is to His Father, since it was shed for our salvation, and brought the grace of repentance to all the world.    - St. Clement



Cancel out our sins today, then, O true God,
wash our soul’s face with Your only-begotten Son’s blood.     –St. Catherine of Siena



O Jesus, as long as you have a Heart so merciful, all my evils have a remedy…    - St. Gemma Galgani



My confidence is placed in God, who does not need our help for accomplishing His designs.  – St. Isaac Jogues



Whatever, wherever I am,
I can never be thrown away.
If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him;
in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him;
if I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him...
– Ven. John Henry Cardinal Newman


The soul which rises from out of sin to a devout life has been compared to the dawn, which does not banish darkness suddenly, but by degrees. The slow cure is always the surest, and spiritual maladies, like those of the body, while they are apt to come on horseback and express, tend to depart slowly and on foot. So we must be brave and patient in this undertaking. It is sad to see souls grow disheartened because they find themselves still subject to imperfection after having made some attempt to leading a devout life, or to see them give up in despair and fall back. On the other hand, those who, through the opposite temptation, imagine themselves purified from all imperfection at the very outset, and who count themselves as full grown almost before they are born, are in worse danger. Be sure that these are in great danger of relapse through having left their physician too soon.
– St. Francis de Sales



The most beautiful Credo is the one we pronounce in our Hour of darkness.
– St. Padre Pio



Our Lady’s love is like a limpid stream that has its source in the Eternal Fountains,
quenches the thirst of all,
can never be drained,
and ever flows back to its source.
- Bl. Marguerite Bourgeoys



If any one of you be for a time cast down with weariness of spirit or afflicted with aridity of heart so that the torrent of devoted love seem to be dried up…realize the Lord’s way. For a time He will draw away from you that you may seek Him with great ardor, and having sought may find Him with greater joy, and having found may hold Him with greater love, and having held may never let Him go.
- Bl. Jordan of Saxony



The reason we are not fully at ease in heart and soul is because we seek rest in these things that are so little and have no rest within them, and pay no attention to our God, who is Almighty, All-wise, All-good, and the only real rest.    -Bl. Julian of Norwich



Those who have sinned must not despair. Let that never be. For we are condemned not for the multitude of evils, but because we do not want to repent and learn the miracles of Christ.  - St. Mark the Ascetic



No force can prevail with a father like the tears of his child, nor is there anything which so moves God to grant us, not justice, but mercy, as our sorrow and self-accusation.
- St. John of Avila



Suffering, pain, sorrow, humiliation, feelings of loneliness, are nothing but a sign that you are so close to Jesus that He can kiss you.
-Ven. Mother Teresa of Calcutta


When we find ourselves in some grave danger we must not lose courage but firmly trust in God, for where there is the greatest danger, there is also the greatest help from Him who wants to be called our ‘Help’ in times of peace and in times of tribulation.– St. Ambrose



O blessed Jesus, give me stillness of soul in You.
Let your mighty calmness reign in me.
Rule me, O You, King of Gentleness, King of Peace.
- St. John of the Cross


Beloved child of Jesus, you shall have the victory and He the glory. To Him be glory forever who has called you to so glorious a combat and so tenderly supports you through it. You will triumph, for it is Jesus who fights-not you my dear one-oh no. Young and timid, weak and irresolute, the lamb could not stem a torrent, nor stand the beating storm. But the tender Shepherd takes it on his shoulder, casts His cloak about it, and the happy trembler finds itself at home before it knew its journey was half finished. And so, my dear one, it will be with you. He will not leave you one moment, nor suffer the least harm to approach you. Not one tear shall fall to the ground nor one sigh of love be lost, happy, happy child. And if you are not removed to the sheltering fold that awaits you, He will make you one in His own bosom until your task is done. Happy, happy child, how sweet must be your converse with that divine Spirit which puts in your heart, yet so inexperienced, so untutored, the science of the saints. How much those blessed beings rejoice over you while walking so steadfastly in their paths and their sufferings.   - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton