Quote/s of the Day – 26 January – Memorial of Sts Timothy and Titus, Disciples and Companions of the Apostle Paul and Bishops of the Catholic Church
“Speaking of Obedience”
“On each occasion I say:
‘Lord, thy will be done!
It’s not what this or that one wants
but what You want me to do.’
This is my fortress,
this is my firm rock,
this is my sure support.”
St John Chrysostom 347-407) Father & Doctor of the Church
“Obedience, is rightly placed before all other sacrifices,
for in offering a victim as sacrifice, one offers a life
that is not one’s own;
but when one obeys,
one is immolating one’s own will.”
St Gregory the Great (540-604) Father & Doctor of the Church
“A Christian faithful to obedience,
knows not delays
but prepares his ears for hearing
and his hands and his feet for labour.”
St Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) Doctor of the Church
“Obedience unites us so closely to God.
that in a way transforms us into Him,
so that we have no other will but His.
If obedience is lacking,
even prayer cannot be pleasing to God.”
St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Doctor of the Church
“No man commands safely
unless he has learned well
how to obey.”
Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471) – Imitation of Christ
“The Devil doesn’t fear austerity
but holy obedience.”
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