Quote/s of the Day – 30 January
“Speaking of Prayer”
“Prayer is the place of refuge
for every worry,
a foundation for cheerfulness,
a source of constant happiness,
a protection against sadness.”
“It is simply impossible, to lead,
without the aid of prayer,
a virtuous life.”
“What prayer, could be more true
before God the Father,
than that, which the Son,
who is Truth, uttered with His own lips?”
“You can set up an altar to God
in your minds, by means of prayer.
And so it is fitting,
to pray at your trade,
on a journey,
standing at a counter
or sitting at your handcraft.”
St John Chrysostom (347-407) Father & Doctor
“Faith furnishes prayer with wings,
without which it cannot soar to heaven.”
St John Climacus (579-649)
“It is an old custom of the saints of God,
to have some little prayers ready
and to be frequently, darting them
up to heaven, during the day,
lifting their minds to God,
out of the mire of this world.
He who adopts this plan,
will obtain great fruits with little pain.”
St Phillip Neri (1515-1595)
“Without prayer,
we have,
neither light
nor strength,
to advance
in the way
which leads to God.”
“He who
prays most
receives most.”
St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787) Doctor of the Church
“In order to succeed in prayer,
it should be done when we first awaken,
when our whole being is calm and recollected.
We need to make our meditation
before anything else.”
“As far as possible,
you should pray in quiet silent devotion.
Try to have a favourite topic of prayer,
such as a devotion to the passion of Jesus,
the Blessed Sacrament,
awareness of the divine presence,
go directly to Jesus without too much fuss.”
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