Quote/s of the Day – 20 May – The Solemnity of Pentecost, Alleluia!
“A fiery sword, barred of old,
the gates of Paradise,
a fiery tongue, which brought salvation,
restored the gift.”
St Cyril of Jerusalem (315-387) Doctor of the Church
(Catechetical Lectures: Lecture 17 no. 15)
“O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart.
Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling
and scatter there, Your cheerful beams.”
St Augustine (354-430) Doctor of Grace
“A soul, that possesses the Holy Spirit,
tastes such sweetness, in prayer,
that it finds the time, always too short,
it never loses, the holy presence of God.”
“The Holy Spirit forms thoughts
and suggests words, in the hearts of the just.”
“The Holy Spirit is like a gardener,
cultivating our souls.”
St John Vianney (1786-1859)
“Pentecost is the moment
when a heart of stone is
shattered and a heart of
flesh takes its place.”
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