Quote/s of the Day – 17 February – Ash Wednesday
“Even now, says the LORD,
return to me with your whole heart,
with fasting and weeping and mourning.
Rend your hearts, not your garments
and return to the LORD, your God.
For gracious and merciful is he,
slow to anger,
rich in kindness
and relenting in punishment.”
Joel 2:12-13
“He need not fear anything,
nor be ashamed of anything,
who bears the Sign of the Cross
on his brow.”
St Augustine (354-430)
Father & Doctor of the Church
“Keep a clear eye toward life’s end.
Do not forget your purpose
and destiny as God’s creature.
What you are in His sight,
is what you are and nothing more.
Remember that when you leave this earth,
you can take nothing that you have received…
but only what you have given – a full heart
enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage.”
St Francis of Assisi (c 1181-1226)
“Fasting, when rightly practised,
lifts the mind to God
and mortifies the flesh.
It makes virtue easy to attain
and increases our merits.”
St Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Doctor of the Church
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