Quote/s of the Day – 26 July – St Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Grandmother of Jesus.
St Anne, through her constant prayer,
received, the Mother of God
and then, became the Grandmother of God!
“God accepts our desires as though
they were of great value.
He longs ardently for us
to desire to and love Him.
He accepts our petitions for benefits,
as though we were doing Him a favour.
His joy in giving,
is greater than ours in receiving.
So let us not be apathetic in our asking,
nor set too narrow bounds to our requests;
nor ask for frivolous things
unworthy of God’s greatness.”
St Gregory Nazianzen (330-390)
Father & Doctor of the Church
“Prayer is the place of refuge
for every worry,
a foundation for cheerfulness,
a source of constant happiness,
a protection against sadness.”
“When you are weary of praying
and do not receive,
consider how often
you have heard a poor man calling
and have not listened to him.”
St John Chrysostom (347-407)
Father and Doctor of the Church
“Fasting is the soul of prayer,
mercy is the lifeblood of fasting.
Let no-one try to separate them,
they cannot be separated.
If you have only one of them,
or not all together,
you have nothing!
So if you pray, fast;
if you fast, show mercy;
if you want your petition to be heard,
hear the petition of others.
If you do not close your ear to others,
you open God’s ear to yourself.”
St Peter Chrysologus (c 400-450)
Father & Doctor of the Church
“Realise above all,
that you are in God’s presence
and stand there
with the attitude
of one, who stands
before the Emperor.”
St Romuald (c 951-1027)
“The spirit of prayer
is the spirit of the love of God
and this should inspire
all our vocal prayers.
Flowery petitions are no use
if our minds and hearts
are turned away from God.
God wants our hearts.
Let us pray often
but let our prayers
be sincere acts of the love of God,
coming from the heart.”
Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971)
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