Quote/s of the Day – 13 July – “The Month of the Most Precious Blood” – –
“Leave there thy offering before the Altar
and go first to be reconciled to thy brother
and then, coming, thou shalt offer thy gift.”
Matthew 5:24
“Lord, do not hold this sin against them”
Acts 7:60
“No-one heals himself
by wounding another.”
St Ambrose (340-397)
Father and Doctor of the Church
“… Every man is both debtor and creditor…
A beggar asks you for alms but you, too,
are God’s beggar, for when we pray
we are all beggars of God.
We stand – or rather, prostrate ourselves –
at our Father’s door (cf Lk 11:5);
we beseech Him with groans,
anxious to receive a grace from Him
and this grace is God Himself!
What does the beggar ask of you?
Bread. And what is it that you are asking of God
but Christ, Who said:
“I am the Living Bread come down from Heaven”
(Jn 6:51).”
St Augustine (354-430)
Father and Doctor of Grace
“To the extent that you pray, with all your soul,
for the person who slanders you,
God will make the truth known
to those who have been scandalised
by the slander.”
St Maximus the Confessor (c580–662)
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