Quote/s of the Day – 15 July – “Month of the Most Precious Blood” and the Memorial of St Bonaventure OFM (1221-1274) Seraphic Doctor of the Church
“As “pride is the beginning of all sin,” (Eccl. 10:15)
so humility is the foundation of all virtue.
Learn to be really humble and not,
as the hypocrite, humble merely in appearance.”
“Run with eager desire
to this Source of Life and Light,
all you who are vowed
to God’s service.”
St Bonaventure’s Sermon of 4 October 1255
“When we pray,
the voice of the heart
must be heard ,
more than that proceeding
from the mouth.”
“If you do not know
your own dignity and condition,
you cannot value anything
at its proper worth.”
Have mercy on me, O Lady,
for thou art called the Mother of Mercy.
And according to thy mercy,
cleanse me from all my iniquities.
Pour forth thy grace upon me
and withdraw not from me
thine accustomed clemency.
For I will confess my sins to thee
and I will accuse myself of all my crimes before thee.
Reconcile me to the Fruit of thy womb:
and make peace for me with Him,
Who has created me.
Amen.”
The Psalter of the Blessed Virgin Mary by St Bonaventure
“Mary seeks for those
who approach her devoutly and with reverence,
for such she loves, nourishes,
and adopts as her children. ”
“Men do not fear a powerful hostile army,
as the powers of hell,
fear the name and protection of Mary.”
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