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Quote/s of the Day – 28 May – Pentecost Sunday

“His action is preceded
by the beaming rays of His Light and knowledge.
He comes with the truth of the real Protector;
for He comes to save, to lead, to teach, to counsel,
to strengthen, to console,
to illumine in the first place the mind of the person
who receives Him
and through that person‘s works,
the minds of others.”

St Cyril of Jerusalem (c 313-386)
Father and Doctor of theChurch

“Remember, then, that you received a spiritual seal,
the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of knowledge and reverence,
the spirit of holy fear.
Keep safe what you received.
God the Father sealed you,
Christ the Lord strengthened you
and sent the Spirit into your hearts
as the pledge of what is to come.”

St Ambrose (340-397)
Father & Doctor of the Church

“He pours light into our minds,
arouses our desire
and gives us strength…
As the soul is the life of the body,
so the Holy Spirit is the life of our souls.”

St Peter Damian (1007-1072)
Father and Doctor of the Church

“May it please the Divine Majesty
to grant us, the Gift of Fear
that we may serve Him filially;
the Gift of Piety,
to revere Him as our most loving Father;
the Gift of Knowledge,
to know the good we ought to do
and the evil we ought to avoid;
the Gift of Fortitude,
to overcome, courageously,
all difficulties in the practice of virtue;
the Gift of Counsel,
to discern and to choose,
the true way of perfection;
the Gift of Understanding,
to realise the beauty and benefit,
of the Mysteries of faith
and of the Truths of the Gospel;
finally, the Gift of Wisdom,
to taste how good God is,
to savour and experience,
the sweetnesses of His incomprehensible benignity.

Oh! How happy shall we be,
if we receive these priceless Gifts,
for doubtless, they will lead us to the summit
of this Mystical Ladder, where we shall be received
by our Divine Saviour, Who awaits us there
with open arms, to make us participants
of His glory and felicity.”
(Sermon for the Feast of Pentecost)

St Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Doctor of the Church

“The Holy Spirit leads us along,
as a mother leads her two year old child by the hand,
as a sighted person leads a blind one.
We should say each morning:
“Oh my God, send me Your Holy Spirit
who will make me understand
what I am and what you are …”
A soul who possesses the Holy Spirit
enjoys an exquisite taste in prayer,
it never loses the holy presence of God.”

St John Marie Baptiste Vianney (1786-1859)