Words to Live by – from Catholic Tradition
The Voice of Christ:
Let not your heart be troubled……When you judge that almost all is lost, then very often you are in the way of gaining great merit.
The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis, Book III, Ch. 30.
Words to Live by – from Catholic Tradition
Try to live now in such a manner that at the moment of death you may be glad rather than fearful.
My Imitation of Christ, by Thomas a Kempis, Book I, Chapter 23.
Words to Live by – from Catholic Tradition
We should be grateful for the Crosses we receive
Our Lord teaches us that we should thank God for the Crosses we suffer and these crosses should cause us to have great hope of salvation.
Teaching of St. John Chrysostom, Doctor of the Church, quoted in the Catena Aurea of St. Matthew’s Gospel, St. Thomas Aquinas, greatest Doctor of the Church, ch. 26, §8.
Words to Live by – from Catholic Tradition
A lover must embrace willingly all that is difficult and bitter for the sake of the Beloved, and he should not turn away from Him because of adversities.
My Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis, Book III, Chapter 5.
Words to Live by – from Catholic Tradition
The Imitation of Christ:
It is God’s prerogative to give grace and to console when He wishes, as much as He wishes, and whom He wishes, as it shall please Him, and no more.
The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas a Kempis, Book III, Chapter 7.
Words to Live by – from Catholic Tradition
The devil does not sleep, nor is the flesh yet dead; therefore, you must never cease your preparation for battle, because on the right and on the left are enemies who never rest.
The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis, Book II, Chapter 9.
Words to Live by – from Catholic Tradition
No man appears in safety before the public eye unless he first relishes obscurity. No man is safe in speaking unless he loves to be silent. No man rules safely unless he is willing to be ruled. No man commands safely unless he has learned well how to obey. No man rejoices safely unless he has within him the testimony of a good conscience.
The Imitation of Christ, Book I, Chapter 20.