Maxioms by François De Sales
A really patient servant of God is as ready to bear inglorious troubles as those which are honorable. A brave read more
A really patient servant of God is as ready to bear inglorious troubles as those which are honorable. A brave man can easily bear with contempt, slander, and false accusations from an evil world; but to bear such injustice at the hands of good men, of friends and relations, is a great test of patience.
Whoever preaches with love preaches sufficiently against heresy, though he may never utter a controversial word.
Whoever preaches with love preaches sufficiently against heresy, though he may never utter a controversial word.
God, in a man who is made partaker of His nature, desireth and taketh no revenge for all the wrong read more
God, in a man who is made partaker of His nature, desireth and taketh no revenge for all the wrong that is or can be done unto Him. This we see in Christ when He saith: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." ... Theologia Germanica June 21, 1998 Alas! day by day we ask that His Will may be done, and yet, when it comes to the doing, we find it so hard! We offer ourselves so often to God -- we continually say, "Lord, I am Thine, I give Thee my heart," and when He accepts it, we are such cowards. How dare we call ourselves His, if we cannot shape our own wills to His?
Continuing a Lenten series on prayer: Prayer opens the understanding to the brightness of Divine Light, and the will read more
Continuing a Lenten series on prayer: Prayer opens the understanding to the brightness of Divine Light, and the will to the warmth of Heavenly Love -- nothing can so effectually purify the mind from its many ignorances, or the will from its perverse affections. It is as a healing water which causes the roots of our good desires to send forth fresh shoots, which washes away the soul's imperfections, and allays the thirst of passion.
Feast of François de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher, 1622 Our business is to love what God would have read more
Feast of François de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher, 1622 Our business is to love what God would have us do. He wills our vocation as it is: let us love that, and not trifle away our time in hankering after other people's vocation.
