St. Catherine of Siena
“0 blind humanity, to have so lost sight of your dignity!
You who were so great have become so small! You who were in command have' sold
yourselves into servitude to the vilest power there is, for you have become the
servants and slaves of sin. Yes, you have become a nothing, since you become
like what you serve, and sin is nothingness. It has taken life from you and
given you death in its place.”
(From The Dialogue)
St. Augustine
"I ask you, Christian soul: if you were told, as was that rich man, 'You also, go, sell all that you possess and you will have treasure in heaven, and come and follow Christ, would you go away sad as he did?"
(From Sermon)
Rev. M. Raymond, O.C.S.O.
Rev. M. Raymond, O.C.S.O.
“We moderns shrink from pain; we
shun all that can afflict body or mind. We have forgotten that we were saved by
the Body's agony and the Mind's torture. We have forgotten that the problem of
evil was solved by ropes, whips, and thorns, by nails that were pounded through
the flesh of God and by three hours of anguish such as no other human has or
ever will know. We have forgotten that pain has a sacred purpose; that all
suffering can be and should be sublimated into Sacrifice - His Sacrifice. We
have forgotten that we are Christians - members of a Body whose Head is
thorn-crowned! We have forgotten that since there is sin, there must be
suffering that will atone.”
(From God, A Woman, and The Way)
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I think I am going to have to get a copy of Father Raymond's book. These quotes are great topics for meditation and blog post reflections.
ReplyDeleteBarb:
ReplyDeleteI treasure Father's book. I never tire of reading it and always find some gem I had overlooked. Probably one of my all time favorite books - one that God has used frequently to stir my soul.