Pondering Tidbits of Truth - July 4, 2024

Pondering Tidbits of Truth is  my simple and inadequate way of providing nuggets of spiritual wisdom for you to chew on from time to time.

Cardinal Francis Arinze

“The lay faithful as parishioners are the people who are called upon to witness to Christ at the level of the family, the place of work or recreation, in trade and commerce, in politics and government, and in other social areas of daily life. From them, people in society see what the parish is or should be.” 

(From The Evangelizing Parish)

St. Vincent de Paul

"I am sent not only to love God but to make Him loved. It is not enough for me to love God, if my neighbor does not love Him." 

(From Always A Joy)

St. Philip Neri

“If a man finds it very hard to forgive injuries, let him look at a Crucifix, and think that Christ shed all His Blood for him, and not only forgave His enemies, but even prayed His Heavenly Father to forgive them also. Let him remember that when he says the Our Father, every day, instead of asking pardon for his sins, he is calling down vengeance on himself.”

 (From The Maxims and Sayings of St. Philip Neri)