"Institutions by themselves are not enough, because integral human development is primarily a vocation, and therefore it involves free assumption of responsibility in solidarity on the part of everyone. Moreover, such development requires a transcendent vision of the person; it needs God: without him, development is either denied or entrusted exclusively to man, who falls [...]
"'Treat Him well for me, treat Him well,' said a certain elderly bishop with tears in his eyes to the priests he had just ordained. Lord, I wish I had the voice and authority to cry out in the same way to the ears and hearts of many, many Christians!" Source: St. Josemaria Escriva, [...]
"Thus was life communicated to man, a life truly heavenly and divine… Since this life of which We are speaking bears a definite resemblance to the natural life of man, as the one draws its nourishment and strength from food, so also the other must have its own food whereby it may be sustained and [...]
"We ought to be on our guard, in case our conscience has stopped troubling us, not so much because of its being clear but because of its being immersed in sin. A proof of our having been delivered from our failings is the unceasing acknowledgement of our indebtedness. Nothing equals the mercy of God or [...]
"Lasting happiness can never come from the world. Joy is not derived from the things we get or the people we meet; it is manufactured by the soul itself, as it goes about its self-forgetful business." Source: Ven. Fulton J. Sheen, Way to Happiness, St. Pauls, 1998.
"The Bread and Wine of the Eucharist before the invocation of the Holy and Adorable Trinity were simple bread and wine, while after the invocation the Bread becomes the Body of Christ, and the Wine the Blood of Christ." Source: St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures
"The miracles of the multiplication of the loaves, when the Lord says the blessing, breaks and distributes the loaves through his disciples to feed the multitude, prefigure the superabundance of this unique bread of his Eucharist. The sign of water turned into wine at Cana already announces the Hour of Jesus' glorification. It makes manifest [...]
"Never promise yourself security in this life, even though you seem to be a good religious, or a devout hermit. It happens very often that those whom men esteem highly are more seriously endangered by their own excessive confidence. Hence, for many it is better not to be too free from temptations, but often to [...]
"For humility is the principal virtue which must be practiced by those who pray, and, as I have said, it is very fitting that you should try to learn how to practice often: that is one of the chief things to remember about it and it is very necessary that it should be known by [...]
"As our Lord compared Himself to the grain of wheat, so also He compared Himself to the vine, saying (Jn. 15:1): 'I am the true vine.' But only bread from wheat is the matter of this sacrament, as stated above. Therefore, only wine from the grape is the proper matter of this sacrament." [...]