God to St. Hildegard in a vision: “You should give your alms to the poor as I mete out My grace to you. But let not those who receive alms take them vainly or avariciously. What does this mean? There are many who love laziness and do not want to labor with their bodies to [...]
"Oh, could I but always dwell near Thee, as did Thy faithful servant Mary Diaz, who lived in the time of St. Teresa, and had permission from the Bishop of Avila to inhabit the tribune of a church, where she remained almost always in the Presence of the Most Blessed -Sacrament, which she called her [...]
"You are worried and sad because your Communions are cold and barren. Tell me, when you approach the Sacrament, do you seek yourself or do you seek Jesus? If you seek yourself, there is reason indeed to be sad. But if you seek Christ - as you ought - could you want a surer sign [...]
"The humble man concentrates on his own errors, and not upon those of others; he sees nothing in his neighbor but what is good and virtuous. He does not carry his own faults on his back, but in front of him. The neighbor’s defects he carries in a sack on his back, so he will [...]
"The conclusion of all this is that you be ready to die rather than commit a mortal sin, and ready to die, also, rather than commit a venial sin with deliberation. Rather endure all things, rather death itself than offend God! It would be better to let the whole world go to ruin rather than [...]
"A distinction must be made among sinners: some are secret; others are notorious… Therefore Holy Communion ought not to be given to open sinners when they ask for it... But if they be not open sinners, but occult, the Holy Communion should not be denied them if they ask for it. For since every Christian, [...]
"Communion always and inseparably has both a vertical and a horizontal sense: it is communion with God and communion with our brothers and sisters. Both dimensions mysteriously converge in the gift of the Eucharist." Source: Pope Benedict XVI, SACRAMENTUM CARITATIS (Sacrament of Charity), 2/22/2007
"Purity is a requirement of love. It is the dimension of the inner truth of love in man’s 'heart.'" Source: Pope St. John Paul II, Man and Woman He Created Them, Pauline Books and Media, 2006.
"Another characteristic of Our Lord's charity is humility. Our Lord looked upon Himself only as the servant of His Apostles. Never put yourself above others. Never esteem yourself more than they on account of your knowledge or virtues. Our Lord treated His Apostles with respect, for charity ought to be respectful... I repeat It, the [...]
"Since Christ is sacramentally present under each of the species, communion under the species of bread alone makes it possible to receive all the fruit of Eucharistic grace. For pastoral reasons this manner of receiving communion has been legitimately established as the most common form in the Latin rite. But 'the sign of communion is [...]