Daily Virtue Quote – Pope St. John Paul II
"Purity is a requirement of love. It is the dimension of the inner truth of love in man’s 'heart.'” Pope John Paul II, Man and Woman He Created Them, Pauline Books and Media, 2006.
Daily Virtue Quote – St. John Climacus
"I once saw three monks receive the same type of injury at the same time. The first felt it keenly, but did not speak; the second was delighted by the thought of the reward the injury would bring him and felt compassion for the wrongdoer; the third wept fervently at the thought of the harm [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – St. Therese of Lisieux
"There was at that time a certain nun who managed to irritate me in everything she did. The devil had a part in it, for it was certainly he who made me see all her bad points. Not wishing to give way to natural antipathy, I reminded myself that sentiments of charity were not enough; [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – St. Peter Julian Eymard
"You have chosen the love of Jesus Christ. Well, then, He must be your law, your model, your centre, and your end! To live for Him, you must live of Him and by Him. This demands that we should declare war against the human ego, against self-love; that we must clothe ourselves with the strength [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – St. Peter Julian Eymard
"Man is faced by two laws: the love of God and the love of self. These two loves are forever at war. One of the two must be obeyed. A choice must be made of one or the other. Neutrality is impossible. An habitually virtuous life does not end the combat. We are a balance. [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – Pope Francis
"With our eyes fixed on Jesus and his merciful gaze, we experience the love of the Most Holy Trinity… Everything in him speaks of mercy. Nothing in him is devoid of compassion." Source: Pope Francis, Misericordiae Vultus: BULL OF INDICTION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY JUBILEE OF MERCY
Daily Eucharist Quote – Pope Francis
"As well as physical hunger, man also suffers from another form of hunger that cannot be sated with ordinary food. It is a hunger for life, a hunger for love, a hunger for eternity. Manna is the sign… that prefigured the food that satisfies this profound hunger present in man. Jesus gives us this nourishment [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – St. Francis de Sales
"Foremost among the soul’s affections is love. Love is the ruler of every motion of the heart; drawing all to itself, and making us like to that we love." Source: St. Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life, Random House, Inc., 2002.
Daily Eucharist Quote – St. Alphonsus Liguori
"Ah, my Sacramental Lord and Divine Lover, how amiable and tender are the inventions of Thy lore to gain the love of souls! O Eternal Word, Thou, in becoming man, wast not satisfied with dying for us; Thou hast also given us this Sacrament as a companion, as food, and as a pledge of heaven. [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – Pope Benedict XVI
"The demands of love do not contradict those of reason." Source: Pope Benedict XVI, CARITAS IN VERITATE (Charity in Truth), 6/29/2009