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Daily Virtue Quote – St. Francis de Sales

"Dances and balls are things in themselves indifferent, but the circumstances ordinarily surrounding them have so generally an evil tendency that they become full of temptation and danger." Source: St. Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life, Random House, Inc., 2002.

2020-03-15T18:21:27-04:00July 25th, 2017|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Daily Virtue Quote – St. Francis de Sales

Daily Virtue Quote – St. Catherine of Siena

"If sensual affection wants to love sensual things, the eye of understanding is moved in that direction. It takes for its object only passing things with selfish love, contempt for virtue, and love of vice, drawing from these pride and impatience. And the memory is filled only with what affection holds out to it. This [...]

2020-03-15T18:21:43-04:00June 29th, 2017|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Daily Virtue Quote – St. Catherine of Siena

Daily Virtue Quote – St. Faustina

"When I became aware of God’s great plans for me, I was frightened at their greatness and felt myself quite incapable of fulfilling them, and I began to avoid interior conversations with Him, filling up the time with vocal prayer.  I did this out of humility, but I soon recognized it was not true humility, [...]

2020-03-15T18:21:50-04:00June 4th, 2017|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Daily Virtue Quote – St. Faustina

Daily Virtue Quote – St. Therese of Lisieux

"I am sorry for people who lose their souls; it is so easy to miss your way when the paths of the world seem so attractive." Source: St. Therese of Lisieux, The Story of a Soul, Saint Benedict Press, 2010.

2020-03-15T18:21:50-04:00June 2nd, 2017|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Daily Virtue Quote – St. Therese of Lisieux

Daily Virtue Quote – St. Catherine of Siena

“You cannot arrive at virtue except through knowing yourself and knowing me. And this knowledge is more perfectly gained in time of temptation, because then you know that you are nothing, since you have now power to relieve yourself of the sufferings and troubles you would like to escape. And you know me in your [...]

2020-03-15T18:22:17-04:00April 12th, 2017|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Daily Virtue Quote – St. Catherine of Siena

Daily Virtue Quote – St. Teresa of Avila

"The devil makes us believe that we have some virtue – patience, let us say – because we have determination and make continual resolutions to suffer a great deal for God’s sake.  We really and truly believe that we would suffer all this, and the devil encourages us in the belief, and so we are [...]

2020-03-15T18:22:24-04:00March 14th, 2017|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Daily Virtue Quote – St. Teresa of Avila

Daily Virtue Quote – St. Peter Julian Eymard

"The will should always rule oven the body and the senses. It is a difficult and fortunate thing to become master of one's body. On account of contact with the world, there are some discouraging difficulties, and it is rare for one to become absolute master of his senses. For a time, yes; but surprise [...]

2020-03-15T18:22:53-04:00January 17th, 2017|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Daily Virtue Quote – St. Peter Julian Eymard

Daily Virtue Quote – St. Francis de Sales

"Be sure, my daughter, that if you seek to lead a devout life, you must not merely forsake sin, but you must further cleanse your heart from all affections pertaining to sin; for, to say nothing of the danger of a relapse, these wretched affections will perpetually enfeeble your mind, and clog it, so that [...]

2020-03-15T18:23:09-04:00December 14th, 2016|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Daily Virtue Quote – St. Francis de Sales

Daily Virtue Quote – Thomas a’ Kempis

"He who does not overcome small faults, shall fall little by little into greater ones." Source: Thomas a’ Kempis, The Imitation of Christ, Dover Thrift Editions, 1940.

2020-03-15T18:23:15-04:00November 21st, 2016|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Daily Virtue Quote – Thomas a’ Kempis

Daily Virtue Quote – Thomas a’ Kempis

"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 [...]

2020-03-15T18:24:24-04:00July 13th, 2016|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Daily Virtue Quote – Thomas a’ Kempis
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