"Faith
is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you
believe." (St. Augustine)
"Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand." (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
"I believe though I do not comprehend, and I hold by faith what I cannot grasp with the mind." (St. Bernard)
"I will go peaceably and firmly to the Catholic Church: for if Faith is so important to our salvation, I will seek it where true Faith first began, seek it among those who received it from God Himself." (St. Elizabeth Ann Seton)
"Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church."
(St. Thomas Aquinas)
'Do not distress yourself on account of any distaste or dryness you experience in God's service. He wills that you should serve Him fervently and constantly it is true, but without any other help than simple faith, and thus your love will be more disinterested, and your service the more pleasing to Him.'
(St. Margaret Mary Alacoque)
“I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much.” (Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.” (St. Thomas Aquinas)
"If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself." (Saint Augustine)
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” (Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
“One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.” (St. Joan of Arc)
"Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith." (Saint Francis Assisi)
"We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing; then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves." (St. Thomas Aquinas)
"Faithfulness in little things is a big thing." (St. John Chrysostom)
"Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand." (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
"I believe though I do not comprehend, and I hold by faith what I cannot grasp with the mind." (St. Bernard)
"I will go peaceably and firmly to the Catholic Church: for if Faith is so important to our salvation, I will seek it where true Faith first began, seek it among those who received it from God Himself." (St. Elizabeth Ann Seton)
"Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church."
(St. Thomas Aquinas)
'Do not distress yourself on account of any distaste or dryness you experience in God's service. He wills that you should serve Him fervently and constantly it is true, but without any other help than simple faith, and thus your love will be more disinterested, and your service the more pleasing to Him.'
(St. Margaret Mary Alacoque)
"It is not the actual
physical exertion that counts toward a man's progress, nor the nature of the
task, but the spirit of faith with which it is undertaken." (St. Francis Xavier)
"The faith of those who live
their faith is a serene faith. What you long for will be given you; what you
love will be yours for ever. Since it is by giving alms that everything is pure
for you, you will also receive that blessing which is promised next by the
Lord: the Godhead that no man has been able to see. In the inexpressible joy of
this eternal vision, human nature will possess what eye has not seen or ear
heard, what man's heart has never conceived." (Pope St. Leo the Great)
"It is because of faith that
we exchange the present for the future." (St Fidelis of Sigmaringe)
"If you are what you
should be, you will set the whole world ablaze!" (St. Catherine of Sienna)
“I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much.” (Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.” (St. Thomas Aquinas)
"If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself." (Saint Augustine)
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” (Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
“One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.” (St. Joan of Arc)
"Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith." (Saint Francis Assisi)
"We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing; then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves." (St. Thomas Aquinas)
'The acquisition of
faith leads successively to fear of God, restraint from sensual
pleasure, the patient endurance of suffering, hope in God, dispassion
and love.'
(St. Thalassios the Libyan)
(St. Thalassios the Libyan)
