William Bledsoe

“Receive the Body and Blood of Christ very frequently. The sight of a Christian’s lips red with the Blood of Christ terrifies the enemy. He immediately recognizes the sign of his own ruin. He cannot stand the instrument of divine victory by which he was taken captive and cast down.”
― Peter Damian

“Be sure that you first preach by the way you live. If you do not, people will notice that you say one thing, but live otherwise, and your words will bring only cynical laughter and a derisive shake of the head.”
― Charles Borromeo, Aphorisms 1561-1584

“O most merciful Redeemer,     Friend, and Brother, May I know Thee more clearly, Love Thee more dearly, Follow Thee more nearly, Day by day. — St. Richard of Chichester”
― Paul Thigpen, My Daily Catholic Bible: 20 Minute Daily Readings

“Whoever doesn’t seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ. — St. John of the Cross”
― Paul Thigpen, My Daily Catholic Bible: 20 Minute Daily Readings