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“Happy is the soul who has made it his study to frequently hollow out caves of refuge on this wall for itself, and still happier if its refuge be in the rock. For it is open to us to hew and hollow out our refuge even in the rock…” ~St. Bernard of Clairvaux

“Go to the Heart of Jesus, which is a treasure-house of all riches and of all good.” ~St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

“Consider, beloved, and ponder according to the light granted by the Holy Spirit, who it is that has drawn us into himself, and who it is that we have drawn to ourselves. For as the Lord Jesus was made our flesh by being born, so too have we been made His Body by being born again. Therefore, we are both members of Christ and the temple of the Holy Spirit.” ~Pope St. Leo the Great

“What is the end in view concerning our sufferings? Our Lord does not take pleasure in our troubles, but He permits them, that we may detach ourselves from creatures—and especially from ourselves—and draw more closely to Him, uniting ourselves to Him more and more.” ~Fr. Secondo Franco

“I take no heed what a man hath been, but I take heed what he will be….Of unworthy, I make worthy, and of sinful, I make rightful.” ~Margery Kempe

“…Meekness precedes humility….Meekness is the immutable state of the mind, which preserves an equable frame in good fortune and in disgrace. Meekness is to sincerely and ex animo pray for those who trouble you, without being troubled yourself. Meekness is a jutting rock against the fury of the sea, which breaks all its waves, while remaining itself unmoved and unbroken.” ~St. John Climacus

“O God, Thou art the object of my love,
Not for the hopes of endless joy above,
Not for the fear of endless pains below,
Which those who love Thee not must undergo:
For me, and such as me, Thou didst bear
The ignominious cross, the nails, the spear,
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Say, can these sufferings fail my heart to move?
What but Thyself can now deserve my love?”
~St. Francis Xavier’s “Act of Love”
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“We love with the poor heart of sinful man, but He loves with a Heart Divine.” ~St. Charles de Foucauld

“Enter, O my soul, enter into the right side of your crucified Lord. Through this renowned wound, enter into the most loving Heart of Jesus, transpierced for love, that you may find a resting place from the tempests of the world. Draw near, O man, to this Heart—so deep, hidden, and secret—to the Heart of God, who opens His door unto you. Come in, you blessed of the Lord.”~Thomas à Kempis

St. Leonard of Port Maurice’s “Act of Adoration” ❤️❤️❤️

“God gave me great consolation in prayer. I no sooner put myself on my knees that I could say, ‘I have found Him whom my soul loves. I will hold Him, and neither will I let Him go.’ Thus I seemed to be united to God by a straight union.” ~Mother Mary Xavieria of the Angels

“The Sacred Heart of Jesus is not only the seat of all virtues, but the fountain of graces by which these virtues are acquired and preserved. Have a tender devotion to this loving Heart, which is so full of love and mercy. Through it, ask for all that you wish to obtain and offer all your actions. For this Sacred Heart is the treasury of all supernatural gifts.” ~Lanspergius

“Lord, my only desire is to love You, to give myself to You without reserve, and no longer be ungrateful to You as I have thus far been….I love You, my God! I love You, infinite goodness!” ~St. Alphonsus Liguori

“In all his sorrows and trials, let him call love to his help. With love, man does not feel weakness nor faints in adversity.” ~St. Mechtilde of Hackeborn

“My Divine Heart, understanding the frailty and inconstancy of human nature, desires with incredible ardor to be invited…to take your place and perform for you what you are quite incapable of doing for yourself.” ~St. Gertrude the Great

There is nothing keener than love, nothing more subtle, nothing more penetrating. Love cannot rest till it has sounded all the depths and learned the perfections of its beloved. It desires to be one with Him.… Love has the power of uniting and transforming; it transforms the one who loves into Him who is loved, and Him who is loved into him who loves. Each passes into the other, as far as it is possible. St Albert

“And since there is in the Sacred Heart a symbol and a sensible image of the infinite love of Jesus Christ which moves us to love one another, therefore is it fit and proper that we should consecrate ourselves to His Most Sacred Heart—an act of which is nothing else than an offering and a binding of oneself to Jesus Christ…” ~Pope Leo XIII

“Since the Son begotten before all time has received a new birth, there exists a new order of things. He who in his own nature is invisible has made himself visible to ours; the incomprehensible has put himself within reach of our conception; the source of all beings has begun to be; the Master of things which are, and of things which yet are not, has taken the form of a servant...” ~Pope St. Leo the Great

“When we receive Our Lord in Holy Communion, we possess within us that divine Heart which is a furnace of love. Let us ask Him earnestly that He will Himself grant us to understand this love, for, in this, one ray from on high is more efficacious than all human reasoning; let us ask Him to enkindle within us the love of His Person.” ~Bl. Columba Marmion

The Shepherd of Hermas ❤️