Pio of Pietrelcina Quotes About Angels
Remember that God is within us when we are in a state of grace and outside of us when we are in a state of sin; but His angel never abandons us. . . He is our most sincere and faithful
friend even when we sadden him with our bad behavior.
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Your tears were collected by the angels and were placed in a golden chalice, and you will find them when you present yourself before God.
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I want to be only a poor friar who prays - if God sees blemishes even in the angels, can you imagine what He sees in me!
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Pio of Pietrelcina Quotes About Books
Through the study of books one seeks God; by meditation one finds him.
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In books we seek God; in prayer we find him. Prayer is the key which opens God's heart.
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Don't consider me too demanding if I ask you once again to set great store by holy books and read them as much as you can. This spiritual reading is as necessary to you as the air you
breathe.
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The harm that comes to souls from the lack of reading holy books makes me shudder... What power spiritual reading has to lead to a change of course, and to make even worldly people enter into the way of perfection.
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Pio of Pietrelcina Quotes About Earth
Every Holy Mass, heard with devotion, produces in our souls marvelous effects, abundant spiritual and material graces which we, ourselves, do not know...It is easier for the earth to exist without the sun than without the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass!
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"The Mystery of the Cross in Padre Pio of Pietrelcina". Book by Gerardo Di Flumeri (p. 16), 1983.
Let us always keep before our eyes the fact that here on earth we are on a battlefield and that in paradise we shall receive the crown of victory; that this is a testing-ground and the
prize will be awarded up above; that we are now in a land of exile while our true homeland is Heaven to which we must continually aspire.
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On this earth everyone has his cross. But we must act in such a way that we be not the bad, but good thief.
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Pio of Pietrelcina Quotes About Evil
Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother. Love the Madonna and pray the rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by God pass through the Blessed Mother.
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The root of all evil is 'I', 'Me' , 'Mine'.
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Stop entertaining those vain fears. Remember it is not feeling which constitutes guilt but the consent to such feelings. Only the free will is capable of good or evil. But when the will sighs under the trial of the tempter and does not will what is presented to it, there is not only no fault but there is virtue.
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Pio of Pietrelcina Quotes About Giving
Always remain close to the Catholic Church, because it alone can give you true peace, since it alone possesses Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, the true Prince of Peace.
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By suffering we are able to give something to God. The gift of pain, of suffering is a big thing and cannot be accomplished in Paradise.
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We are the administrators of our money. We will have to give God an account of the use we make of it up to the last cent.
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Pio of Pietrelcina Quotes About Grace
Go to the Madonna. Love her! Always say the Rosary. Say it well. Say it as often as you can! Be souls of prayer. Never tire of praying, it is what is essential. Prayer shakes the Heart of God, it obtains necessary graces!
Pio of Pietrelcina
Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother. Love the Madonna and pray the rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by God pass through the Blessed Mother.
Pio of Pietrelcina
Every Holy Mass, heard with devotion, produces in our souls marvelous effects, abundant spiritual and material graces which we, ourselves, do not know...It is easier for the earth to exist without the sun than without the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass!
Pio of Pietrelcina
Remember that God is within us when we are in a state of grace and outside of us when we are in a state of sin; but His angel never abandons us. . . He is our most sincere and faithful
friend even when we sadden him with our bad behavior.
Pio of Pietrelcina
In order to attract us, the Lord grants us many graces that we believe can easily obtain Heaven for us. We do not know, however, that in order to grow, we need hard bread: the cross, humiliation, trials and denials.
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Pio of Pietrelcina Quotes About Heart
Go to the Madonna. Love her! Always say the Rosary. Say it well. Say it as often as you can! Be souls of prayer. Never tire of praying, it is what is essential. Prayer shakes the Heart of God, it obtains necessary graces!
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Do not let your heart become troubled by the sad spectacle of human injustice. Even this has its value in the face of all else. And it is from this that one day you will see the justice of God rising with unfailing triumph.
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Prayer is the best weapon we have; it is the key to God's heart. You must speak to Jesus not only with your lips, but with your heart. In fact on certain occasions you should only speak to Him with your heart.
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Peace is the simplicity of heart, serenity of mind, tranquility of soul, the bond of love.
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Imagine Jesus crucified in your arms and on your chest, and say a hundred times as you kiss His chest, "This is my hope, the living source of my happiness; this is the heart of my soul;
nothing will ever separate me from His love.
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Let us remember that the Heart of Jesus has called us not only for our own sanctification, but also for that of other souls. He wants to be helped in the salvation of souls.
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Always humble yourself lovingly before God and man, because God speaks to those who are truly humble of heart, and enriches them with His gifts.
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Heart, Humble, Men
Prayer is the best weapon we possess. It is the key that opens the heart of God.
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Prayer, Heart, Keys
Let us bind ourselves tightly to the Sorrowful Heart of our Heavenly Mother and reflect on it's boundless grief and how precious is our soul.
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The Lord our King will hold the door of His heart open for anyone who wants to enter for an audience at any time
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God commands us to love Him, not as much as He deserves, because He knows our capabilities and therefore He does not ask us to do what we cannot do. But He asks us to love Him according to
our strength, with all our soul, all our mind, and all our heart.
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Who can assure us that we will be alive tomorrow? Let us listen to the voice of our conscience, to the voice of the royal prophet: "Today, if you hear God's voice, harden not your heart." Let us not put off from one moment to another (what we should do) because the (next moment) is not yet ours.
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May the Heart of Jesus be the goal of all your aspirations.
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In books we seek God; in prayer we find him. Prayer is the key which opens God's heart.
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The sacred gift of prayer is in the right hand of our Savior, and according to the measure that you empty yourself of yourself, that is of love of your senses and of your own will, and make progress in rooting yourself in holy humility, to that extent the Lord will speak to your heart.
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Pio of Pietrelcina Quotes About Heaven
Let us always keep before our eyes the fact that here on earth we are on a battlefield and that in paradise we shall receive the crown of victory; that this is a testing-ground and the
prize will be awarded up above; that we are now in a land of exile while our true homeland is Heaven to which we must continually aspire.
Pio of Pietrelcina
Since eternity means happiness for you, what does it matter if some of these passing moments are unpleasant?
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Only in Heaven will everything be as beautiful as spring, as pleasant as autumn, and as full of love as summer.
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Your temptations are from the devil and from Hell; but your sufferings and afflictions are from God and Heaven.
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In order to attract us, the Lord grants us many graces that we believe can easily obtain Heaven for us. We do not know, however, that in order to grow, we need hard bread: the cross, humiliation, trials and denials.
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Pio of Pietrelcina Quotes About Humility
As gifts increase in you, let your humility grow, for you must consider that everything is given to you on loan.
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Humility and purity are the wings which carry us to God and make us almost divine.
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The sacred gift of prayer is in the right hand of our Savior, and according to the measure that you empty yourself of yourself, that is of love of your senses and of your own will, and make progress in rooting yourself in holy humility, to that extent the Lord will speak to your heart.
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Pio of Pietrelcina Quotes About Jesus
Prayer is the best weapon we have; it is the key to God's heart. You must speak to Jesus not only with your lips, but with your heart. In fact on certain occasions you should only speak to Him with your heart.
Pio of Pietrelcina
Always remain close to the Catholic Church, because it alone can give you true peace, since it alone possesses Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, the true Prince of Peace.
Pio of Pietrelcina
Jesus who cannot suffer long to keep you in affliction will come to relieve and comfort you by infusing fresh courage into your soul.
Pio of Pietrelcina
Imagine Jesus crucified in your arms and on your chest, and say a hundred times as you kiss His chest, "This is my hope, the living source of my happiness; this is the heart of my soul;
nothing will ever separate me from His love.
Pio of Pietrelcina
Let us remember that the Heart of Jesus has called us not only for our own sanctification, but also for that of other souls. He wants to be helped in the salvation of souls.
Pio of Pietrelcina
A thousand years of enjoying human glory is not worth even an hour spent sweetly communing with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
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May the Mother of Jesus and our Mother, always smile on your spirit, obtaining for it, from her Most Holy Son, every heavenly blessing.
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Jesus himself wants my sufferings; He needs them for souls.
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Jesus wants to make us holy at all costs. . .He offers you continual proof of this.
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May the Heart of Jesus be the goal of all your aspirations.
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May the Child Jesus be the star that guides you through the desert of your present life.
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Pio of Pietrelcina Quotes About Pain
The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection except at the price of pain.
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By suffering we are able to give something to God. The gift of pain, of suffering is a big thing and cannot be accomplished in Paradise.
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Be comforted with this divine thought that your spiritual and physical pains are the test of the Divine Will.
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The pain caused by this wound which He inflicts on me and the sweetness which accompanies it are so intense that I cannot even begin to describe it. However. . . this pain and this
sweetness are completely spiritual, although it is also true that they are shared by the body to a high degree.
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