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Quote/s of the Day - 7 July - “Pray, hope and don’t worry.”

Quote/s of the Day – 7 July – “Pray, hope and don’t worry.”

Quote/s of the Day – 7 July – “Month of the Precious Blood” – Tuesday of the Fourteenth week in Ordinary Time, Readings: Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13, Psalm 115:3-10, Matthew 9:32-38

“And will not God vindicate his elect, who cry to him day and night?”

Luke 18:7

“Prayer is an act of love, words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.”

St Teresa of Jesus…

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Quote/s of the Day - 23 May - "Mary's Month" - Prayer

Quote/s of the Day – 23 May – “Mary’s Month” – Prayer

Quote/s of the Day – 23 May – “Mary’s Month” – Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter, Readings: Acts 18: 23-28, Psalms 47: 2-3, 8-9, 10, John 16: 23-28

“Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father, in my name, he will give you.”

John 16:23

“Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips and the world in your heart.” 

St Ignatius of Antioch (c 35-c 108)

“Prayer is the light of the soul, giving us…

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Quote/s of the Day - 8 February - Prayer

Quote/s of the Day – 8 February – Prayer

Quote/s of the Day – 8 February – The Memorial of Blessed Maria Esperanza de Jesus (1893-1983)

Speaking of:  Prayer

“The means to obtain grace and glory is prayer.”

Blessed Maria Esperanza de Jesus (1893-1983)

“Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except, when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.”

St Francis de Sales (1567-1622) Doctor of the Church

“Do not neglect prayer, however…

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Quotes of the Day – 15 October – St Teresa of Jesus of Avila "Speaking of Prayer"

Quotes of the Day – 15 October – St Teresa of Jesus of Avila “Speaking of Prayer”

Quotes of the Day – 15 October – The Memorial of St Teresa of Jesus of Avila (1515-1582) Doctor of the Church – “Doctor of Prayer”

Speaking of:   Prayer

“Mental prayer, in my opinion, is nothing else, than an intimate sharing between friends. It means taking time frequently, to be alone with Him, who we know loves us. The important thing is, not to think much but to love much and so do, that which…

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Quote/s of the Day – 12 March – Tuesday of the First Week of Lent, C – Gospel Matthew 6:7–15 and the Memorial of St Luigi Orione FDP (1872-1940)

“Speaking of Prayer”

“Without Prayer nothing good is done. God’s works are done with our hands joined and on our knees. Even when we run, we must remain spiritually kneeling before Him.”

Saint Luigi Orione (1872-1940)

“But if He who was without sin prayed, how much more ought sinners to pray and if He prayed continually, watching through the whole night with uninterrupted petitions, how much more ought we to lie awake at night in continuing prayer!”

St Cyprian of Carthage (c 200- c 258)

Father of the Church

(The Lord’s Prayer #29)

“Your prayer is a conversation with God. When you read, it is God who is speaking, when you pray, it is with God that you are speaking.”

St Augustine (354-430) Father & Doctor of the Church

“All that one says to the Saviour is prayer and when the mind cannot apply itself, to the effort of true prayer, a few simple words to Him become one. It is needful always to think of Him, even if it is only by the thought that one is thinking less of Him – one must be always thinking of Him and then bit by bit, He draws one back entirely to Him, He is so good!”

Eugene de Ferronays (1827 – 1894)

“When we pray, let it be our whole being that turns towards God – our thoughts, our heart… The Lord will be moved to incline towards us and come to our help…”

St Pio of Pietralcina “Padre Pio” (1887-1968)

“Prayer is necessary to receive the help of God, as grain is needed to harvest … a humble and trustful prayer, for what is necessary for salvation, is never lost. It is heard at least by the fact, that it begs for the grace, to abide in prayer.”

Blessed Michal Sopoćko (1888-1975)

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Quote/s of the Day – Speaking of Prayer

“Virtues are formed by prayer. Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy. Prayer draws into the soul the Holy Spirit and raises man to Heaven.”

St Ephrem of Syria (306-373) Father & Doctor of the Church

“When we pray, the voice of the heart must be heard more than proceedings from the mouth.”

St Bonaventure (1217-1274) Doctor of the Church

“We do not have to talk very much in order to pray well. We know that God is there, in His holy tabernacle; let us open our hearts to Him; let us rejoice in His Presence – this is the best prayer.”

St John Marie Baptiste Vianney (1786-1859) Patron of Priests

“Without Prayer nothing good is done. God’s works are done with our hands joined and on our knees. Even when we run, we must remain spiritually kneeling before Him.”

Blessed Luigi Orione (1872-1940)

“You go to pray; to become a bonfire, a living flame, giving light and heat.”

“You don’t know how to pray? Put yourself in the presence of God and as soon as you have said, ‘Lord, I don’t know how to pray!’ you can be sure you have already begun.”

St Josemaria Escrivá (1902-1975)

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