Catholic Quotes - Page 2

It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.

Our religion seems foolish to you, but so does yours to me. The Baptists and Methodists and Presbyterians and the Catholics all have a different God. Why cannot we have one of our own?

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.

There is no evil to be faced that Christ does not face with us. There is no enemy that Christ has not already conquered. There is no cross to bear that Christ has not already borne for us, and does not now bear with us.

Without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of Grace. The gift of Grace increases as the struggle increases.

The greatest obstacle in the apostolate of the Church is the timidity or rather the cowardice of the faithful.

Teach us to give and not to count the cost.

People who love each other fully and truly are the happiest people in the world. They may have little, they may have nothing, but they are happy people. Everything depends on how we love one another.

The true friends of the people are neither revolutionaries, nor innovators, but traditionalists.

Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me.

If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way.

O Lord, if I could fly to my people and tell them of your goodness at the top of my voice, oh how many souls would be won!

He should first show them in deeds rather than words all that is good and holy.

Do not walk through time without leaving worthy evidence of your passage.

Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.

Give something, however small, to the one in need. For it is not small to one who has nothing. Neither is it small to God, if we have given what we could.

Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society.

If you follow the will of God, you know that in spite of all the terrible things that happen to you, you will never lose a final refuge. You know that the foundation of the world is love, so that even when no human being can or will help you, you may go on, trusting in the One that loves you.

Say the Holy Rosary. Blessed be that monotony of Hail Mary's which purifies the monotony of your sins!

If a future Pope teaches anything contrary to the Catholic Faith, do not follow him.

Truth is not determined by a majority vote.

Darkness can only be scattered by light, hatred can only be conquered by love.

You always leave the Rosary for later, and you end up not saying it at all because you are sleepy. If there is no other time, say it in the street without letting anybody notice it. It will, moreover, help you to have presence of God.

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!

A single Mass offered for oneself during life may be worth more than a thousand celebrated for the same intention after death.