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Do not let your left hand know
what your right hand is doing,
so that your alms may be done in secret. |
| Jesus; Matthew 6:3,4 |
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Do not keep an account of the money you give;
if, in giving alms, the left hand is not to know what the right hand is doing,
then the right hand, too, should not know what it does itself.
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St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo, 19th century
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| All goes well for those gracious in lending. |
| Psalm 112:5 |
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The good person is one who takes pity and lends,
who is disposed to be compassionate, quick to render assistance,
who believes that there is more happiness in giving
than in receiving.
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St. Bernard of Clarivaux, 12th century
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Jesus made Himself poor
to enrich us out of His poverty. |
| cf 2 Corinthians 8,9 |
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Jesus gave His entire self for us.
Through the practice of almsgiving,
we are inspired to follow His example.
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His Holiness, Benedict XVI
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Give alms.
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| Jesus; Matthew 6:2 |
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There are many kinds of alms,
the giving of which helps us to obtain pardon of our sins;
but none is greater than that by which we forgive from our heart
a sin that someone has committed against us.
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St. Augustine, 5th century
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Do not be fainthearted in your prayer,
nor neglect to give alms.
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| Sirach 7:10 |
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Give what is temporal
that you may receive what is eternal.
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St. Thomas of Villanova, 16th century
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| There is more joy in giving than in receiving. |
| Acts 20:35 |
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Our Father in heaven rewards our almsgiving with His joy.
Every time we share our goods with our neighbor in need,
we discover that the fullness of life comes from love
and all is returned to us as a blessing in the form of peace,
inner satisfaction, and joy.
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His Holiness, Benedict XVI
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Do not neglect to do good
and to share what you have;
God is pleased by sacrifices of that kind.
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| Hebrews 13:16 |
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Charity is one of God's greatest gifts,
needful for the weak, and glorious for the strong;
enabling all Christians to obtain graces from heaven,
to merit Chist's favor on judgment day
and to make a debtor of God himself.
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St. Cyprian, 3rd century
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Almsgiving delivers from death,
and it will purge away every sin. |
| Tobit 12:9 |
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Our prayers become effective through almsgiving;
life is redeemed from dangers by almsgiving;
souls are delivered from death by almsgiving.
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St. Cyprian of Carthage, 3rd century
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