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I will not leave you desolate;
I will come to you. |
John 14:18 |
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Christ had the most tender heart that ever beat.
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Bl. Columba Marmion, 20th century
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I have called you friends. |
Jesus; John 15:15 |
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To those who suffer wounds in fighting his battles,
God opens his arms in loving, tender friendship,
which is more delightful by far
than anything our earthly efforts might produce.
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St. John of Avila, 16th century
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Come to me
all who are weary and heavy burdened. |
Jesus; Matthew 11:28 |
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By the anxieties and worries of this life
Satan tries to dull man's heart
and make a dwelling for himself there.
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St. Francis of Assisi, 13th century
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Remain in me and I in you. |
Jesus; John 14:23 |
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Let us do all things
in the assurance that the Lord dwells within us;
that we may be his shrines.
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St. Ignatius of Antioch, 1st century
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Through Christ you have confidence in God,
who raised him from the dead
and gave him glory. |
1 Peter 1:21 |
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As we have died with him
and been buried and raised to life with him,
so we bear him within us….in everything we do.
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St. Leo the Great, 5th century
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He himself
bore our sins in his body on the tree,
that we might die to sin
and live to righteousness. |
1 Peter 2:24 |
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Jesus never sinned; yet he was crucified for you.
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St. Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th century
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God did not send his Son into the world
to condemn the world,
but that it might be saved. |
John 3:17 |
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To save means to embrace
and to lift up with redemptive love,
the love that is always greater than any sin.
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Bl. John Paul II, 20th century
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Send forth your light and your truth;
let them lead me.
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Psalm 43:3 |
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When we speak about truth and life and redemption,
we are speaking of Christ.
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St. Ambrose, 4th century
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