When you come together to give thanks to God
and to praise him, Satan’s powers are undermined.

 
St. Ignatius of Antioch, 1st century

If you love God,
you will find pleasure in speaking of him,
and hearing him spoken of.

 
St. John Vianney, 19th century

God of goodness, give me yourself.
For you are enough for me.
And only in you do I have everything.

 
Bl. Julian of Norwich, 14th century

Lord, our God, grant us the grace
to desire you with our whole heart;
and loving you, we may hate those sins
from which you have redeemed us.

 
St. Anselm of Canterbury, 11th century

We must know before we can love.
In order to know God, we must think of him often;
and then, our heart will be with our treasure.

 
Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection; 17th century

The Lord is so good
that he asks no recompense, except our love.
That is the only payment he desires.

 
St. Basil the Great, 4th century

Our love for God is entrusted with its own responsibility:
to observe his counsels, to obey his laws,
to trust his promises.

 
St. Hiliary of Poitiers, 4th century

We must resist the tendency to be forgetful,
and be mindful of God’s commands.

 
St. Benedict, 6th century