Let us have nothing against one another, nor render evil for evil;
but let us forgive everything that has been done against us,
and let us procure for ourselves that love
which covers a multitude of sins.

 
St. Ephrem, 4th century

Jesus loved others as they were,
not as his grace would make them to be.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

Since you do not yet see God,
you merit the vision of God by loving your neighbor.
By loving your neighbor you prepare your eye
to see God.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

Whoever loves God loves his neighbor.

 
St. Basil, 4th century

By loving your neighbor, you are traveling on a journey.
Where are you journeying except to the Lord God.
We have not yet reached the Lord,
but our neighbor is with us already.
So, support your neighbor who is traveling with you,
so that you may reach Him with whom you long to dwell.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

There is no service without prayer, and no prayer without service
for those who follow Christ.

 
Servant of God, Catherine de Hueck Doherty, 20th century

Follow the Lord's example, strong and unshaken in faith,
loving the community as you love one another.
Show the Lord's own gentleness
and look down on no one.

 
St. Polycarp, 2nd century

Christ made love the stairway
that would enable all Christians to climb to heaven.

 
St. Fulgentius, 6th century