Faith

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  Word of God  
 
Be faithful in all things.
1 Timothy 3:11
 


Be faithful in small things;
it is in them that your strength lies.

 
Bl. Teresa of Calcutta, 20th century

 
 
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Faith is the assurance of things hoped for,  
the evidence of things unseen.
Hebrews 11:1
 


Faith is the proof of what cannot be seen.
What is seen gives knowledge, not faith.

 
St. Gregory the Great, 6th century

 
 
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We must never get tired
of doing good.
Galatians 6:9
 


Stand fast in the faith, and love one another.

 
St. Perpetua, 3rd century

 
 
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I will come to you.
Jesus; John 14:18
 


If we are steadfast in our faith in Christ
and in our love for him,
we win the victory that he has won,
we receive what he has promised.

 
St. Leo the Great, 5th century

 
 
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Your light must shine before others.
Jesus; Matthew 5:16
 


Your faith should be for you a light which guides you in all things,
and a shining light for others,
to lead them on the path to heaven.

 
cf St. John Baptist de la Salle, 18th century

 
 
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Jesus, remember me.
Luke 23:42
 


Jesus saved the thief
on the holy hill of Golgotha because of one hour’s faith;
will he not save you too since you have believed?

 
St. Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Lord, in your light we see light.
Psalm 36:9
 


Faith does not dwell in shadow and gloom;
it is a light for our darkness.

 
'Lumen Fidei'

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I am the way and the truth.
Jesus; John 14:6
 


However dark the clouds may be
faith breaks through to truth, holds fast to it,
and never lets it go.

 
Jean Pierre de Caussade, 18th century

 

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