"He who is truly humble should will and desire to be despised, mocked and condemned by others, even though he have done nothing to deserve the ignominy.

Way of Perfection, ch. xv

 

Let the whole of mankind tremble and the whole earth shake when the Son of the Living God is present on the altar in the hands of a priest.
St Francis of Assisi

 


 Knowest thou not, or hast thou not heard? the Lord is the everlasting God, who hath created the ends of the earth: he shall not faint, nor labour, neither is there any searching out of his wisdom. It is he that giveth strength to the weary, and increaseth force and might to them that are not.  Youths shall faint, and labour, and young men shall fall by infirmity.

 But they that hope in the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall take wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40:28-31

 


Reflect that sin, however trifling it may be, offends God

St. Alphonsus Ligouri

 
Saint Luis Gonzaga (18th century), José de Alcíbar

 
O salutaris hostia,
Quae caeli pandis ostium,
Bella praemunt hostilia:
Da robur, fer auxilium.

The Corpus Christi Procession inside Seville Catedral (1835), Genaro Pérez Villaamil