“Inspirational Quotes: 61-100”
©2013 James Dacey, Jr. OFS
My Friends,
First of all HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA. I pray that you are being blessed by having these most blessed quotes more easily at hand now. I think throughout the summer from time to time, I will continue to assemble and post all the quotes I have saved in my journals and writings throughout the 30 Years of Ministry I have experienced. I have found that so many of these quotes, help inspire and even encourage so many wonderful aspects of our Spiritual Walk.
61. “Men do not fear a powerful hostile army as the powers of hell fear the name and protection of Mary.” ~St. Bonaventure
62. “To give
worthy praise to the Lord's mercy, we unite ourselves with Your Immaculate
Mother, for then our hymn will be more pleasing to You, because She is chosen
from among men and angels. Through Her, as through a pure crystal, Your mercy
was passed on to us. Through Her, man became pleasing to God; Through Her,
streams of grace flowed down upon us.” (1746) ~St. Faustina
63. “Never be
afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than
Jesus did.” ~St Maximilian Kolbe
64. “Before, by
yourself, you couldn't. Now, you've turned to our Lady, and with her, how easy!”
~St. Josemaria Escriva
65. “In
dangers, in doubts, in difficulties, think of Mary, call upon Mary. Let not her
name depart from your lips, never suffer it to leave your heart. And that you
may obtain the assistance of her prayer, neglect not to walk in her footsteps.
With her for guide, you shall never go astray; while invoking her, you shall
never lose heart; so long as she is in your mind, you are safe from deception;
while she holds your hand, you cannot fall; under her protection you have
nothing to fear; if she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she
shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.” ~St. Bernard of Clairvaux,
Father and Doctor of the Church
66. “O sinner,
be not discouraged, but have recourse to Mary in all you necessities. Call her
to your assistance, for such is the divine Will that she should help in every
kind of necessity.” ~St. Basil the Great
67. “Mary, give
me your Heart: so beautiful, so pure, so immaculate; your Heart so full of love
and humility that I may be able to receive Jesus in the Bread of Life and love
Him as you love Him and serve Him in the distressing guise of the poor.” ~Blessed
Mother Teresa
68. “If you
invoke the Blessed Virgin when you are tempted, she will come at once to your help,
and Satan will leave you.” ~St. John Vianney
69. “When we
were little, we kept close to our mother in a dark alley or if dogs barked at
us. Now, when we feel temptations of the flesh, we should run to the side of
our Mother in Heaven, by realizing how she is to us, and by means of
aspirations. She will defend us and lead us to the light.” ~St. Josemaria
Escriva
70. “The
Immaculate alone has from God the promise of victory over Satan. She seeks
souls that will consecrate themselves entirely to her, that will become in her
hands forceful instruments for the defeat of Satan and the spread of God's
kingdom.” ~St. Maximilian Kolbe
71. “If you
ever feel distressed during your day — call upon our Lady — just say this
simple prayer: 'Mary, Mother of Jesus, please be a mother to me now.' I must
admit — this prayer has never failed me.” ~Blessed Mother Teresa
72. “Love our
Lady. And she will obtain abundant grace to help you conquer in your daily struggle.”
~St. Josemaria Escriva
73. “Have
confidence. Return. Invoke our Lady and you'll be faithful.” ~St. Josemaria
Escriva
74. “So your
strength is failing you? Why don't you tell your mother about it? . . . Mother!
Call her with a loud voice. She is listening to you; she sees you in danger,
perhaps, and she—your holy mother Mary—offers you, along with the grace of her
son, the refuge of her arms, the tenderness of her embrace . . . and you will
find yourself with added strength for the new battle.” ~St. Josemaria
Escriva
75. “All the
sins of your life seem to be rising up against you. Don't give up hope! On the
contrary, call your holy mother Mary, with the faith and abandonment of a
child. She will bring peace to your soul.” ~St. Josemaria Escriva
76. “May I give
you some advice for you to put into practice daily? When your heart makes you
feel those low cravings, say slowly to the Immaculate Virgin: Look on me with
compassion. Don't abandon me. Don't abandon me, my Mother! -- And recommend
this prayer to others.” ~St. Josemaria Escriva
77. “When you
see the storm coming, if you seek safety in that firm refuge which is Mary,
there will be no danger of your wavering or going down.” ~St. Josemaria
Escriva
78. “Only after
the Last Judgment will Mary get any rest; from now until then, she is much too
busy with her children.” ~St. John Vianney
79. “To serve
the Queen of Heaven is already to reign there, and to live under her commands
is more than to govern.” ~St. John Vianney
80. “Let us run
to Mary, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a
perfect confidence.” ~St. Francis de Sales
81. “After the
love which we owe Jesus Christ, we must give the chief place in our heart to
the love of His Mother Mary.” ~St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
82. “With
reason did the Most Holy Virgin predict that all generations would call her
blessed, for all the Elect obtain eternal salvation through the means of Mary.”
~St. Ildephonsus, Bishop
83. “No one
will ever be the servant of the Son without serving the Mother.” ~St. Ildephonsus,
Bishop
84. “Devotion
to you, O Blessed Virgin, is a means of salvation which God gives to those whom
he wishes to save.” ~St. John Damascene
85. “There is
no one, O Most Holy Mary, who can know God except through thee; no one who can
be saved or redeemed but through thee, O Mother of God; no one who can be
delivered from dangers but through thee, O Virgin Mother; no one who obtains
mercy but through thee, O Filled-With-All-Grace!” ~St. Germanus of
Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople
86. “For if we
are bidden to honor carnal fathers and mothers, how much more the spiritual? .
. . If this virtue of charity has been overlooked, a man will lose any fruit of
salvation in any good he may do.” ~Pope Saint Gregory VII
87. “It is
impossible to save one's soul without devotion to Mary and without her
protection.” ~St. Anselm, Archbishop and Doctor of the Church
88. “Not only
do they offend thee, O Lady, who outrage thee, but thou art also offended by
those who neglect to ask thy favors . . . He who neglects the service of the
Blessed Virgin will die in his sins . . . He who does not invoke thee, O Lady,
will never get to Heaven . . . Not only will those from whom Mary turns her
countenance not be saved, but there will be no hope of their salvation . . . No
one can be saved without the protection of Mary.” ~St. Bonaventure,
Cardinal-Bishop and Doctor of the Church
89. “We may
seek graces, but shall never find them without the intercession of Mary.” ~St.
Cajetan, Founder of the Theatines
90. “I have
great doubts about the salvation of those who do not have special devotion to
Mary.” ~St. Francis Borgia
91. “It seems
unbelievable that a man should perish in whose favor Christ said to His Mother:
‘Behold thy son’, provided that he has not turned a deaf ear to the words,
which Christ addressed to him: ‘Behold thy Mother.” ~St. Robert Bellarmine,
Cardinal-Bishop and Doctor of the Church
92. “A man is
no true Christian if he has no devotion to the Mother of Jesus Christ.” ~St.
John Eudes
93. “All true
children of God have God for their father and Mary for his mother; anyone who
does not have Mary for his mother, does not have God for his father.” ~St.
Louis Marie de Montfort
94. “Let not
that man presumes to look for mercy from God who offends His Holy Mother!”
~St. Louis Marie de Montfort
95. “For God,
having given her power over his only-begotten and natural Son, also gave her
power over his adopted children - not only in what concerns their body - which
would be of little account - but also in what concerns their soul.” ~St.
Louis Marie de Montfort
96. “We must
conclude that, being necessary to God by a necessity which is called
"hypothetical", (that is, because God so willed it), the Blessed
Virgin is all the more necessary for men to attain their final end. Consequently
we must not place devotion to her on the same level as devotion to the other
saints as if it were merely something optional.” ~St. Louis Marie de
Montfort
97. “The pious
and learned Jesuit, Suarez, Justus Lipsius, a devout and erudite theologian of
Louvain, and many others have proved incontestably that devotion to our Blessed
Lady is necessary to attain salvation. This they show from the teaching of the
Fathers, notably St. Augustine, St. Ephrem, deacon of Edessa, St. Cyril of
Jerusalem, St. Germanus of Constantinople, St. John Demascene, St. Anselm, St.
Bernard, St. Bernardine, St. Thomas and St. Bonaventure. Even according to
Oecolampadius and other heretics, lack of esteem and love for the Virgin Mary
is an infallible sign of God's disapproval. On the other hand, to be entirely
and genuinely devoted to her is a sure sign of God's approval.” ~St. Louis
Marie de Montfort
98. “The Son of
God became man for our salvation but only in Mary and through Mary.” ~St.
Louis Marie de Montfort
99. “If devotion
to the Blessed Virgin is necessary for all men simply to work out their
salvation, it is even more necessary for those who are called to a special
perfection. I do not believe that anyone can acquire intimate union with our
Lord and perfect fidelity to the Holy Spirit without a very close union with
the most Blessed Virgin and an absolute dependence on her support.” ~St.
Louis Marie de Montfort100. “From day to day, from moment to moment, she increased so much this twofold plenitude that she attained an immense and inconceivable degree of grace. So much so, that the Almighty made her the sole custodian of his treasures and the sole dispenser of his graces. She can now ennoble, exalt and enrich all she chooses. She can lead them along the narrow path to heaven and guide them through the narrow gate to life. She can give a royal throne, scepter and crown to whom she wishes. Jesus is always and everywhere the fruit and Son of Mary and Mary is everywhere the genuine tree that bears that Fruit of life, the true Mother who bears that Son.” ~St. Louis Marie de Montfort
Your brother in Christ Jesus
And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS
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