BEADS
OF JOY 03-17-14
“Blessed Quotes”
©2014 James Dacey, Jr. OFS
“Blessed Quotes”
©2014 James Dacey, Jr. OFS
"If you seek patience, you will find no better example than the cross. Great patience occurs in two ways: either when one patiently suffers much, or when one suffers things which one is able to avoid and yet does not avoid. Christ endured much on the cross, and did so patiently, because when he suffered he did not threaten; he was led like a sheep to the slaughter and he did not open his mouth." ~St. Thomas Aquinas
"Love Mary! She
is lovable, faithful and constant. She will never let herself be outdone in
love, but will ever remain supreme. If you are in danger, she will hasten to
free you. If you are troubled, she will console you. If you are sick, she will
bring you relief. If you are in need, she will help you. She does not look to
see what kind of person you have been. She simply comes to a heart that wants
to love her. She comes quickly and opens her merciful heart to you, embraces
you and consoles and serves you. She will even be at hand to accompany you on
the trip to eternity."~St Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother
"There are many
who say to the Lord, "I give myself wholly to Thee, without any
reserve," but there are few who embrace the practice of this abandonment,
which consists in receiving with a certain indifference every sort of event, as
it happens in conformity with Divine Providence, as well afflictions as
consolations, contempt and reproaches as honor and glory." ~St. Francis de
Sales.
“Do you wish to study to your advantage? Let devotion
accompany all your studies. Consult God more than your books. Ask Him to make
you understand what you read. Never begin or end your study except by prayer.
Science is a gift of God. Do not consider it merely the work of your own mind
and effort.” ~St Vincent Ferrer
“Those whose hearts are pure are temples of the Holy
Spirit.” ~St Lucy
“Whatever a man prefers to God, that he makes a god
to himself.” ~St Cyprian
“Prayer reveals to souls the vanity of earthly goods
and pleasures. It fills them with light, strength and consolation; and gives
them a foretaste of the calm bliss of our heavenly home.” ~St Rose of Viterbo
“Let us not esteem worldly prosperity or adversity as
things real or of any moment, but let us live elsewhere, and raise all our
attention to Heaven; esteeming sin as the only true evil, and nothing truly
good, but virtue which unites us to God.” ~St Gregory Nazianzen
“The Our Father contains all the duties we owe to God, the acts of all the virtues and the petitions for all our spiritual and corporal needs.” ~St. Louis de Montfort
“The Our Father contains all the duties we owe to God, the acts of all the virtues and the petitions for all our spiritual and corporal needs.” ~St. Louis de Montfort
“The proof of love is in the works. Where love
exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist.”
~Pope St. Gregory the Great
“Your love has gone before me; it has grown with me, and
now it is an abyss whose depths I cannot fathom.” ~St. Therese of Lisieux
“Inside each of us dwells the Spirit of God, we didn’t
put Him there; but He who did knew we’d need the guidance, the direction and
the love –all that which comes from God Himself, directly to our Spirit,
directly to our Heart, straight into our lives – Guiding us and leading us,
back to Himself.” ~Jim (Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS
“Remember that the Christian life is one of action;
not of speech and daydreams. Let there be few words and many deeds, and let
them be done well.” ~St. Vincent Pallotti
“Lord, help me to live this day, quietly, easily. To
lean upon Thy great strength, trustfully, restfully. To wait for the unfolding
of Thy will, patiently, serenely. To meet others, peacefully, joyously. To face
tomorrow, confidently, courageously.” ~St. Francis
“A pure soul is like a fine pearl. As long as it is
hidden in the shell at the bottom of the sea, no one thinks of admiring it. But
if you bring it into the sunshine, this pearl will shine and attract all eyes.
Thus, the pure soul which is hidden from the eyes of the world, will one day
shine before the angels in the sunshine of eternity.” ~St. John Vianney
“Do you know when people really become spiritual? It
is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is
the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.” ~St.
Teresa of Avila
Go To The Priests: “Just like Our Blessed Mother led
those to Jesus, who wanted to help the couple at their wedding in Cana; let us
also go to our Priests when we are seeking out those we wish to help. –God has
placed His Priests –Our Priests where they are in our lives; so that they can
help guide us and lead us -to better serve Almighty God in our service to others.
To you I say this, as you go to your Priests: Speak with them, go to them,
trust in them, encourage them, love them, help them, pray for them; and most
importantly be there for them as they help lead you to Jesus.” ~Jim (Rosary
Man) Dacey Jr OFS
“God does not command us to live in hair shirts and
chains, or to chastise our flesh with scourges, but to love Him above all
things and our neighbor as ourselves.” ~St. Charles of Sezze
“Love to pray -feel often during the day the need for
prayer, and take trouble to pray. Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable
of containing God's gift of Himself. Ask and seek, and your heart will grow big
enough to receive Him and keep Him as your own.” ~Blessed Mother Teresa
“When nothing diverts my thoughts from God, my heart
swims in an excess of overflowing joy, in so much that I often forget my food
and all earthly things; but it is an affliction to live amid the distraction of
worldly conversation.” ~St Paul Hermit
“The soul of one who serves God always swims in joy,
always keeps holiday, is always in her palace of jubilation, ever singing with
fresh ardor and fresh pleasure a new song of joy and love.” ~St John of the
Cross
“O name of Mary! Joy in the heart, honey in the
mouth, melody to the ear of Her devout clients!” ~St. Anthony of Padua
“Mary means enlightener, because She brought forth
the Light of the world. In the Syriac tongue, Mary signifies Lady.” ~St.
Isidore of Seville
“Let me say something concerning this name also,
which is interpreted to mean Star of the sea, and admirably suits the Virgin
Mother.” ~St. Bernard
“Mary means Star of the sea, for as mariners are
guided to port by the ocean star, so Christians attain to glory through Mary's
maternal intercession.” ~St. Thomas Aquinas
“God the Father gathered all the waters together and
called them the seas or Maria [Latin, seas]. He gathered all His grace together
and called it Mary or Maria. This immense treasury is none other than Mary whom
the Saints call the 'treasury of the Lord.' From Her fullness all men are made
rich;” ~St. Louis de Montfort
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And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS
And His Most Blessed Mother,
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