Some of My Favorite Quotes

I just wanted to share with you all some of my favorite quotes. Most of the time, they get me through the day.

-"To be alive is to be broken, and to be broken is to stand in need of Grace." -Pope John Paul II

-"When you look at the Crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then. When you look at the Sacred Host, you understand how much Jesus loves you now." -Blessed Mother Teresa

-"The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still." -Exodus 14:14

-"Fight the good fight of faith..." -1 Timothy 6:12

-"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." -Isaiah 41:10

-"The only difference between saints and sinners is that every saint has a past while every sinner has a future.” -Oscar Wilde

-"I know God won't give me anything I can't handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much." -Blessed Mother Teresa

-“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” -Psalm 147:3

-"So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." -Matthew 6:34

-"The Blessed Mother wears combat boots!" -Fr. Don Calloway

-"Sometimes God allows us to hit rock bottom so that we know He is the Rock."

-"Hate your faults, but hate them calmly." -St. Padre Pio

-“In trial or difficulty, I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.” -Saint Therese of Lisieux

-“I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all of my heart.” -Van Gogh 

-"We are never defeated unless we give up on God." -Ronald Reagan

-"You can't have the Resurrection without the Cross." -Fr. Mike Scanlan (my spiritual director)

-"Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants pardon of sin. All hope consists in confession. In confession there is a chance for mercy. Believe it firmly. Do not doubt, do not hesitate, never despair of the mercy of God. Hope and have confidence in confession." -St. Isidore of Seville

-“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.” - Lucius Annaeus Seneca

-"If we persevere in our relationship with Him in the Eucharist, then our lives will be secure." -Fr. Greg