God has preserved me from sin, and consequently from hell, from which He delivers me each moment by the preservation of His grace. How many times has He not prevented me from being lost? How many times has He not restored me to grace when I had ruined myself? Should I not, after so many favors, sing eternally the mercies of the Lord, and bind myself to Him never to be separated?
St. Francis Borgia
Make no account of the judgements of men.
St. Francis de Sales
Tyrannical governance is unjust, since it is ordered to the private good of the ruler, not to the common good . . . And so disturbance of such governance does not have the character of rebellion . . . Rather, tyrants, who by seeking greater domination incite discontent and rebellion in the people subject to the them, are the rebels.
St. Thomas Aquinas
Jesus does not ask for great actions, but only for abandonment and gratefulness.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
O ever Immaculate Virgin, Mother of mercy, health of the sick, refuge of sinners, comfort of the afflicted, you know my wants, my troubles, my sufferings; deign to cast upon me a look of mercy. By appearing in the Grotto of Lourdes, thou wert pleased to make it a privileged sanctuary, whence thou dispenses thy favors, and already many sufferers have obtained the cure of their infirmities, both spiritual and corporal. I come, therefore, with unbounded confidence, to implore thy maternal intercession. Obtain, O loving Mother, the grant of my requests. I will endeavor to imitate thy virtues, that I may one day share thy glory, and bless thee in eternity. Amen.
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.
O blessed be the Holy and Immaculate Conception of the most blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God.
Holy Virgin Mary Immaculate, Mother of God and our Mother,
speak thou for us to the Heart of Jesus, Who is thy Son and our Brother.
Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us!
MY Mother, deliver me from mortal sin!
Amen!