“Let us…be rooted and grounded in charity that we may be able to comprehend with all the Saints what is the length of eternity, the breadth of the generosity, the height of the majesty, and the depth of the discerning Wisdom of God.”- St Bonaventure
“…no matter how enlightened one may be by the light coming from nature and from acquired knowledge, he cannot enter into himself to delight in the Lord except through the mediation of Christ.”
St Bonaventure
“But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, compliant,full of mercy and good fruits, without inconstancy or insincerity. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who cultivate peace.”
-James 3:17-18
“Here the light of Truth, as from a candelabra, will shine upon the face of our mind, in which the image of the most Blessed Trinity appears in splendor.”
-St Bonaventure #FeastDay
“ I am secure in the Lord.
I can look out, now, through the Lord’s eyes.
I can see the world as He created it, in His mercy,
I can see my sisters and brothers with His love,
and I can worship the Father through the eyes of the Son
in the Love of the Holy Spirit.”
-St Clare prayer
“Acquire purity in your actions, that your soul may glisten with joy during prayer, and that at the remembrance of death rejoicing may be kindled in your mind.”
-St Isaac the Syrian
“In the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from on high shall break upon us, to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.” - morning prayer
“…no matter how enlightened one may be by the light coming from nature and from acquired knowledge, he cannot enter into himself to delight in the Lord except through the mediation of Christ…”
-St Bonaventure
“In the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from in high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
“The way of the just is smooth;
the path of the just you make level.
Yes, for your way and
your judgements, O Lord,
we look to you;
your name and your title
are the desires of our souls.”