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Twenty-five Quotes about Evil, Sin and the Devil from the Saints

October 18, 2025 Vicki Scheenstra

During times of stress and turmoil, turning to God is comforting. When surrounded by evil, meditating on the words of the saints can help us connect with God. When evil surrounds us, let our faith strengthen us and give us courage. The following quotes may guide us.

He that is kind is free, though he is a slave, he that is evil is a slave, though he is a king.

St. Augustine

2. The devil does not bring sinners to hell with their eyes open; he first blinds them with the malice of their own sins. Before we fall into sin, the enemy labors to blind us, that we may not see the evil we do and the ruin we bring upon ourselves by offending God.

St. Alphonsus Liguori

3. Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but he forbids you to worry.

St. Francis de Sales

8. Never let us fall asleep in a state of sin, lest the prince of wickedness gain power over us and snatch us away from the Kingdom of the Lord.

St. Barnabas, Apostle

9. You must ask God to give you power to fight against the sin of pride which is your greatest enemy…the root of all that is evil and the failure of all that is evil and the failure of all that is good. For God resists the proud.

St. Vincent de Paul

10. The greatest sin of the century is the loss of the sense of sin.

St. John Paul II, Bishop of Rome

11. The root of all evil is “I”, “ME”. “Mine”!

St. Padre Pio

12. Nor did demons crucify Him, it is you who have crucified Him and crucify Him still, when you delight in your vices and sins.

St. Francis of Assisi

13. Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him, because he cares for you. Be sober minded, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone t devour.

St. Peter, Apostle

St. Peter by Rubens
Apostle and Martyr
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14. The devil is always discovering something novel against the truth.

St. Leo I, Bishop of Rome

15. Just as every little fresh water is blown away by a storm of wind and dust, in like manner the good deeds that we think we do in this life are overwhelmed by the multitude of evils.

St. Basil

16. Be ashamed when you sin, don’t be ashamed when you repent. To repent means to have a change of heart and mind. It is not simply a feeling of sorrow, but a psycho/spiritual growth away from evil/death and a turning to God/life. Sin is the wound; repentance is the medicine. Sin is followed by showing repentance, repentance is followed by boldness. (Boldness means to beg God for undeserved mercy! Satan has overturned this order and given boldness to sin and shame to repentance.

St. John Chrysostom

17. Sin makes a man a coward…as life in the Truth of Christ makes him bold.

St John Chrysostom

18. The devil tempts that he may ruin, God tests that he may crown.

St. Ambrose

19. It is no fault of Christianity that a Hypocrite falls into sin.

St. Jerome

20. An evil discovered, is half healed.

St. Jane Frances de Chantel

St. Jane Frances de Chantal
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21. The power of evil men lives on the cowardice of the good.

St. John Bosco

22. Even if the forces of darkness appear to prevail, those who believe in God know that evil and death do not have the final say.

St. John Paul II

23. The devil is afraid of us when we pray and make sacrifices. He is also afraid when we are humble and good. He is especially afraid when we love Jesus very much. He runs away when we make the sign of the cross.

St. Anthony of Padua

24.There is nothing the devil fears so much, or so much tries to hinder so much as prayer.

St. Philip Neri

25. Arise, soldiers of Christ, throw away the works of darkness

and put on the amor of light!

St. Cecelia

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Twenty-five Quotes about Evil, Sin and the Devil from the Saints

He that is kind is free, though he is a slave, he that is evil is a slave, though he is a king.

St. Augustine

2. The devil does not bring sinners to hell with their eyes open; he first blinds them with the malice of their own sins. Before we fall into sin, the enemy labors to blind us, that we may not see the evil we do and the ruin we bring upon ourselves by offending God.

St. Alphonsus Liguori

3. Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but he forbids you to worry.

St. Francis de Sales

4. Anyone who wishes to frolic with the devil cannot rejoice with Christ.

St. Peter Canisius

5. We have only one evil to fear and that is sin.

St. Alphonsus Liguori

6. To sin is human, but to persist in sin is devilish.

St. Cathirine of Siena

7. Sin is loving what God hates and hating what God loves.

St. Catherine of Siena

8. Never let us fall asleep in a state of sin, lest the prince of wickedness gain power over us and snatch us away from the Kingdom of the Lord.

St. Barnabas, Apostle

9. You must ask God to give you power to fight against the sin of pride which is your greatest enemy…the root of all that is evil and the failure of all that is evil and the failure of all that is good. For God resists the proud.

St. Vincent de Paul

10. The greatest sin of the century is the loss of the sense of sin.

St. John Paul II, Bishop of Rome

11. The root of all evil is “I”, “ME”. “Mine”!

St. Padre Pio

12. Nor did demons crucify Him, it is you who have crucified Him and crucify Him still, when you delight in your vices and sins.

St. Francis of Assisi

13. Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him, because he cares for you. Be sober minded, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone t devour.

St. Peter, Apostle

14. The devil is always discovering something novel against the truth.

St. Leo I, Bishop of Rome

15. Just as every little fresh water is blown away by a storm of wind and dust, in like manner the good deeds that we think we do in this life are overwhelmed by the multitude of evils.

St. Basil

16. Be ashamed when you sin, don’t be ashamed when you repent. To repent means to have a change of heart and mind. It is not simply a feeling of sorrow, but a psycho/spiritual growth away from evil/death and a turning to God/life. Sin is the wound; repentance is the medicine. Sin is followed by showing repentance, repentance is followed by boldness. (Boldness means to beg God for undeserved mercy! Satan has overturned this order and given boldness to sin and shame to repentance.

St. John Chrysostom

17. Sin makes a man a coward…as life in the Truth of Christ makes him bold.

St John Chrysostom

18. The devil tempts that he may ruin, God tests that he may crown.

St. Ambrose

19. It is no fault of Christianity that a Hypocrite falls into sin.

St. Jerome

20. An evil discovered, is half healed.

St. Jane Frances de Chantel

21. The power of evil men lives on the cowardice of the good.

St. John Bosco

22. Even if the forces of darkness appear to prevail, those who believe in God know that evil and death do not have the final say.

St. John Paul II

23. The devil is afraid of us when we pray and make sacrifices. He is also afraid when we are humble and good. He is especially afraid when we love Jesus very much. He runs away when we make the sign of the cross.

St. Anthony of Padua

24.There is nothing the devil fears so much, or so much tries to hinder so much as prayer.

St. Philip Neri

25. Arise, soldiers of Christ,

throw away the works of darkness

and put on the amor of light!

St. Cecelia

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: St. Carlo Acutis

October 11, 2025 Vicki Scheenstra

The Feast Day of Carlo is celebrated on October 12. Carlo Acutis was born on May 3, 1991 in London to Italian parents who working there. He was raised in Milan, Italy. Carlo died at the age of 15 in Manza, Italy of leukemia on October 12, 2006.

St. Carlo Acutis was beatified by Pope Francis in 2020 and Canonized by Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 7, 2025. He is considered the first millennial saint and the patron saint of the internet.

At a young age of 11, Carlo became very interested in Eucharistic Miracles. He visited the birthplace of many of the saints and sites of the Eucharistic miracles. His passion for the Eucharist led him to use his skills as a coder to build a website cataloging over 150 Miracles. He listed them by country and date. His site is still active at Carlo Acutis La dlinea del tempo di Carlo Acutis

St. Carlos was known for being very generous. He helped the poor and defended students in his school from bullies. He enjoyed helping the elderly and disabled. His passion for his faith inspired his parents to become active in their faith. They enrolled in a theology class so they could answer questions which came up.

At the age of 14, Carlo fell ill. At first, they believed he had the flu; however he was diagnosed with acute Myeloid Leukemia. Afte r suffering from a cerebral hemorrhage, he went into a coma and died on October 12.

Initially buried in Ternengo his body was reburied in January 2007 in Assisi because of his devotion to St. Francis of Assisi.

St. Carlo is credited with two miracles. The healing of a Brazilian boy born with a malformed pancreas was healed after prayers of intercession to Blessed Carlo in 2020. The second miracle occurred in Costa Rico then a woman was healed in 2024 after suffering a serious head injury. Prayers of intercession were prayed at St. Acutis’s tomb after which she was healed. These miracles led to the canonization of St. Carlo in 2025 by Pope Leo XIV.

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: St. Carlo Acutis

St. Carlo Acutis was beatified by Pope Francis in 2020 and Canonized by Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 7, 2025. He is considered the first millennial saint and the patron saint of the internet.

Initially buried in Ternengo his body was reburied in January 2007 in Assisi because of his devotion to St. Francis of Assisi.

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Twenty-Five Quotes about Angels from the Saints

September 13, 2025 Vicki Scheenstra

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September 29th we will be celebrating the Feast of the Archangels. October 2nd is the Feast of the Guardian Angels.

The following quotes help us to understand the beliefs of the believers long ago. Faith is a mystery. We can’t see the angels, but we can read about them in the bible and learn about them from the Saints.

1. Our Guardian Angels are our most faithful friends, because they are with us day and night, always and everywhere. We ought to invoke therm.

St. John Vianney

3. Pride and nothing else caused an angel to fall from heaven. And so, one may reasonably ask whether one may reach heaven by humility alone without the help of any other virtue.

St. John Climacus

4. Is there any greater happiness than to imitate on earth the Choir of Angels?

St. Basil the Great

5. How great is the dignity of souls, that each person has from birth received an angel to protect it.

St. Jerome

6. To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don’t see ourselves sleeping.

St. Thomas Aquinas

7. I saw them with my bodily eyes as clearly as I see you. And when they departed, I used to weep and wish they would take me with them.

St. Joan of Arc

8. The devil writes down our sins…our Guardian Angel all or merits. Labor that the Guardian Angel’s book may be full, and the Devil’s empty.

St. John Vianney

9. Ask your angel to console and assist you in your last moments.

St. John Bosco

10. The battle against the Devil, which is the principal task of St. Michael the Archangel, is still being fought today, because the Devil is still alive and active in the world.

St. John Paul II

11. Somehow, I am necessary for His purposes, as necessary in my place as an archangel in his.

St. John Henry Newman

12. The rosary is my favorite prayer. A marvelous prayer! Marvelous in its simplicity and its depth. In the prayer, we repeat many times the words that the Virgin Mary heard from the Archangel and from her kinswoman Elizabeth.

St. John Paul II

13. How happy is that guardian angel who accompanies a soul to Holy Mass.

St. John Vianney

14. Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God’s honor, but they do not lose courage when men fail.

St. Ignatius of Loyola

15. Angels are intelligent reflections of light. that original light, which has no beginning. They can illuminate. they do not need tongues or ears for they can communicate without speech…in thought.

St. John Damascene

16. Watch, O Lord, with those who wake, or watch or weep tonight, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend your sick ones, O Lord Jesus Christ, rest your weary ones, bless your dying ones, sooth your suffering ones, pity your afflicted one, shield your joyous ones and all for your love’s sake. Amen

St. Augustine

17. Let us affectionately love His angels as counselors and defenders appointed by the Father and placed over us. They are faithful; they are prudent; they are powerful; Let us only follow them, and in the protection of the God of heaven, let us abide.

St. Bernard Clairvaux

18. Do not be surprised that you fall every day; do not give up but stand your ground courageously. And assuredly, the angel who guards you will honor your patience.

St. John Climacus

19. We are like children, who stand in need of masters to enlighten and direct us. God has provided for this, by appointing his angels to be our teachers and guides.

St. Thomas Aquinas

20. Angels are spirits, but it is not because they are spirits that they are angels. They become angels when they are sent. For the word angel refers to their office, not their nature. You ask the name of this nature, it is spirit; you ask its office, it is that of an Angel, which is a messenger.

St. Augustine

21. This is the highest point of philosophy, to be simple and wise. This is the angelic life.

St. John Chrysostom

22. Among the Angels in Heaven, none surpass St. Michael the Archangel in Glory.

St. Vincent Ferrer

23. Whenever some act of wondrous power must be performed, Michael the Archangel is sent, so that his action and his name bake it clear that no one can do what God does by his superior power.

St. Gregory the Great

24. Oh, my Holy Guardian Angel, care for my soul and my body. Enlighten my mind that I may better know the Lord my God and love Him with all my heart. Watch over me when I pray, so I won’t give in to life’s distractions. Sustain me with your counsel to live as a righteous Christian and help me to do good works with a generous heart. Protect me from the cunning of the advisary and lift me up when I am being tempted so I may win the fight against evil. Stay with me at all times, never stop watching over me until I am called back to the Father’s house, where we will praise our great God together for all eternity. Amen

St. Padre Pio

25. How consoling it is to know that we have a spirit who, from the womb to the tomb, never leaves us even for an instant not even when we dare to sin. And this heavenly spirit guides and protects us like a friend or a brother.

St. Padre Pi o\

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Twenty-Five Quotes on the Cross from the Saints

July 11, 2025 Vicki Scheenstra

When we think about the cross, we usually think about the suffering and tribulations of life.

The Way of the Cross is a powerful devotion in the church. We meditate and ponder on the Stations of the Cross. This devotion is often prayed in church on Fridays during lent. It may also be prayed alone. When praying the Way of the Cross privately, it is helpful to use a written form of the devotion with meditations.

The 14 Stations of the Cross represent events from Jesus’ passion and death. At each station we use our senses and our imagination to reflect prayerfully upon Jesus’ suffering, Death, and Resurrection.

1 Jesus Is Condemned to Death.

2. Jesus Takes Up His Cross.

3. Jesus Falls the First Time.

4. Jesus Meets His Sorrowful Mother.

5. Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry the Cross.

6. Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus.

7. Jesus Falls a Second Time.

8. Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem.

9. Jesus Falls the Third Time.

10. Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments.

.11. Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross.

12. Jesus Dies on the Cross.

13. Jesus Is Taken Down From the Cross.

14. Jesus Is Laid in the Tomb.

As we reflect on the stations of the cross, perhaps the quotes of the saints will help us as we meditate on the meaning of the cross.

The Cross is the school of love.

St. Maxamilian Kolbe

St. Maximilian Kolbe
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2. Mount Calvary is the academy of Love.

St. Francis de Sales

3. The road is narrow. He who wishes to travel it more easily must cast off all things and use the cross as his cane. In other words, he must be truly resolved to suffer willingly for the love of God in all things.

St. John of the Cross.

4. For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

St. Paul the Apostle

5. Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ, doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.

St. John of the Cross

6. Our greatest cross is the fear of crosses.

St. John Vianney

7. With the sign of the Cross, I shall more certainly break through the ranks of the enemy than if armed with shield and sword.

St. Martin of Tours

8. The Cross is the way to Paradise, but only when it is done willingly.

St. Paul of the Cross

9. No type of cruelty can tear down the religion established by the mystery of Christs’ Cross.

St. Leo the Great

10. Apart from the Cross there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.

St. Rose of Lima

11. Do everything for God, uniting yourself to Him by word and deed. Walk very simply with the Cross of the Lord. and be at peace with yourself.

St. Francis de Sales

12. Remember that when your heart feels restless, when your heart feels hurt, when your heart feels like breaking… I am precious to Him. He has called me by name. I am His. He loves me. And to prove that love He died on the cross.

St. Teresa of Calcutta

13. You must accept your cross; if you bear it courageously, it will carry you to Heaven.

St. John Vianney

14. The cross is the hope of Christians, the staff of the lame, the comfort of the poor, the destruction of all pride, the victory over devils, the guide of youth, the pilot of mariners, the refuge of those who are in danger, the counselor of the just, the rest of the afflicted, the physician of the sick the glory of Martyrs

St. John Chrysostom

15. The cross means there is no shipwreck without hope; there is no dark without dawn; nor storm without haven. The worst prison would be a closed heart.

St. John Paul II

16. He who, when tempted, makes the Sign of the Cross with devotion, makes Hell tremble and Heaven rejoice.

St. John Vianney

17. Beneath the cross, one learns to love.

St. Padre Pio

18. The lukewarm do not embrace the cross; they merely drag it along.

St. Teresa of Avila

19. The cross is our trophy raised against the demons, our sword against sin and the sword of Christ used to pierce the serpent.

St. John Chrysostom

20. If you seek patience, you will find no better example than the cross.

St. Thomas Aquinas

21. If you wish to be like Christ, call or look always for the cross.

St. John of the Cross

22. The Christian’s motto is the Cross. You will recognize God’s love by this sign, by the suffering he sends you.

St. Padre Pio

23. Suffering is a sign that you have come so close to Him that He can kiss you.

St. Teresa of Calcutta

24. Contradictions put us at the feet of the Cross and the cross lifts us up to heaven.

St. John Vianney

25. It is in loving the cross that we find true peace, not running from it.

St. John Vianney

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Twenty-five Quotes about Heaven from the Saints

July 3, 2025 Vicki Scheenstra

Have you pondered what heaven might be like. We will only know for sure when we enter into the Kindom of Heaven. The saints share their insights with us in the quotes below.

1. How insignificant earth seems to me, when I consider heaven.

St. Ignatius of Loyola

2. The gate of heaven is very low, only the humble can enter it.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

3. Heaven is a city on a hill; hence we cannot cast into it, we have to climb.

Ven. Fulton Sheen

4. Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.

St. Thomas More

5. Those who carry God in their hearts bear Heaven with them wherever they go.

St. Ignatius Loyola

St. Ignatius of Loyla
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6. What does it matter to you whether Jesus wishes to guide you to heaven by way of the desert or by the meadow, so long as He is always with you and you arrive at the possession of the blessed eternity.

St. Padre Pio

7. Walk with your feet on earth, but in your heart, be in heaven.

St. John Bosco

8. As mariners are guided into port by the shing of a star, so Christians are guided to Heaven by Mary.

St. Thomas Aquinas

9. Let us sing alleluia here on earth, while we still live in anxiety, so that we may sing it one day in heaven in full security.

St. Augustine

10. Heaven and hell are inevitable, but the choice between them is up to us.

St. Teresa of Avila

11. Heaven is full of love, but hell is full of loneliness.

St. Teresa of Calcutta

12. Heaven is for all of us, but we must remember that we must earn it.

St. Francis Assisi

St. Francis of Assisi
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13. We are not made for this world but for heaven, where we will live forever.

St. John Paul II

14. Can you expect to go to heaven for nothing? Did not our dear Savior track the whole way to it with His blood and tears?

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

15. No one reaches the Kingdom of Heaven except by humility.

St. Augustine

16. Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.

St. Rose of Lima

17. All the way to heaven is heaven, because Jesus said, ” I am the way.”

St. Catherine of Siena

18. When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens. I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.

St. Therese of Lisieux

19. The pains of hell are not the greatest part of hell, the loss of heaven is the weightiest woe of Hell.

St. John Chrysostom

20. An angel fell from heaven without any other passion except pride, and so we may ask whether it is possible to ascend to Heaven by humility alone, without any other of the virtues.

St. John Climacus

21. In the moment of temptation, think of the Love that awaits you in heaven, foster the virtue of hope.

St. Josemaria Escriva

22. Heaven is where all tears are wiped away.

St. Augustine

23. Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you.

St. Jerome

24. As in heaven Your will is punctually performed, so may it be done on earth by all creatures, particularly in me and by me.

St. Elizabeth of Hungary

25. O Saving Victim, opening wide, the gate of heaven to us below. Our foes press on from every side, Your aid supply, Your strength bestow.

St. Thomas Aquinas

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Twenty-five Quotes from the Saints about Anger

During chaotic times when we are troubled, we only need to look to the Saints. Their words of wisdom can guide us through rough times. The following quotes are insights into how they delt with anger.

1. Imagine your anger to be a kind of wild beast, because it has ferocious teeth and claws, and if you don’t tame it, it will devastate all things, even corrupting the soul.

St. John Chrysostom.

2. He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? Because anger looks to the good of justice, and if you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust.

St. Thomas Aquinas

3. Hope has two lovely daughters, anger and courage…Anger at the way things are and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.

St. Augustine

4. Anger is a weed; hate is a tree.

St. Augustine

5. There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.

St. Francis de Sales

6. When you are angry with someone, the way to find peace is to pray for that person and ask God to reward him or her for making you suffer!

St. Therese of Lisieux

7. He who continues in anger, strife, and a bitter spirit, has a tast of the air of Hell.

St. Philip Neri

8. As long as anger lives, she continues to be the fruitful mother of many unhappy children.

St. John Climacus

9. There is no sin, nor wrong that gives man such a foretaste of Hell in this life as anger and impatience.

St. Catherine of Siena

10. If we lived in a state where virtue was profitable, common sense would make us saintly. But since we see that avarice, anger, pride and stupidity commonly profit far beyond charity, modesty, justice and thought, perhaps we must stand fast a little, even at risk of being heroes.

St. Thomas More

11. It is better to cry than to be angry, because anger hurts others while tears flow silently through the soul and cleans the heart.

St. John Paul II

12. Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.

St. Basil

13. Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

St. Augustine

14. Where there is schism and anger, there is no place for God.

St. Ignatius of Antioch

15. It avails nothing to subdue the body, if the mind allows itself to be controlled by Anger.

Pope Gregory the Great

16. A soul arms itself with prayer for all kinds of combat.

St. Faustina

17. You will accomplish more by kind words and a courteous manner than by anger or sharp rebuke, which should never be used except in necessity.

St. Angela Merici

18. When you feel the assault of passion and anger, then is the time to be silent as Jesus was silent in the midst of His sufferings.

St. Paul of the Cross

19. Virtues are formed by prayer, Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy. Prayer draws into the soul the Holy Spirit and raises man to Heaven.

St. Ephrem the Syrian

20. Anger is as a stone into a wasp’s nest.

St. Pope Paul VI

Pope Paul VI in 1963. Vatican City official photo/Creative Commons

21. No matter what provokes it, anger blinds the soul’s eyes, preventing it from seeing the Son of Righteousness

St John Cassian

22. The memory of insults is the residue of anger.

St. John Climacus

23. Pride is the king of vices. It is the first of pallbearers of the soul…other vices destroy only their opposite virtues, as wantonness destroys chastity, greed destroys temperance, anger destroys gentleness, but pride destroys all virtue.

Ven. Fulton Sheen

24. It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.

St. Francis de Sales

25. Are you angry? Be angry at your sins, beat your soul, afflict your conscience, but strict in judgement and a terrible punisher of your own sins. This is the benefit of anger, wherefore God placed it in us.

St. John Chrysostom

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Twenty-five Quotes from the Saints about Anger

June 17, 2025 Vicki Scheenstra

During chaotic times when we are troubled, we only need to look to the Saints. Their words of wisdom can guide us through rough times. The following quotes are insights into how they delt with anger.

1. Imagine your anger to be a kind of wild beast, because it has ferocious teeth and claws, and if you don’t tame it, it will devastate all things, even corrupting the soul.

St. John Chrysostom.

2. He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? Because anger looks to the good of justice, and if you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust.

St. Thomas Aquinas

3. Hope has two lovely daughters, anger and courage…Anger at the way things are and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.

St. Augustine

4. Anger is a weed; hate is a tree.

St. Augustine

5. There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.

St. Francis de Sales

6. When you are angry with someone, the way to find peace is to pray for that person and ask God to reward him or her for making you suffer!

St. Therese of Lisieux

7. He who continues in anger, strife, and a bitter spirit, has a tast of the air of Hell.

St. Philip Neri

8. As long as anger lives, she continues to be the fruitful mother of many unhappy children.

St. John Climacus

9. There is no sin, nor wrong that gives man such a foretaste of Hell in this life as anger and impatience.

St. Catherine of Siena

10. If we lived in a state where virtue was profitable, common sense would make us saintly. But since we see that avarice, anger, pride and stupidity commonly profit far beyond charity, modesty, justice and thought, perhaps we must stand fast a little, even at risk of being heroes.

St. Thomas More

11. It is better to cry than to be angry, because anger hurts others while tears flow silently through the soul and cleans the heart.

St. John Paul II

12. Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.

St. Basil

13. Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

St. Augustine

14. Where there is schism and anger, there is no place for God.

St. Ignatius of Antioch

15. It avails nothing to subdue the body, if the mind allows itself to be controlled by Anger.

Pope Gregory the Great

16. A soul arms itself with prayer for all kinds of combat.

St. Faustina

17. You will accomplish more by kind words and a courteous manner than by anger or sharp rebuke, which should never be used except in necessity.

St. Angela Merici

18. When you feel the assault of passion and anger, then is the time to be silent as Jesus was silent in the midst of His sufferings.

St. Paul of the Cross

19. Virtues are formed by prayer, Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy. Prayer draws into the soul the Holy Spirit and raises man to Heaven.

St. Ephrem the Syrian

20. Anger is as a stone into a wasp’s nest.

St. Pope Paul VI

21. No matter what provokes it, anger blinds the soul’s eyes, preventing it from seeing the Son of Righteousness

St John Cassian

22. The memory of insults is the residue of anger.

St. John Climacus

23. Pride is the king of vices. It is the first of pallbearers of the soul…other vices destroy only their opposite virtues, as wantonness destroys chastity, greed destroys temperance, anger destroys gentleness, but pride destroys all virtue.

Ven. Fulton Sheen

24. It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.

St. Francis de Sales

25. Are you angry? Be angry at your sins, beat your soul, afflict your conscience, but strict in judgement and a terrible punisher of your own sins. This is the benefit of anger, wherefore God placed it in us.

St. John Chrysostom

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Quotes and Reflection on the Sacred Heart of Jesus

June 15, 2019 Vicki Scheenstra

June is the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is celebrated on Friday, 19 days after Pentecost. Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is very popular…it touches our hearts in many ways.

When I ponder on the mystery of the Sacred Heart, I see the image and marvel at the wounds of Jesus. He suffered and died for our many sins. The art shows Jesus’ heart on fire for His love of all of us. It shows His heart wounded by the crown of thorns and the lance that pierced His side. I see the rays of light coming forth from His heart, showing that He is the Light of the World! The suffering of the world (the cross) is supported by His heart…His love for us. The wounded heart of Jesus supports each of us if we turn to Him for mercy and love.

God so loved the world that He gave His only Son. (John 3:16)

The following quotes from the saints are inspirational and helpful for meditating on the Mystery of the Sacred Heart.

Love overcomes, Love delights, those who love the Sacred heart rejoice!

St. Bernadette Sorbirous

Do not let the past disturb you, just leave everything in the Sacred Heart and begin again with joy.

St. Teresa of Calcutta

Let the soul who is desirous of advancing in perfection hasten to my Sacred Heart.

St. Gertrude

Consider often that it is only the humble of Heart that can enter into the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ and converse with Him, Love Him and be Loved by Him.

St. Margaret Mary

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, teach me an entire forgetfulness of myself, since that is the only way one can find entrance into You.

St. Claude La Columbiere

Behold the Heart which has so loved men that it has spared nothing.

St. Margaret Mary

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, fountain of eternal life, Your Heart is a glowing furnace of Love. You are my refuge and my sanctuary.

St. Gertrude

No matter what my sufferings may be, I will never complain and if I have to undergo any humiliation, I will seek refuge in the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

St. Alphonsas

Oh, how good and pleasing a thing it is to dwell in the Heart of Jeus! Who is there that does not love a heart so wounded? Who can refuse a return of love to a heart so loving?

St. Bernard

Most merciful Heart, pitying heart, loving heart of my Father and Savior, refuse not your help to my needy heart.

St. Margaret Mary

To suffer without complaining, to bring comfort to others and to drown my own sufferings in the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

St. Faustina

JESUS I TRUST IN YOU!!!

JUNE IS THE MONTH OF THE SACRED HEART

He that is kind is free, though he is a slave, he that is evil is a slave, though he is a king.

2. The devil does not bring sinners to hell with their eyes open; he first blinds them with the malice of their own sins. Before we fall into sin, the enemy labors to blind us, that we may not see the evil we do and the ruin we bring upon ourselves by offending God.

3. Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but he forbids you to worry.

4. Anyone who wishes to frolic with the devil cannot rejoice with Christ.

5. We have only one evil to fear and that is sin.

6. To sin is human, but to persist in sin is devilish.

7. Sin is loving what God hates and hating what God loves.

8. Never let us fall asleep in a state of sin, lest the prince of wickedness gain power over us and snatch us away from the Kingdom of the Lord.

9. You must ask God to give you power to fight against the sin of pride which is your greatest enemy…the root of all that is evil and the failure of all that is evil and the failure of all that is good. For God resists the proud.

10. The greatest sin of the century is the loss of the sense of sin.

11. The root of all evil is “I”, “ME”. “Mine”!

12. Nor did demons crucify Him, it is you who have crucified Him and crucify Him still, when you delight in your vices and sins.

13. Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him, because he cares for you. Be sober minded, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone t devour.

14. The devil is always discovering something novel against the truth.

15. Just as every little fresh water is blown away by a storm of wind and dust, in like manner the good deeds that we think we do in this life are overwhelmed by the multitude of evils.

17. Sin makes a man a coward…as life in the Truth of Christ makes him bold.

18. The devil tempts that he may ruin, God tests that he may crown.

19. It is no fault of Christianity that a Hypocrite falls into sin.

20. An evil discovered, is half healed.

21. The power of evil men lives on the cowardice of the good.

22. Even if the forces of darkness appear to prevail, those who believe in God know that evil and death do not have the final say.

23. The devil is afraid of us when we pray and make sacrifices. He is also afraid when we are humble and good. He is especially afraid when we love Jesus very much. He runs away when we make the sign of the cross.

24.There is nothing the devil fears so much, or so much tries to hinder so much as prayer.

25. Arise, soldiers of Christ, throw away the works of darkness

and put on the amor of light!

He that is kind is free, though he is a slave, he that is evil is a slave, though he is a king.

2. The devil does not bring sinners to hell with their eyes open; he first blinds them with the malice of their own sins. Before we fall into sin, the enemy labors to blind us, that we may not see the evil we do and the ruin we bring upon ourselves by offending God.

3. Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but he forbids you to worry.

4. Anyone who wishes to frolic with the devil cannot rejoice with Christ.

5. We have only one evil to fear and that is sin.

6. To sin is human, but to persist in sin is devilish.

7. Sin is loving what God hates and hating what God loves.

8. Never let us fall asleep in a state of sin, lest the prince of wickedness gain power over us and snatch us away from the Kingdom of the Lord.

9. You must ask God to give you power to fight against the sin of pride which is your greatest enemy…the root of all that is evil and the failure of all that is evil and the failure of all that is good. For God resists the proud.

10. The greatest sin of the century is the loss of the sense of sin.

11. The root of all evil is “I”, “ME”. “Mine”!

12. Nor did demons crucify Him, it is you who have crucified Him and crucify Him still, when you delight in your vices and sins.

13. Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him, because he cares for you. Be sober minded, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone t devour.

14. The devil is always discovering something novel against the truth.

15. Just as every little fresh water is blown away by a storm of wind and dust, in like manner the good deeds that we think we do in this life are overwhelmed by the multitude of evils.

17. Sin makes a man a coward…as life in the Truth of Christ makes him bold.

18. The devil tempts that he may ruin, God tests that he may crown.

19. It is no fault of Christianity that a Hypocrite falls into sin.

20. An evil discovered, is half healed.

21. The power of evil men lives on the cowardice of the good.

22. Even if the forces of darkness appear to prevail, those who believe in God know that evil and death do not have the final say.

23. The devil is afraid of us when we pray and make sacrifices. He is also afraid when we are humble and good. He is especially afraid when we love Jesus very much. He runs away when we make the sign of the cross.

24.There is nothing the devil fears so much, or so much tries to hinder so much as prayer.

25. Arise, soldiers of Christ,

throw away the works of darkness

and put on the amor of light!

September 29th we will be celebrating the Feast of the Archangels. October 2nd is the Feast of the Guardian Angels.

1. Our Guardian Angels are our most faithful friends, because they are with us day and night, always and everywhere. We ought to invoke therm.

3. Pride and nothing else caused an angel to fall from heaven. And so, one may reasonably ask whether one may reach heaven by humility alone without the help of any other virtue.

4. Is there any greater happiness than to imitate on earth the Choir of Angels?

5. How great is the dignity of souls, that each person has from birth received an angel to protect it.

6. To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don’t see ourselves sleeping.

7. I saw them with my bodily eyes as clearly as I see you. And when they departed, I used to weep and wish they would take me with them.

8. The devil writes down our sins…our Guardian Angel all or merits. Labor that the Guardian Angel’s book may be full, and the Devil’s empty.

9. Ask your angel to console and assist you in your last moments.

10. The battle against the Devil, which is the principal task of St. Michael the Archangel, is still being fought today, because the Devil is still alive and active in the world.

11. Somehow, I am necessary for His purposes, as necessary in my place as an archangel in his.

12. The rosary is my favorite prayer. A marvelous prayer! Marvelous in its simplicity and its depth. In the prayer, we repeat many times the words that the Virgin Mary heard from the Archangel and from her kinswoman Elizabeth.

13. How happy is that guardian angel who accompanies a soul to Holy Mass.

14. Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God’s honor, but they do not lose courage when men fail.

15. Angels are intelligent reflections of light. that original light, which has no beginning. They can illuminate. they do not need tongues or ears for they can communicate without speech…in thought.

17. Let us affectionately love His angels as counselors and defenders appointed by the Father and placed over us. They are faithful; they are prudent; they are powerful; Let us only follow them, and in the protection of the God of heaven, let us abide.

18. Do not be surprised that you fall every day; do not give up but stand your ground courageously. And assuredly, the angel who guards you will honor your patience.

19. We are like children, who stand in need of masters to enlighten and direct us. God has provided for this, by appointing his angels to be our teachers and guides.

20. Angels are spirits, but it is not because they are spirits that they are angels. They become angels when they are sent. For the word angel refers to their office, not their nature. You ask the name of this nature, it is spirit; you ask its office, it is that of an Angel, which is a messenger.

21. This is the highest point of philosophy, to be simple and wise. This is the angelic life.

22. Among the Angels in Heaven, none surpass St. Michael the Archangel in Glory.

23. Whenever some act of wondrous power must be performed, Michael the Archangel is sent, so that his action and his name bake it clear that no one can do what God does by his superior power.

25. How consoling it is to know that we have a spirit who, from the womb to the tomb, never leaves us even for an instant not even when we dare to sin. And this heavenly spirit guides and protects us like a friend or a brother.

1 Jesus Is Condemned to Death.

2. Jesus Takes Up His Cross.

3. Jesus Falls the First Time.

4. Jesus Meets His Sorrowful Mother.

5. Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry the Cross.

6. Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus.