The Passion of Saints.
silversummer17 on Jul 26, 2013
Quotes from the Saints on the Passion of Our Lord
Let us hear from the saints how profitable to our souls it is to meditate on the sufferings of Our Lord.
St. Bonaventure:
“He who desires to go on advancing from virtue to virtue, from grace to grace, should meditate continually on the Passion of Jesus. . . there is no practice more profitable for the entire sanctification of the soul than the frequent meditation of the sufferings of Jesus Christ.”
St. Thomas Aquinas:
“I have drawn more wisdom from the Cross at the feet of Jesus Crucified than from any learned treatise ever written.” St. Augustine: A single tear shed at the remembrance of the Passion of Jesus is worth more than a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, or a year of fasting on bread and water. St. John of the Cross: “Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.” St. Paul of the Cross: “The Passion of Christ is the greatest and …More