I trust in Christ that he will enable me to undergo, in defense of his cause, the sharpest tortures you can inflict on my weak body.
-St. Theophanes
May 2
If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt,
Lord, who would survive?
But with you is found forgiveness:
For this, we revere you.
-Psalm 130
May 3
The Lord raises his voice at the head of His army
For immense is His camp,
Yes mighty, and it does his bidding.
For great is the day of the Lord, and exceedingly terrible; who can bear it?
Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with your whole heart,
With fasting, and weeping and mourning;
Rend your hearts, not your garments and return to the Lord your God
For Gracious and merciful is He
Slow to anger, rich in kindness and relenting in punishment.
-Joel 2:11-14
May 4
I have the greatest of all riches: that of not desiring them.
-Eleanora Duse
May 5
You already possess all you need to be genuinely happy.
-Sarah Ban Breathnach
May 6
It is possible to have too much in life.
-Jean Chiltiser
May 7
If the future seems overwhelming, remember it comes one moment at a time.
-Beth Mundy Conny
May 8
We miss a lot in life because we don't know when to quit, what to leave out.
-Ethel Waters
May 9
If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves.
-Maria Edgeworth
May10
Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.
-Countess of Blessington
May 11
Normal day-let me be aware of the treasure you are.
-Mary Jean Iron
May 12
Because of our routines, we forget that life is an ongoing adventure.
-Maya Angelou
May 13
We turn, not older with years, but newer each day.
-Emily Dickinson
May 14
Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice here by a smiling look; there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest thing right and doing it all for love.
-St. Therese of Lisieux
May 15
Even though I had committed but one little sin, I should have ample reason to repent of it all my life.
-St. Francis of Assisi
May 16
The further you withdraw from earthly things, the closer you approach heavenly things and the more you find God.
-St. John of the Cross
May 17
We live by what we believe, not by what we can see.
-2 Corinthians 5:7
May 18
Give yourself to God. He can do more with you than you can.
-Author Unknown
May 19
He is rich who owns nothing.
-Hungarian Proverb
May 20
This is a friend who will not terrify you, who will not abandon you. Hope in Him and Heaven is yours.
-St. Joseph Cafasso
May 21
If God shuts one door,
He opens another.
-Irish Proverb
May 22
Love looks not with the eyes but with the Heart.
-William Shakespeare
May 23
Love will blossom anywhere as long as there is someone to care.
-Author Unknown
May 24
Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others can not keep it from themselves.
-Sir James Barrie
May 25
You can never make your dreams come true by oversleeping.
-Author Unknown
May 26
The more we lack in this world; the more we discover the best thing the world has to offer us: The Cross
-Charles de Foucauld
May 27
Never say to God, "Enough!" Simply say, "I am Ready"
-Bl. Sebastian Valfre
May 28
I consider that the sufferings of the present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us.
-Romans 8:18
May 29
At table and in the midst of conversation, lift your heart at times towards God. It is not needful at such times to cry out loud, God is nearer to us than we think.
-Brother Lawrence
May 30
If we were to keep the imminence of our death in mind, we would never give in to sin, and we would forgive every person who offended us.
Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God and, trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father's house. I would not tell you this if it were not true. I am going there to prepare a place for you...I will come back and take you with me so that you may be where I am going.
May 2001 Quotes
