“The devil invites mankind to rebellion and disorder. With his litany of subterfuges, he sows discord and incites us to pour out… — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
“There are so many priests who enter triumphantly and walk up toward the altar, greeting people left and right, so as to appear sympathetic.… — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
“God’s only power is to love silently. He is incapable of any oppressive force. God is love, and love cannot compel, force, or oppress… — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
“This age detests the things that silence brings us to: encounter, wonder, and kneeling before God.” — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
“Celebration toward the east fosters silence. Indeed, there is less temptation for the celebrant to monopolize the conversation. Facing the Lord, he is less… — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
“here is my hope: God willing, when he wills and as he wills, the reform of the reform will take place in the liturgy.… — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
“Words often bring with them the illusion of transparency, as though they allowed us to understand everything, control everything, put everything in order. Modernity… — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
“Through silence, we return to our heavenly origin, where there is nothing but calm, peace, repose, silent contemplation, and adoration of the radiant face… — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
“It is the same with priestly ordination. In silence, through the sacrament of Holy Orders, a man becomes not only an alter Christus, another… — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
“I consider the days of old, I remember the years long ago. I commune with my heart in the night; I meditate and search… — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
“The devil invites mankind to rebellion and disorder. With his litany of subterfuges, he sows discord and incites us to pour out our hatred… — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
“Celebrating Mass facing east, by breaking up the face-to-face, private get-together, helps to prevent turning the liturgy into the community's celebration of itself.” — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
