There is neither father, nor mother, nor son, nor any other person whatsoever who can embrace the object beloved with so great a love as that wherewith God embraceth the soul. — Angela of Foligno Copy Share Image
... God cometh sometimes unto the soul when it hath neither called, nor prayed unto, nor summoned Him. And He doth instil into the… — Angela of Foligno Copy Share Image
By virtue of love is the lover transformed in the beloved and the beloved transformed in the lover. — Angela of Foligno Copy Share Image
Without humility of heart all the other virtues by which one runs toward God seem - and are - absolutely worthless. — Angela of Foligno Copy Share Image
Humility exists only in those who are poor enough to see that they possess nothing of their own. — Angela of Foligno Copy Share Image
The Sacrament [of the Holy Eucharist] is the Gift of gifts, and the Grace of graces. When the almighty and eternal God comes to… — Angela of Foligno Copy Share Image
Our condition is most noble, being so beloved of the Most High God that He was willing to die for our sake- which He… — Angela of Foligno Copy Share Image
It is the Sacrament of Love that excites the soul to ardent prayer. It stirs up the virtue of impetration and, as it were,… — Angela of Foligno Copy Share Image
So great was my joy in God that I took no heed of looking at the angels and the saints, because all their goodness… — Angela of Foligno Copy Share Image
If we but paused for a moment to consider attentively what takes place in this Sacrament, I am sure that the thought of Christ's… — Angela of Foligno Copy Share Image
There is neither father, nor mother, nor son, nor any other person whatsoever who can embrace the object beloved with so great a love… — Angela of Foligno Copy Share Image
Holy Scripture is so exalted that there is no one in the world ... wise enough to understand it so fully that his intellect… — Angela of Foligno Copy Share Image