“But little or great, suffering accepted and offered to Our Lord produces peace and serenity. When it is not accepted, the soul is out of tune and its internal rebellion is shown externally in gloom or bad temper. We have… — Francis Fernandez Copy Share Image
“A Christian should examine himself to see how he reacts to the annoyances that being with other people always produces.” — Francis Fernandez Copy Share Image
“Any year can be the best year if we make use of the graces that God keeps in store for us and which can… — Francis Fernandez Copy Share Image
“The greatness of the human person derives from the spiritual reality of his soul, his divine filiation, his eternal destiny, all of which he… — Francis Fernandez Copy Share Image
“Man was created in the image and likeness of God.[157] And God is Love.[158] Therefore the heart of man is made for love and… — Francis Fernandez Copy Share Image
“The degree of effort our Lord asks to keep his disciples afloat in the face of a difficult situation may vary from time to time, but the remedies are the same for all throughout history: intensify prayer; be more sincere and docile in spiritual direction; flee from dangerous occasions; obey promptly and with docility of heart; together with prayer, use… — Francis Fernandez Copy Share
“Our world needs men and women who are all of a piece, who are exemplary in their work, men and women without complexes, who… — Francis Fernandez Copy Share Image
“If we are simple before God we will know how to be simple with those whom we meet every day – our relations, friends and colleagues. The simple person is one who acts and speaks in complete harmony with what he thinks and desires. He is a person who shows himself as he is, without trying to appear to be… — Francis Fernandez Copy Share
“The task of a Christian is to drown evil in an abundance of good. It is not a question of negative campaigns, or of being ‘anti’ anything. On the contrary, we should live positively, full of optimism, with youthfulness, joy and peace. We should be understanding with everybody, with the followers of Christ and with those who abandon him, or… — Francis Fernandez Copy Share
“by our prayer, by the hours of work we offered up for other people, the hopeful conversations we had with our friends, the hours of sickness endured in a spirit of sacrifice, the result of that encounter we never heard any more about, and the fruits of everything that seemed to us to have come to nothing. We will see… — Francis Fernandez Copy Share
“The Holy Mass is the most suitable moment for offering all that is most painful in our lives. And” — Francis Fernandez Copy Share Image
“The value of Our Lord’s actions was always infinite and he gave the same glory to his Father when he was sawing wood as… — Francis Fernandez Copy Share Image
“Mortification is made up of small conquests, such as smiling at those who annoy us, denying the body some superfluous fancy, getting accustomed to… — Francis Fernandez Copy Share Image
![“Man was created in the image and likeness of God.[157] And God is Love.[158] Therefore the heart of man is made for love and the more he loves the more he becomes identified with God; only when he loves can he become happy. And God wishes us to be happy, here on earth too. Man cannot live without…” quote by Francis Fernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6a0/francis-fernandez-26861_god_man-was-created-in-the-image-and-likenes_410610.jpg)
