Prayer purifies us, reading instructs us. Both are good when both are possible. Otherwise, prayer is better than reading. — Isidore of Seville Copy Share Image
Mary means enlightener, because She brought forth the Light of the world. In the Syriac tongue, Mary signifies Lady. — Isidore of Seville Copy Share Image
“If a man wants to be always in God’s company, he must pray regularly and read spiritual books regularly. When we pray, we talk… — Isidore of Seville Copy Share Image
Prayer purifies us, reading instructs us. Both are good when both are possible. Otherwise, prayer is better than reading. — Isidore of Seville Copy Share Image
It is agreed that all sound which is the material of music is of three sorts. First is harmonica, which consists of vocal music;… — Isidore of Seville Copy Share Image
In the active life all the vices are first of all to be removed by the practice of good works, so that in the… — Isidore of Seville Copy Share Image
All spiritual growth comes from reading and reflection. By reading we learn what we did not know; by reflection we retain what we have… — Isidore of Seville Copy Share Image
Teaching unsupported by grace may enter our ears, but it never reaches the heart. When God's grace does touch our innermost minds to bring… — Isidore of Seville Copy Share Image
Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants pardon of sin, all hope consists in confession; in confession there is a chance for mercy. — Isidore of Seville Copy Share Image
Baptism is not the work of man but of Christ, and this sacrament is so holy that it would not be defiled, even if… — Isidore of Seville Copy Share Image
The name of medicine is thought to have been given from 'moderation', modus, that is, from a due proportion, which advises that things be… — Isidore of Seville Copy Share Image
The more you devote yourself to study of the sacred utterances, the richer will be your understanding of them, just as the more the… — Isidore of Seville Copy Share Image
