Devotions Quotes

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I must secure more time for private devotions. I have been living far too public for me. The shortening of devotions starves the soul, it… — William Wilberforce
From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us. — Teresa of Avila
Cut your morning devotions into your personal grooming. You would not go out to work with a dirty face. Why start the day with the… — Robert A. Cook
About Mike the construction worker, friend of Roark: "He worshipped expertness of any kind. He loved his work passionately and had no tolerance for anything… — Ayn Rand
Of all devotions, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest after the sacraments, the one dearest to God and the one… — Alphonsus Liguori
James's expedition to Scotland is wholly imaginary, though there appears to have been space for it during Henry's progress to the North to pay his… — Charlotte Mary Yonge
Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament is the queen of all devotions. It is the central devotion of the Church. All others gather round it, and… — Frederick William Faber
I will tell you what rule I observed when I was young, and too much addicted to childish diversions-never to spend more time in mere… — Susanna Wesley
Our Lord came to the aid of each great tribulation with a special devotion. The present and future tribulations of the Church and of nations… — Pope Leo XIII
Certainly amongst all devotions, after that of receiving the sacraments, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament holds first place, is most pleasing to… — Alphonsus Liguori
The beloved of Allah are the perfume of Allah upon this world, but only the true, sincere believers have noses to smell them. They smell… — Yahya ibn Mu'adh al-Razi
Some have supposed that the mosquito is of a devout turn, and never will partake of a meal without first saying grace. The devotions of… — Henry Ward Beecher
Childhood devotions make unfaithful and fickle lovers. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Literature is love. I think it went like this: drawings in the cave, sounds in the cave, songs in the cave, songs about us. Later,… — Eileen Myles
Among all the devotions approved by the Church none has been so favored by so many miracles as the devotion of the Most Holy Rosary — Pope Pius X
The devotion which God sends to the succor of His Church and of the nations at the present time is the devotion to the Most… — Pope Leo XIII
The most dangerous of devotions, in my opinion, is the one endemic to Christianity: I was not born to be of this world. With a… — E. O. Wilson
We need Jesus like we need oxygen. Like we need water. Like the branch needs the vine. Jesus is not merely a figure for devotions.… — John Eldred
Therefore, doing the Stations of the Cross was still more laborious than consoling, and required a sacrifice. It was much the same with all my… — Thomas Merton
Surely the experience of all good men confirms the proposition that without a due measure of private devotions the soul will grow lean. — William Wilberforce

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