Devotion Quote by Teresa of Avila Download Open image “From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.” — Teresa of Avila ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Devotion God Lord Religion Saint Silly Sour
Each of you has a personal vocation which He has given you for your own joy and sanctity. When a person is conquered by… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“Saints" Thank God for all who give relief for those who really care Who put their arms around the weak and plead for them… — Thomas L. Kay Copy Share Image
Our manners have been corrupted by communication with the saints. Our hymn-books resound with a melodious cursing of God and enduring Him forever. One… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
We unavoidably stand in so many unholy places and are subjected to so much that is vulgar, profane, and destructive of the Spirit of… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
The Saints come, as human as a mouth, with a bag of God in their backs, like a hunchback, they come, they come marching… — Anne Sexton Copy Share Image
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge… — Bible Copy Share
The purposes of our God are great, His love unfathomable, His wisdom infinite, and His power unlimited; therefore, the Saints have cause to rejoice… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
The way of the world is, to praise dead saints, and persecute living ones. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In the mercy of God, the little thing done with humility will enable us to be found in the same place as the saints… — Dorotheus of Gaza Copy Share Image
May the good Saints protect you and bless you today, and may troubles ignore you each step of the way. — Irish Blessings Copy Share Image
“Of the good things they do many will pass unnoticed, or will even not be considered good at all; but they need not fear… — Teresa of Ávila Copy Share Image
I made you, dear, and all I make is perfect. Please come close, for I desire you. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
Half-instructed confessors have done my soul great harm; for I could not always have such learned ones as I would have desired. They certainly did not wish to deceive me, but the fact was that they knew no better. Of something which was a venial sin, they said it was no sin, and out of a very grave mortal sin… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share
“you will never lack so much of the water of comfort that your thirst will be intolerable;” — Teresa of Ávila Copy Share Image
Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor. — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
“an unrestrained infatuation with ecstasy and other extraordinary phenomena developed. These experiences were thought of as something to be obtained at all costs. Among some noted but deceptive visionaries of the time was the stigmatic, María de Santo Domingo (1486-1524), known as the Beata of Piedrahita. Her monastery became a center of spirituality and high prayer; she herself wrote a… — Teresa of Ávila Copy Share
“The Lord has no body now on earth but yours, no hands now but yours, no feet now but yours. Yours are the eyes… — Teresa of Ávila Copy Share Image
Our greatest gain is to lose the wealth that is of such brief duration and, by comparison with eternal things, of such little worth;… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
Social responsibility above the level of family, or at most of tribe, requires imagination-- devotion, loyalty, all the higher virtues -- which a man… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
In freedom can be found many devotions: a devotion to love, a desire to believe, a willingness to be happy, a perseverance to have… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I can remember coming downstairs before school every day and my mom would be reading her Bible and doing her devotion and praying. Both… — Mike Fisher Copy Share Image
I have fallen in love with you my angel. I sought nothing of you but only to see that dazzling smile of yours once more. I wish nothing more of you but only hope that one day you shall love me the way I love you. I regret nothing for that the only time spent with you are memories and… — Mahmoud El Hallab Copy Share
I’d never known it was possible to love as he did— with complete devotion yet devoid of promises. — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
Every Holy Mass, heard with devotion, produces in our souls marvelous effects, abundant spiritual and material graces which we, ourselves, do not know...It is… — Pio of Pietrelcina Copy Share Image
Daily simple, sincere, and mighty prayers lift our lives to a higher spiritual altitude. In our prayers we praise God, give thanks to Him, confess weaknesses, petition needs, and express deep devotion to our Heavenly Father. As we make this spiritual effort in the name of Jesus Christ, the Redeemer, we are endowed with increased inspiration, revelation, and righteousness, which… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share
Never despise a drink because it is easy to make and/or uses commercial mixes. Unquestioning devotion to authenticity is, in any department of life,… — Kingsley Amis Copy Share Image
“It didn’t break the trance. She wasn’t sure that anything could, and briefly wondered if they’d stay like this until flesh rotted away from… — Ashton Morgan Copy Share Image
