Daily Inspiration- 365 Quotes From Saints Read online

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  Table of Contents

  Foreword

  A – St. Aelred of Rievaulx

  – St. Agatha

  – St. Agnes

  – St. Albert the Great

  – St. Aloysius Gonzaga

  – St. Alphonsus Rodriguez

  – St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

  – St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

  – St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

  – St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

  – St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

  – St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

  – St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

  – St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

  – St. Artold the Carthusian

  – St. Ambrose of Milan

  – St. Ambrose of Milan

  – St. Ambrose of Milan

  – St. Ambrose of Milan

  – St. Ambrose of Milan

  – St. Ambrose of Milan

  – St. Ambrose of Milan

  – St. Ambrose of Milan

  – St. Ambrose of Milan

  – St. Andrew

  – St. André Bessette

  – St. Andrew Kim Taegon

  – St. Anselm of Canterbury

  – St. Anthony of Padua

  – St. Anthony of Padua

  – St. Anthony of Padua

  – St. Anthony of Padua

  – St. Anthony of Padua

  – St. Athanasius

  – St. Athanasius

  – St. Athanasius

  – St. Augustine

  – St. Augustine

  – St. Augustine

  – St. Augustine

  – St. Augustine

  – St. Augustine

  – St. Augustine

  – St. Augustine

  – St. Augustine

  – St. Augustine

  B – St. Bede the Venerable

  – St. Robert Bellarmine

  – St. Benedict of Nursia

  – St. Benedict of Nursia

  – St. Benedict of Nursia

  – St. Teresa Benedicta

  – St. Benedict Joseph Labre

  – St. Benedict Joseph Labre

  – St. Bernadette Soubirous

  – St. Bernadette Soubirous

  – St. Bernadette Soubirous

  – St. Bernadette Soubirous

  – St. Bernard of Clairvaux

  – St. Bernard of Clairvaux

  – St. Bernard of Clairvaux

  – St. Bernardine of Siena

  – St. Birgitta of Sweden

  – St. Bruno

  C – St. Caesarius of Arles

  – St. Catherine of Bologna

  – St. Catherine of Bologna

  – St. Catherine of Bologna

  – St. Catherine of Bologna

  – St. Catherine of Genoa

  – St. Catherine of Genoa

  – St. Catherine of Sienna

  – St. Catherine of Siena

  – St. Catherine of Siena

  – St. Catherine of Siena

  – St. Catherine of Siena

  – St. Catherine of Siena

  – St. Charles Borromeo

  – St. Charles Borromeo

  – St. Charles Borromeo

  – St. Charles Borromeo

  – St. Charles of Sezze

  – St. Claude de la Colombiere

  – Pope St. Clement I

  – Pope St. Clement I

  – Pope St. Clement I

  – St. Colette

  – St. Columban

  – St. Cristobal, just before his executioners fired

  D – St. Dominic Savio

  E – St. Edmund

  – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (on the death of her husband)

  – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

  – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

  – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

  F – St. Faustina

  – St. Faustina

  – St. Faustina (the words of Jesus as recorded in her diary)

  – St. Faustina (the words of Jesus as recorded in her diary)

  – St. Faustina

  – St. Faustina (the words of Jesus as recorded in her diary)

  – St. Faustina (the words of Jesus as recorded in her diary)

  – St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen

  – St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

  – St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

  – St. Francis of Assisi

  – St. Francis of Assisi

  – St. Francis of Assisi

  – St. Francis of Assisi

  – St. Francis of Assisi

  – St. Francis of Assisi

  – St. Francis of Assisi

  – St. Francis of Assisi

  – St. Francis of Assisi

  – St. Francis de Sales

  – St. Francis de Sales

  – St. Francis de Sales

  – St. Francis de Sales

  – St. Francis de Sales

  – St. Francis de Sales

  – St. Francis de Sales

  – St. Francis de Sales

  – St. Francis de Sales

  – St. Francis de Sales

  – St. Francis de Sales

  – St. Francis de Sales

  – St. Francis de Sales

  – St. Francis de Sales

  G – St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (St. Gabriel Possenti)

  – St. Gemma Galgani

  – St. Genevieve

  – St. Genevieve

  – St. Gerard Majella

  – St. Gerard Majella

  – St. Gertrude the Great

  – Pope St. Gregory the Great

  – Pope St. Gregory the Great

  – Pope St. Gregory the Great

  – Pope St. Gregory the Great

  – Pope St. Gregory the Great

  – St. Gregory the Great

  H – St. Hilary of Poitiers

  I – St. Ignatius of Antioch

  – St. Ignatius of Loyola

  – St. Ignatius of Loyola

  – St. Ignatius of Loyola

  – St. Ignatius of Loyola

  – St. Ignatius of Loyola

  – St. Ignatius of Loyola

  – St. Ignatius of Loyola

  – St. Ignatius of Loyola

  – St. Ignatius of Loyola

  – St. Ignatius of Loyola

  – St. Ignatius of Loyola

  – St. Ignatius of Loyola

  – St. Ignatius of Loyola

  – St. Ignatius of Loyola

  – St. Isaac Jogues

  – St. Isidore of Seville

  – St. Isidore of Seville

  J – St. James the Greater (James 1:5)

  – St. Jane Frances de Chantal

  – St. Jane Frances de Chantal

  – St. Jean-Baptiste-Mar
ie Vianney

  – St. Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney

  – St. Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney

  – St. Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney

  – St. Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney

  – St. Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney

  – St. Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney

  – St. Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney

  – St. Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney

  – St. Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney

  – St. Jerome

  – St. Jerome

  – St. Jerome

  – St. Joan of Arc

  – St. Joan of Arc

  – St. Joan of Arc

  – St. Joan of Arc

  – St. John Baptist de la Salle

  – St. John Bosco

  – St. John Bosco

  – St. John Bosco

  – St. John Bosco

  – St. John Bosco

  – St. John Bosco

  – St. John Bosco

  – St. John Cantius

  – St. John Climacus

  – St. John Climacus

  – St. John Climacus

  – St. John of the Cross

  – St. John of the Cross

  – St. John of the Cross

  – St. John of the Cross

  – St. John of the Cross

  – St. John of the Cross

  – St. John of the Cross

  – St. John Chrysostom

  – St. John Chrysostom

  – St. John Chrysostom

  – St. John Chrysostom

  – St. John Chrysostom

  – St. John Chrysostom

  – St. John Chrysostom

  – St. John Eudes

  – St. John of God

  – Pope St. John Paul II

  – Pope St. John Paul II

  – Pope St. John Paul II

  – Pope St. John Paul II

  – St. Josemaria Escriva

  – St. Josemaria Escriva

  – St. Josemaria Escriva

  – St. Joseph Cafasso

  – St. Joseph of Cupertino

  – St. Junipero Serra

  L – St. Lawrence Justinian

  – St. Lawrence Justinian

  – St. Lawrence O’Toole (on his deathbed when asked if he had a will.)

  – Pope St. Leo the Great

  – Pope St. Leo the Great

  – Pope St. Leo the Great

  – St. Leonard of Port Maurice

  – St. Louis de Montfort

  – St. Louis De Monfort

  – St. Lydwina of Schiedam

  M – St. Madeline-Sophie Barat

  – St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

  – St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

  – St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

  – St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, to a Superioress

  – St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

  – St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

  – St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

  – St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

  – St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

  – St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

  – St. Mary Magdalene de'Pazzi

  – St. Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi

  – St. Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi

  – St. Mary Magdalene de'Pazzi

  – St. Mary Joseph Rossello

  – St. Maximilian Kolbe

  – St. Maximilian Kolbe

  – St. Maximilian Kolbe

  – St. Maximos the Confessor

  – St. Maximos the Confessor

  – St. Maximos the Confessor

  – St. Maximos the Confessor

  – St. Maximos the Confessor

  – St. Miguel of Ecuador

  – St. Miguel of Ecuador

  – St. Monica (on her deathbed, to her son, St. Augustine of Hippo)

  – St. Monica

  N – St. Nicholas of Myra

  – St. Norbert, to the people of Antwerp

  P – St. Patrick of Ireland

  – St. Patrick of Ireland

  – St. Paul the Apostle to the Gentiles, or Saul of Tarsus (Romans 12:9-13)

  – St. Paul the Apostle to the Gentiles, or Saul of Tarsus (1 Corinthians 11:27)

  – St. Paul the Apostle to the Gentiles, or Saul of Tarsus (Philippians 2:5-9)

  – St. Paul of the Cross

  – St. Paul of the Cross

  – St. Paul of the Cross

  – St. Paul of the Cross

  – St. Paul of the Cross

  – St. Paul Miki (one of the Martyrs of Nagasaki)

  – St. Paul Miki (one of the Martyrs of Nagasaki)

  – St. Paula Frassinetti

  – St. Peter of Alcantara

  – St. Peter of Alcantara, to St. Teresa of Avila, appearing to her after his death

  – St. Peter Claver

  – St. Peter Claver

  – St. Peter Chrysologus

  – St. Peter Damian

  – St. Peter Damian

  – St. Peter Damian

  – St. Peter Julian Eymard

  – St. Peter Julian Eymard

  – St. Peter Julian Eymard

  – St. Peter Julian Eymard

  – St. Philip Neri

  – St. Philip Neri

  – St. Philip Neri

  – St. Philip Neri

  – St. Philip Neri

  – St. Pio

  – St. Pio

  – St. Pio

  – St. Pio

  – St. Pio

  – Pope St. Pius V, to the cardinals

  – Pope St. Pius X

  – Pope St. Pius X

  – Pope St. Pius X

  – Pope St. Pius X

  R – St. Robert Bellarmine

  – St. Robert Southwell

  – St. Robert Southwell (from his handbook, A Short Rule)

  – St. Rosa Kim

  – St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

  – St. Rose of Viterbo

  – St. Rose of Lima

  – St. Rose of Lima

  S – St. Scholastica (to her brother, St. Benedict of Nursia)

  – St. Sebastian

  – St. Stephen

  T – St. Teresa of Avila

  – St. Teresa of Avila

  – St. Teresa of Avila

  – St. Teresa of Avila

  – St. Teresa of Avila

  – St. Teresa of Avila

  – St. Teresa of Avila

  – St. Teresa of Avila

  – St. Teresa of Avila

  – St. Teresa of Avila

  – St. Teresa of Avila

  – St. Teresa of Avila

  – St. Teresa of Calcutta

  – St. Teresa of Calcutta

  – St. Teresa of Calcutta

  – St. Therese of Lisieux

  – St. Therese of Lisieux

  – St. Therese of Lisieux

  – St. Therese of Lisieux

  – St. Therese of Lisieux

  – St. Therese of Lisieux

  – St. Thomas Aquinas

  – St. Thomas Aquinas

  – St. Thomas Aquinas

  – St. Thomas Aquinas

  – St. Thomas Aquinas

  – St. Thomas Aquinas

  – St. Thomas Aquinas

  – St. Thomas Aquinas

  – St. Thomas More

  – St. Thomas More

  – St. Thomas More

  – St. Thomas More

  – St. Thomas of Villanova

  – St. Thomas of Villanova

  – St. Thomas of Villanova

  U – St. Ursula Ledochowska

  V – St. Vincent de Paul

  – St. Vincent de Paul

  – St. Vincent de Paul

  – St. Vincent de Paul

  – St. Vincent de Paul

  – St. Vincent de Paul

  – St. Vincent de Paul

  – St. Vincent de Paul

  – St. Vincent de Paul

  – St. Vincent de Paul

  – St. Vincent de Paul

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  – St. Vincent Ferrer

  – St. Vincent Ferrer

  – St. Vincent Pallotti

  – St. Vincent Pallotti

  – St. Vincent Pallotti

  Z – St. Zita

  Foreword

  If you need inspiration let the words of God’s most obedient servants light your path.

  The word “saint” comes from the Latin word “sanctus,” a translation of the Greek word, “hagios,” which means “holy.” While all of us are capable of holiness, canonization is the Church’s official recognition that a particular person displayed an extraordinary degree of holiness, or devotion to God, during his or her time on Earth. There is much to be learned from the words, acts, and lives of the saints of the Roman Catholic Church. They provide undeniable examples of the best that humankind is capable of—virtues like kindness, charity, love for each other, especially for the lowest and the least among us, courage in the face of adversity, humility, and selflessness. They embody the deepest love a person can have for God through their willingness to sacrifice all, even their lives, for their faith. They remind us that in our darkest moments we are not alone, and in our joys and triumphs they are reminders of God’s grace.

  You can take a few minutes every day to read one of the 365 quotes in this book and the accompanying text. Some start each day with prayer and devotional reading, and they carry that bit of serenity with them throughout their day. Others prefer to save these readings until the day is done, drifting to sleep wrapped in the warm blanket of God’s love. We hope that the wisdom of the ages, as articulated through the words of the saints, find their way into your heart.

  A

  “Charity may be a very short word, but with its tremendous meaning of pure love, it sums up man's entire relation to God and to his neighbor.”

  – St. Aelred of Rievaulx

  Born into a family of married Saxon priests in 1110, Aelred’s intellect and talents as a writer were recognized from an early age. He was a kind and compassionate man, and the membership of the Cistercian community at Rievaulx grew dramatically under his leadership. The era in which Aelred lived was known as the Age of Friendship, a time when troubadours traveled the land singing of courtly love. Aelred focused on the spiritual aspects of love and wrote extensively about friendship as an earthly representation of the relationship between God and humankind. In a series of imaginary conversations between Aelred and three other monks, he described spiritual friendship as a sacrament through which we experience God’s love. By sharing and listening, giving and receiving, Aelred believed that we participate in a relationship that emulates the interaction among the three persons of the Trinity. In fact, he stated that there are three persons involved in a Christian friendship, the third being Christ.