Ahead! Courage! In the spiritual life he who does not advance goes backward. It happens as with a boat which always must go ahead. If it stands still the wind will blow it back. Pio of Pietrelcina More Quotes by Pio of Pietrelcina More Quotes From Pio of Pietrelcina The greatest act of faith is that which rises to your lips in total darkness together with the sacrifices, sufferings and wholehearted efforts of a determined will to do good. This act of faith strikes through the darkness of your soul like lightening. In the midst of tempest it raises you up and leads you to God. Pio of Pietrelcina effort sacrifice soul If you have the courage to imitate Mary Magdalene in her sins, have the courage to imitate her penance! Pio of Pietrelcina penance mary sin Your temptations are from the devil and from Hell; but your sufferings and afflictions are from God and Heaven. Pio of Pietrelcina suffering temptation heaven Stop entertaining those vain fears. Remember it is not feeling which constitutes guilt but the consent to such feelings. Only the free will is capable of good or evil. But when the will sighs under the trial of the tempter and does not will what is presented to it, there is not only no fault but there is virtue. Pio of Pietrelcina inspiration faith evil The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection except at the price of pain. Pio of Pietrelcina pain struggle christian Our Lord loves you and loves you tenderly; and if He does not let you feel the sweetness of His love, it is to make you more humble and abject in your own eyes. Pio of Pietrelcina eye christian love Joy, with peace, is the sister of charity. Serve the Lord with laughter. Pio of Pietrelcina laughter saint joy Prayer is the oxygen of the soul. Pio of Pietrelcina inspiration prayer faith May the Child Jesus be the star that guides you through the desert of your present life. Pio of Pietrelcina stars children jesus The most beautiful act of faith is the one made in darkness, in sacrificing, and with extreme effort. Pio of Pietrelcina effort sacrifice beautiful Our Lord sends the crosses; we do not have to invent them. Pio of Pietrelcina our-lord crosses lord Oh, how precious time is! Blessed are those who know how to make good use of it. Oh, if only all could understand how precious time is, undoubtedly everyone would do his best to spend it in a praiseworthy manner! Pio of Pietrelcina precious-time use blessed Imagine Jesus crucified in your arms and on your chest, and say a hundred times as you kiss His chest, "This is my hope, the living source of my happiness; this is the heart of my soul; Pio of Pietrelcina kissing heart jesus The Church is the house of God. It is forbidden for men to enter with bare arms or in shorts. It is forbidden for women to enter in trousers, without a veil on their head, in short clothing, low necklines, sleeveless or immodest dresses. Pio of Pietrelcina church house men Humility and purity are the wings which carry us to God and make us almost divine. Pio of Pietrelcina humility purity wings The Lord our King will hold the door of His heart open for anyone who wants to enter for an audience at any time Pio of Pietrelcina kings heart doors A thousand years of enjoying human glory is not worth even an hour spent sweetly communing with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Pio of Pietrelcina blessed years jesus Be comforted with this divine thought that your spiritual and physical pains are the test of the Divine Will. Pio of Pietrelcina tests pain spiritual Let us bind ourselves tightly to the Sorrowful Heart of our Heavenly Mother and reflect on it's boundless grief and how precious is our soul. Pio of Pietrelcina grief religious mother Let us remember that the Heart of Jesus has called us not only for our own sanctification, but also for that of other souls. He wants to be helped in the salvation of souls. Pio of Pietrelcina soul heart jesus
