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1. “Holiness does not consist in doing extraordinary things. It consists in accepting, with a smile, what Jesus sends us. It consists in accepting and following the will of God.”  -- Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Mother Teresa: In My Own Words, 1 2. "Holiness does not demand anything great, beyond the ability of the person. It depends on God's Love; every daily act can be transformed into an act of love. " -- Saint Ursula Julia Ledochowska 3,  Sanctity consists in struggling, in knowing that we have defects and in heroically trying to overcome them. Sanctity, I insist, consists in overcoming those defects - although we will still have defects when we die; for if not, as I have told you, we would become proud. -- St. Josemaria Escriva The Forge , 312 4. "Do not be afraid to be holy! Have the courage and humility to present yourselves to the world determined to be holy, since full, true freedom is born from holiness." -- St. Pope John Paul II, Wor...

"The mystery of light par excellence is the Transfiguration, traditionally believed to have taken place on Mount Tabor. The glory of the Godhead shines forth from the face of Christ as the Father commands the astonished Apostles to 'listen to him' (cf. Luke 9:35 and parallels) and to prepare to experience with him the agony of the Passion, so as to come with him to the joy of the Resurrection and a life transfigured by the Holy Spirit.” ~ St. Pope John Paul II, March, 1996 Related Posts: Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord

"The Eucharist is the secret of my day.  It gives strength and meaning to all my activities of service to the Church and to the whole world...Let Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament speak to your hearts.  It is he who is the true answer of life that you seek.  He stays here with us.  He is God with us. Seek him without tiring, welcome him without reserve, love him without interruption: today, tomorrow, forever." ~ St. Pope John Paul II, L'Osservatore Romano , 41, October 8, 1997, 7.