St. Francis de Sales

"Mount Calvary is the mount of lovers. All love that does not take its origin from the Savior’s passion is foolish and perilous. Unhappy is love without the Savior’s death. Love and death are so mingled in the Savior’s passion that we cannot have one in our hearts without the other. Upon Calvary, we cannot have life without love, or love without the Redeemer’s death."

- St. Francis de Sales

"Mount Calvary is the academy of love."

- St. Francis de Sales

"There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust."

- St. Francis de Sales

"The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not What a lovely sermon, but, I will do something!"

- St. Francis de Sales

"Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly."

- St. Francis de Sales

"If the heart wanders or is distracted, bring it back to the point quite gently and replace it tenderly in its Master's presence. And even if you did nothing during the whole of your hour but bring your heart back and place it again in our Lord's presence, though it went away every time you brought it back, your hour will be very well employed."

- St. Francis de Sales

"Since God often sends us his inspirations by means of his angels, we ought frequently to offer him our aspirations through the same channel. ... Call on them and honor them frequently, and ask their help in all your affairs, temporal as well as spiritual."

- St. Francis de Sales

"If the heart wanders or is distracted, bring it back to the point quite gently and replace it tenderly in its Master’s presence. And even if you did nothing during the whole of your hour but bring your heart back and place it again in our Lord’s presence, though it went away every time you brought it back, your hour will be very well employed."

- St. Francis de Sales

"There is nothing small in the service of God."

- St. Francis de Sales

"Make yourself familiar with the Angels, and behold them frequently in spirit. Without being seen, they are present with you."

- St. Francis de Sales

"Laughter is the foundation of reconciliation."

- St. Francis de Sales

"Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry."

- St. Francis de Sales