Words of Bl. Columbia
“CHARITY is a much more important virtue, and more agreeable to God, than austerity.”
“Wouldn’t it indeed be a failure of respect to neglect the divine Guest who awaits us in the tabernacle? He dwells there, really present, He who was present in the crib, at Nazareth, upon the mountains of Judea, at the Last Supper, upon the cross. He is there, the same Christ who healed the lepers, stilled the tempest, and promised to the good thief a place in His kingdom. We find there our Savior, our Friend, our elder Brother, in the fullness of His almighty power, in the ever-fruitful virtue of His mysteries, the infinite superabundance of His merits, and the ineffable mercy of His love.”
“No one can say: Holiness is not for me. God wills us to be saints for His glory and our joy. God does not mock us. When God says to us, “Be perfect,” He knows all that He is asking of us, yet at the same time He requires nothing beyond our power, when we rely on His grace.”
“When we consider the Mysteries of the life of Jesus, which of His perfections do we see especially shine out? It is LOVE.”