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Catherine of Siena 25 March 1347 29 April 1380 a lay member of the Dominican Order was a mystic activist and author who had a great influence on Italian literature and on the Catholic ChurchCanonized in 1461 she is also a Doctor of the Church. Enrich your soul in the great goodness of God.

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I have faith that it is what God desires from me and for that reason alone it is important.

. O my soul what are you doing. O my soul what are you doing. O Father have pity on us because we are blind and in darkness.

Catherine was the youngest of 25 children born to a lower middle. There is no sin nor wrong that gives man such a foretaste of Hell in this life as anger and impatience-St Catherine of Siena. All the way to heaven is heaven because Jesus said I am the way.

You can never hide yourself from His sight. Catherine herself was a twin but her sister did not survive infancy. I am here doing my thing.

A full belly does not make for a chaste spirit. Catherine of Siena Quotes and Sayings - Page 2. Her mother was 40 when she was born.

Are you not aware that God sees you always. No one should judge that he has greater perfection because he performs great penances and gives himself in excess. Catherine of Siena original name Caterina Benincasa born March 25 1347 Siena Tuscany Italydied April 29 1380 Rome.

Catherine of Siena quotesSt Catherine of Siena author authors writer writers people famous people My Account Help Add the Dynamic Daily Quotation to Your Site or Blog - its Easy. O Father have pity on us because we are blind and in darkness. Catherine reminds me that even though it may seem insignificant it is helping set the world on fire for God.

With inspiration from these St Catherine of Siena quotes you too can set the world on fire. Proclaim the truth and do not be silent through fear There is good reason to be afraid to speak of faith these days. Catherine hoped that her study would draw her into love if it didnt the knowledge was useless.

Weve been deceived by the thought that we would be more pleasing to God in our own way than in the way God has given us. She was the 25th child born to her mother although half of her brothers and sisters did not survive childhood. Catherine Of Siena Quotes.

Merit consists in the virtue of love alone flavored with the light of true discretion without which the soul is worth nothing. To a brave man good and bad luck are like his left and right hand. Drawn from her Dialogues this quote highlights why she studied philosophy.

If philosophy is the love of wisdom St. Melt the ice of my self-love and kindle in me the fire of Your charity. Drive out the darkness and give me light.

Are you not aware that God sees you always. A full belly does not make for a chaste spirit-St Catherine of Siena. The Father is your table the Son is your food and the Holy Spirit waits on you and then makes His dwelling in you.

Feast day April 29 Dominican tertiary mystic and one of the patron saints of ItalyShe was declared a doctor of the church in 1970 and a patron saint of Europe in 1999. Drive out the darkness and give me light. Catherine of Siena was born during the outbreak of the plague in Siena Italy on March 25 1347.

Born and raised in Siena she wanted from an early age to devote herself to God against the will of her parents. You can never hide yourself from His sight. I try to remember this quote when it comes time for me to study.

All the way to heaven is heaven-St Catherine of Siena. Melt the ice of my self-love and kindle in me the fire of Your charity. Lenten Quote of the Day.

It is human to sin but diabolic to persist in sin.

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