Quotes About Faith

They crucified Jesus not because they disliked what he said, but because they couldn't take it

Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.

I've a reason to believe We all will be received In Graceland

People want to give up the responsibility of being able to understand and because they can't understand then they have faith, and they put their faith in other people who say they can understand.

Everything passes. Joy. Pain. The moment of triumph; the sigh of despair. Nothing lasts forever - not even this.

St. Bernard of Clairvaux tells us: "However great may be the temptation, if we know how to use the weapon of prayer well, we shall come off as conquerors at last, for prayer is more powerful than all the demons.

our days in this life provide a season for God to test, purify, strengthen, and perfect us, making us fit to live with Him forever in heaven. To that end, the demons serve as useful tools for Him as they constantly test us by tempting us, so that we become purer and stronger and closer to perfection every time we resist the temptation.

25For you had gone astray like sheep, but you have now returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

if the tomb in which He lay for some time is so venerated, how holy, just, and worthy must be the person who touches [Him] with his hands, receives [Him] in his heart and mouth, and offers [Him] to others to be received. [This is] He who is now not about to die, but who is eternally victorious and glorified, upon whom the angels desire to gaze

29But I said to you, "Have no dread or fear of them. 30The LORD, your God, who goes before you, is the one who will fight for you, just as he acted with you before your very eyes in Egypt, 31as well as in the wilderness, where you saw how the LORD, your God, carried you, as one carries his own child, all along your journey until you arrived at this place.

Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you fall into various trials, knowing that the trying of your faith produces patience. And let patience have its perfect work, so that you may be perfect and whole, lacking nothing. Jas 1:2–4

No doubt the Devil is busy tempting us and trying to distract us even when we attend Mass.

God gives the Devil power against us in two modes: either for punishment when we sin, or for glory when we are tested.

Frequent Mass attendance, then, is an effective weapon of our warfare.

There is no one who performs a mighty deed in my name who can at the same time speak ill of me.

the other great refuge from the Devil and his wiles is prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.

In the days of the early Christians, the Blessed Sacrament was preserved after Mass in order to bring Holy Communion to the sick or to those in prison for their faith. We hear stories, such as that of St. Tarcisius, of Christians risking their lives to carry the Blessed Sacrament to others. Records also show that in the late fourth century, in some dioceses, converts to the faith were invited to adore the Blessed Sacrament exposed for eight days after their baptism. Early

5Let your life be free from love of money but be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never forsake you or abandon you." 6Thus we may say with confidence: "The Lord is my helper, [and] I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?

The state of marriage is one that requires more virtue and constancy than any other. It is a perpetual exercise in mortification. — St. Francis de Sales

St. Patrick of Ireland Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ below me, Christ above me, Christ at my right, Christ at my left, Christ in lying down, Christ in sitting, Christ in rising up, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks to me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me. — St. Patrick of Ireland

that by endurance and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.

command you: be strong and steadfast! Do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD, your God, is with you wherever you go.

The weapon of worship Of course, prayer isn't just a private matter. Praying not just for others, but with others, forms an important part of spiritual warfare. And the most perfect prayer in which we can join with our fellow warriors is the prayer of the Mass.

My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love you. I ask pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope, and do not love you.