Saint Peter Chrysologus

When you fast, if your mercy is thin your harvest will be thin; when you fast, what you pour out in mercy overflows into your barn. Therefore, do not lose by saving, but gather in […] Read More

Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria

In his mercy God has chosen us, unworthy as we are, out of the world, to serve him and thus to advance in goodness and to bear the greatest possible fruit of love in patience.

Saint Andrew of Crete

Look down on me in Your mercy, O compassionate God and Savior, and accept my fervent confession. More than all have I sinned; I alone have sinned against You, O God my Savior, but have […] Read More

Saint Isaiah the Solitary

The crown of all good works consists in this: that a man place all his hope in God, that he flee to Him once and for all with all his heart and strength, that he […] Read More

Saint John Eudes

The greatest effect of God’s mercy, the most precious grace He bestows upon mankind, is to send worthy priests, men after His own heart, seeking only His glory and the salvation of souls.

Pope Francis

Jesus’ attitude is striking: we do not hear the words of scorn, we do not hear words of condemnation, but only words of love, of mercy, which are an invitation to conversion. “Neither do I […] Read More

Saint Peter the Apostle

Once you were ‘no people’ but now you are God’s people; you ‘had not received mercy’ but now you have received mercy.

Saint Irenaeus of Lyon

For He is our compassionate and merciful Lord who loves mankind … Had not man conquered man’s adversary, the enemy would not have been conquered justly. Again, had it not been God who bestowed salvation […] Read More

Blessed Leonid Feodorov

O Merciful Lord Jesus, Our Savior, hear the prayers and petitions of Your unworthy sinful servants who humbly call upon You.

Saint Josemaria Escriva

Mercy is more than simply being compassionate. Mercy is the overflow of charity, which brings with it also an overflow of justice. Mercy means keeping one’s heart totally alive, throbbing in a way that is […] Read More