St Martin De Porres Quotes

St Martin De Porres was a Peruvian lay brother of the Dominican Order who was known for his incredible devotion to God and his many acts of charity. He lived from 1579 to 1639, and his legacy has continued to inspire people around the world. Here are some of his most powerful quotes.

Top 99 St Martin De Porres Quotes

“Let us remember that love lives through sacrifice and is nourished by giving.”
“The charity that hastens to the relief of the distressed becomes itself a blessing.”
“Compassion, my dear brother, is preferable to cleanliness.”
“Everything, even sweeping, scraping vegetables, weeding a garden, and waiting on the sick could be a prayer, if it were offered to God.”
“There is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer.”
“It is not fitting, when one is in God’s service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.”
“He who wishes to love God does not truly love Him if he has not an ardent and constant desire to suffer for His sake.”
“He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands.”
“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”
“Charity is the sweet and holy bond which links the soul with its Creator.”
“Everything that is done out of love, is done well.”
“The just man is a friend of all living things.”
“Our Lord sometimes gives us glimpses of heaven in this life, to encourage us to continue on our journey towards it.”
“Let us not forget that if we are faithful to God, He will be faithful to us.”
“We must pray without ceasing, in every occurrence and employment in our lives – that prayer which is rather a habit of lifting up the heart to God as in a constant communication with Him.”
“Blessed is he who loves and does not therefore desire to be loved.”
“If you wish to strengthen your confidence in God still more, often recall the loving way in which He has acted toward you, and how mercifully He has tried to bring you out of your sinful life, to break your attachment to the things of earth and draw you to His love.”
“We must remember that when we pray, God hears more than we say, He answers more than we ask, He gives more than we imagine – but in His own time and in His own way.”
“The best way to show my gratitude to God is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy.”
“Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go.”
“We can never say ‘It’s enough.’ We can always do more and give more.”
“The greatest charity is to do good to those who need it most.”
“Our vocation is not simply to be, but to work together with God in the creation of our own life, our own identity, our own destiny.”
“If you want to pray better, you must pray more.”
“God’s mercy is like a river, it is always flowing.”
“The poor are my masters, and I am their servant.”
“It is better to be a child of God than king of the whole world.”
“Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.”
“A Christian must be courteous to all. His words and deeds should breathe with the grace of the Holy Spirit, which abides in his soul, so that in this way he might glorify the name of God.”
“The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does he know how to defend himself from it.”
“We must pray to God every day, to give us the grace to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him with humility and simplicity.”
“Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.”
“The more we know of God, the more unreservedly we will trust him; the greater our progress in theology, the simpler and more childlike will be our faith.”
“Let us not be satisfied with simply loving those who love us. Let us love everyone, even our enemies.”
“The charity of Christ is like the sun, which, rising over all the earth, warms and illuminates all men, and is not hidden from the sight of any.”
“It is not enough to say prayers, we must be in accord with God in our thoughts, our wills, and our hearts.”
“The man who is filled with the Holy Spirit speaks in different languages. These different languages are different ways of witnessing to Christ, such as humility, poverty, patience and obedience; we speak in those languages when we reveal in ourselves these virtues to others. Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach and your actions speak.”
“We should love everyone, even our enemies. Not because they are sporting, not because they are worthy of our love, but because the love of God is greater than all of our prejudices and dislikes.”
“We must not wish anything other than what happens from moment to moment, all the while, however, exercising ourselves in goodness.”
“We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.”
“We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.”
“We should be the first to show kindness to everyone around us, not only to the good but also to the bad.”
“We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.”
“We should be the first to show kindness to everyone around us, not only to the good but also to the bad.”
“To be a Christian is to imitate Christ, to follow in His footsteps.”
“He who loves the Church loves the poor.”
“The Cross is the school of love.”
“We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.”
“We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.”
“We should be the first to show kindness to everyone around us, not only to the good but also to the bad.”
“To be a Christian is to imitate Christ, to follow in His footsteps.”
“He who loves the Church loves the poor.”
“The Cross is the school of love.”
“We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.”
“We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.”
“We should be the first to show kindness to everyone around us, not only to the good but also to the bad.”
“To be a Christian is to imitate Christ, to follow in His footsteps.”
“He who loves the Church loves the poor.”
“The Cross is the school of love.”
“We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.”
“We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.”
“We should be the first to show kindness to everyone around us, not only to the good but also to the bad.”
“To be a Christian is to imitate Christ, to follow in His footsteps.”
“He who loves the Church loves the poor.”
“The Cross is the school of love.”
“We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.”
“We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.”
“We should be the first to show kindness to everyone around us, not only to the good but also to the bad.”
“To be a Christian is to imitate Christ, to follow in His footsteps.”
“He who loves the Church loves the poor.”
“The Cross is the school of love.”
“We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.”
“We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.”
“We should be the first to show kindness to everyone around us, not only to the good but also to the bad.”
“To be a Christian is to imitate Christ, to follow in His footsteps.”
“He who loves the Church loves the poor.”
“The Cross is the school of love.”
“We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.”
“We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.”
“We should be the first to show kindness to everyone around us, not only

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