130 Quotes by Mother Angelica

Unless you are willing to do the ridiculous, God will not do the miraculous. When you have God, you don’t have to know everything about it; you just do it.

I have already forgiven them and thanked God for the trial. We have to forgive instantly. That's what the Lord did. The actions of your enemy are nothing compared to what you are doing to yourself because of his actions. Your memory is so filled with anger and hurt feelings that it cannot hold anything good. But if you show mercy and forgiveness towards your enemies, you can blamelessly live in the present, and God will take care of the rest.

Never put a lid on God. You can give God a thimble and ask for a quart. It won't work. Your plans, your projects, your dreams have to always be bigger than you, so God has room to operate. I want you to get good ideas, crazy ideas, extravagant ideas. Nothing is too much for The Lord to do - accent on 'The Lord'.

I am not afraid to fail, I am scared to death of dying and having the Lord say to me.'Angelica, this is what you might have done had you trust me more'.

Where most men work for degrees after their names, we work for one before our names: 'St.' It's a much more difficult degree to attain. It takes a lifetime, and you don't get your diploma until you're dead.

greater good in this story—God sparing Joe from a fatal accident. But Joe has to depend on faith. If you realize that God is operating from the vantage point of eternity, and that His Plan for you concerns your life in the next world as well as this one, then you will be more attuned to Him. Then your humility

But the only thing that is important is, Am I loving God and growing holy every day?

Faith is what gets you started. Hope is what keeps you going. Love is what brings you to the end.

We are all called to be great saints, don’t miss the opportunity.