130 Quotes by Mother Angelica

Men are not born saints with special gifts and privileges. They fight against the world, the flesh and the devil, and as they conquer, the spirit of Jesus begins to shine through with more clarity.

For thirty years, Jesus never allowed his divinity to manifest itself. He was infinitely superior to everyone but never showed it.

I do not ask for the riches that perish or the fame that fades away like a morning mist.

Jesus was happy when people acknowledged his dignity and saddened when they did not, but he never sought their esteem or regard.

Jesus showed me what it means to be holy - he did his father's will no matter how difficult it was to accomplish.

A sacrament is a visible sign of an invisible reality.

Family life is the backbone of mankind, and that life is dependent upon mutual giving, sharing, and receiving from each other. It entails the proper use of each other's successes and failures for mutual up-building.

Today's man of the world proclaims that sin, and his enterprising in sin, are a part of modern living, but it is not modern. It goes back to Adam and Eve - to desire and the temptation to know - to experience evil.

The Christian experiences and lives a paradox. He possesses joy in sorrow, fulfillment in exile, light in darkness, peace in turmoil, consolation in dryness, contentment in pain and hope in desolation.