Quotes of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Quotes of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

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QUOTES OF ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON

2. "This is true content[ment] -
to hope for nothing, desire
nothing, expect nothing."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 2 p. 707-708

3. "To commit ourselves to Him for strength and
refuge is the only relief from thoughts which would
overpower the mind that did not resist them."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 1 p. 129

4. “He sees differently from Man, and
as obedience is His favourite Service,
and cannot lead me wrong,
according to the old rule I look
neither behind nor before but
straight upwards without thinking of
human calculations…”
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 1 p. 432

5. “I find invariably that when I leave
all all absolutely to Him, he either
bestows what is desired, or grants so
much consolation that all is peace”
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 2 p. 230

6. "Look up… the highest there were the lowest here and
coveted most the poverty and humility which accompanied
them and our Master every step of his suffering life."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 2 p. 156

7. "Begin again today; what is lost must
not cause dejection; what is gained
will be lost if you do not begin afresh
as if nothing had been done."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 1 p. 468

8. "now my friend we are in the true and sure way of salvation for
that long, long eternity before us, if only we keep courage, we will
go to Heaven on horseback instead of idling and creeping
along — our Master is too good to us, that is all I can say if we
even end our lives as he lived, without a place to lay His head"
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 2 p. 156

9. "I see that faith is a gift of God to be
diligently sought and earnestly desired,
and groan to him for it in silence, since
our Savior says I cannot come to him
unless the Father draws me."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 1 p. 371-382

10. "you will hear a thousand reports of
nonsense about our community which I
beg you not to mind — the truth is we
have the best ingredients of happiness —
order, peace, and solitude."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 2 p. 82

11. "You will help others more by the peace and
tranquility of your heart than by any
eagerness or care you can bestow on them."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 3b p. 84

12. "Every good action is a grain of
seed for eternal life."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 3a p. 488

13. "What are our real trials? By what name
shall we call them? One cuts out a cross
of pride, another of causeless discontent,
another one of restless impatience or
peevish fretfulness. But is the whole any
better than children's play if looked at
with the common eye of reason, much
more the pure eye of faith."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 3a p. 262

14. "the daily morning Sacrifice [of
the Mass] and our frequent,
and daily communion… has
been my wealth in poverty and
joy in deepest affliction."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 2 p. 489

15. "He knows all our weakness and
the failings of our hearts. As a
father pities his own children, he
pities us, and has himself declared
that he never will forsake the soul
that confides in his name."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 1 p. 398

16. "The greater my unworthiness,
the more abundant His mercy."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 2 p. 41

17. "How liable we are to err in our judgments
respecting others unless we thoroughly
know the motives of their actions."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 1 p. 22

18. "To enjoy we must
love; and to love
we must sacrifice."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 2 p. 161

19. "Keep your heart at rest. Never can you find a surer
way of obtaining all your desires than that of
leaving all to God, who delights to grant the wishes
even for this life, if you are full of confidence."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 2 p. 66

20. "Our love of God is always
opposed by our self-love, our
love of one another by the
miserable pride and pretension
which creates jealousy, rash
judgment and the pitiful dislikes
and impatience which so often
trouble us and wound Charity."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 3a p. 259

21. "Seek God in all things. In all
your actions submit your motives
to this unerring test: will this be
approved by his all-seeing eye?"
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 2 p. 710

22. "Give some time every day, if it is only half an
hour, to devotional reading, which is as
necessary to the well-ordering of the mind as the
hand of the gardener is to prevent the weeds
from destroying your favorite plants."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 1 p. 219

23. "Religion does not limit the powers
of the affections, for our Blessed
Savior sanctifies and approves in
us all the endearing ties and
connections of our existence, but
Religion alone can bind that cord
over which neither circumstances,
time, nor death have any power."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 1 p. 212

24. "Take every day as a ring which
you must engrave, adorn and
embellish with your actions, to
be offered up in the evening at
the altar of God."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 3a p. 488

25. "Instead of measuring your difficulties with your
strength you must measure them with the powerful
help you have a right to expect from God."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 3b p. 83

26. "Do we serve God in hope, looking to
His promises, confiding in His love,
seeking His kingdom, and leaving the
rest to Him? Rejoice in hope, for
Hope shall never be confounded."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 3a p. 332

27. "O Lord, keep us in thy way, direct us in thy paths,
recall our wanderings, make us to hear thy voice
with gladness and to rejoice in thy salvation."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 3a p. 33

28. "You must… look forward. At all events this life is
worth possessing, if it were only because while we
have it we are candidates for a better [one].”
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 1 p. 47

29. "I am satisfied to sow in tears if I may
reap in Joy, and when all the wintry
storms of time are past we shall enjoy
the delights of an Eternal Spring"
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 1 p. 335

30. "I must jog on the allotted path
through all its windings and weariness
until it brings me home where all
tears shall be wiped away, and sorrow
and sighing be heard no more. In the
meanwhile, Courage. LOOK UP."
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Collected Writings Vol. 1 p. 345

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