Sayings of the Saints

Sayings of Saint Augustine of Hippo 

Humility is the groundwork of every virtue, wherefore in the soul in which humility is not there can be no other virtue, unless indeed in appearance.

Saint Augustine of Hippo

Wednesday with the Saints

Sayings of the Saints 

All those who belong to Jesus Christ are fastened with Him to the Cross. ... A Christian during the whole course of his life should, like Jesus, be on the Cross. It would be an act of rashness to descend therefrom, since Jesus Christ did not descend, even when the Jews offered to believe in Him. The time for driving out the nails of this Cross was only after death; there is then no time to extract the nails whilst we live; we must wait until our sacrifice is consummated. So strong sometimes are the storms of life that strength of arm is of no avail, and there is no other means to save us from shipwreck than trusting in the Cross of Jesus Christ by which we are consecrated.

Saint Augustine of Hippo