CONTEMPLATION The greatness of contemplation can be given to none but those who love. - Pope St. Gregory the Great Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate. - St. Thomas Aquinas Contemplation is nothing else than a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love. - St. John of the Cross Whoever wishes to hold the fortress of contemplation must first of all train in the camp of action. - Pope St. Gregory the Great We ascend to the heights of contemplation by the steps of action. - Pope St. Gregory the Great In the active life all the vices are first of all to be removed by the practice of good works, so that in the contemplative life a man may, with now purified mental gaze, pass on to the contemplation of the Divine Light. - St. Isidore of Seville CONVERSION There are in truth three states of the converted: the beginning, the middle, and the perfection. In the beginning they experience the charms of sweetness; in the middle the contests of temptation; and in the end the fullness of perfection. - Pope St. Gregory the Great You can win more converts with a spoonful of honey than with a barrelful of vinegar. - St. Francis de Sales E-MAIL HOME----------SAINTS-----------QUOTE OF THE WEEK----------MEMORABLE QUOTES www.catholictradition.org/Saint/saintly-quotes11.htm