Perfection does not consist in macerating or killing the body, but in killing our perverse self-will.
St. Catherine of SienaHow many are the pains of those who hunger for revenge! They gnaw away at themselves constantly, and they have killed themselves even before they kill their enemies.
St. Catherine of SienaOh, let us lose our milk teeth and cut instead the strong teeth of hate and love.
St. Catherine of SienaO Trinity, eternal Trinity! Fire, abyss of love... Was it necessary that you should give Even the Holy Trinity as food for souls?... You gave us not only your Word Through the Redemption and in the Eucharist, But you also gave yourself In the fullness of love for your creature.
St. Catherine of Siena