Mother Angelica Quotes

American - Educator

Our lack of forgiveness makes us hate, and our lack of compassion makes us hard-hearted. Pride in our hearts makes us resentful and keeps our memory in a constant whirlwind of passion and self-pity. Mother Angelica

Passion, Forgiveness, Hate, Memory, Us

I am a mirror to my neighbor, and in that mirror, he must see a reflection of Jesus. If that mirror is cloudy or distorted, Jesus' reflection will be so vague it will hardly be seen. Mother Angelica

Mirror, I Am, Reflection, See, Neighbor

When we begin to build walls of prejudice, hatred, pride, and self-indulgence around ourselves, we are more surely imprisoned than any prisoner behind concrete walls and iron bars. Mother Angelica

Pride, Walls, Hatred, Prejudice, Build

We live in an age of technology and science that demands proof, and yet we desire mystery. But when God gives us mystery, we seek to destroy it by gross indifference or childish reasoning. Mother Angelica

Science, God, Technology, Age, Live, Us

I am not like a pebble on the beach - a grain of sand on the seashore or just one of millions of human beings past, present and future. No, I am a unique human being loved by God as if I were an only child - the only fruit of his creative powers. Mother Angelica

Future, God, Loved, I Am, Beach, Past

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. Mother Angelica

Life, Family, Giving, Sharing, Backbone

Holiness of life is not the privilege of a chosen few - it is the obligation, the call, and the will of God for every Christian. Mother Angelica

Life, God, Christian, Will, Privilege

God cannot forgive a sinner who does not acknowledge his sin. Mother Angelica

God, Sin, Forgive, Sinner, Cannot, His

God knows Himself and every created thing perfectly. Not a blade of grass or the tiniest insect escapes His eye. Mother Angelica

God, Eye, Grass, Insect, His, Himself

The woman is a gentle, loving bond who encourages, consoles, builds, reconciles, and makes all things new and vibrant. The woman is strength in time of suffering, courageous in failure, intuitive in time of danger. A woman is ingenuous when all fails, resourceful in times of want, and a true helpmate for man. Mother Angelica

Strength, Failure, Time, Man, Woman, New

Every time I say 'no' to a small temptation, I strengthen my will to say 'no' to a greater one. Mother Angelica

Time, Small, Temptation, Say, Will

Our memories are our own, and we cannot blame anything or anyone in the past for any pain dwelling there. If we open the door to them or keep hashing over past incidents in our minds, we have only ourselves to blame. Mother Angelica

Memories, Pain, Past, Blame, Door, Own

There are many who are not guilty of doing anything wrong but very guilty of sins of omission - the things they neglect to do - the good things - the kind, thoughtful words, compassionate thoughts and hopeful attitudes they might have had towards their neighbor. Mother Angelica

Good, Thoughts, Words, Good Things, Kind

Saints are ordinary people who love Jesus, try to be like him, are faithful to the duties of their state in life, sacrifice themselves for their neighbor, and keep their hearts and minds free of this world. Mother Angelica

Life, Love, People, Sacrifice, World

Two of man's basic needs are to love and to share. Both of these needs are satisfied in greater or lesser degree by friendship. Mother Angelica

Friendship, Love, Man, Satisfied, Two

Salvation brings the soul a deep awareness of God's love. Life takes on more meaning, for it now has a purpose. Mother Angelica

Life, Love, God, Soul, Deep, Love Life

Every retarded, deformed, crippled, handicapped, or senile person, who has been baptized, is a powerhouse for good in a wicked world by reason of the grace of God that dwells in his soul. Mother Angelica

Good, God, Soul, Grace, World, Person

My life is such a contradiction. My soul yearns for holiness and then runs from the mortification necessary to attain it. Mother Angelica

Life, Soul, My Life, My Soul, Holiness

Healing and miracles have been a mystery to men of all times. To some, the phenomenon is frightening, while others find it exhilarating. Mother Angelica

Men, Healing, Mystery, Find, Miracles

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

Never, Everyone, Years, Manifest, Thirty

Death at times seems like a dark tunnel to be traveled, and the future seems bleak. Mother Angelica

Future, Death, Dark, Traveled, Like

Each angel that God created was in himself a masterpiece. Each one possessed his own degree of intelligence and his own beauty. Mother Angelica

Beauty, God, Intelligence, Angel, Own

At Baptism, I received grace - that quality that makes me share in the very nature of God. Mother Angelica

Nature, God, Me, Grace, Quality, Share

My failures may be my greatest successes. It is in failure that I have often drawn closer to God, learn to depend more on Him than myself, gained self-knowledge, and seen things in their right perspective. Mother Angelica

Failure, Myself, God, Perspective, Learn

A sacrament is a visible sign of an invisible reality. Mother Angelica

Reality, Invisible, Sign, Sacrament

Obedience is a strong virtue, capable of making me master of my emotions by giving me more strength to conquer my pride as I submit to those above me out of respect for their God-given authority and those below me out of love. Mother Angelica

Love, Strength, Respect, Me, Strong

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