Quote of the Day (Archbishop Sheen, on the ‘Purpose of Prayer’)

“Prayer, then, is not just the informing of God of our needs, for He already knows them.  ‘You have a Father in Heaven Who knows that you need them all.’ (Matt. 6: 32.) Rather, the purpose of prayer is to give Him the opportunity to bestow the gifts He will give us when we are ready to accept them. It is not the eye which makes the light of the sun surround us; it is not the lung which makes the air envelop us. The light of the sun is there if we do not close our eyes to it, and the air is there for our lungs if we do not hold our breath. God's blessings are there - if we do not rebel against His Will to give.” —Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Lift Up Your Heart (1950)

Quote of the Day (Archbishop Sheen, on the Saints)

“The illiterate in a village will point with pride to the one man who can read and write; through him, they derive their education vicariously. The Saints fulfill such a spiritual role in humanity -- through them, some satisfaction is made vicariously for the failings of us all. As soldiers offer their lives that the non-combatants can preserve political freedom in time, so these soldiers of Christ sacrifice their lives that others may enjoy their spiritual freedom in eternity.”—Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Lift Up Your Heart (1950)

Quote of the Day (Archbishop Sheen, on Faith, Hope and Love in Heaven)

“Faith and Hope will disappear in Heaven—for there is no need of Faith when we see, no need of Hope when we possess. But Love endures forever.”—Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Lift Up Your Heart (1950)