Spiritual Quote of the Day (St. Anselm of Canterbury, on Justice and Angels)

“The angels are separated between those who adhering to justice enjoy all the goods they wish and those who having abandoned justice lack any good they desire.”—“Doctor of the Church” and “Father of Scholasticism” St. Anselm of Canterbury (c. 1033–1109), Three Philosophical Dialogues: On Truth/On Freedom of Choice/On the Fall of the Devil, translated by Thomas Williams (2002)

Spiritual Quote of the Day (Anselm of Canterbury, Urging ‘Insignificant Man’ To Rest in God)

“Come now, insignificant man, fly for a moment from your affairs, escape for a little while from the tumult of your thoughts. Put aside now your weighty cares and leave your wearisome toils. Abandon yourself for a little to God and rest for a little in Him.”— Italian Benedictine monk, abbot, philosopher, theologian, and “Doctor of the Church” Anselm of Canterbury (d. 1109), Proslogion (“Discourse”) (1078) 

Quote of the Day (St. Anselm, on the ‘Reason for the Hope That Is In Us’)

“Almighty God, who raised up Your servant Anselm to teach the Church of his day to understand its faith in Your eternal Being, perfect justice, and saving mercy, provide Your Church in every age with devout and learned scholars and teachers, that we may be able to give a reason for the hope that is in us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.”—Prayer of St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109), Benedictine monk and founder of medieval Scholasticism