Saint Paul of the Cross was the founder of the passionist order. He wrote this fantastic book about the faith, in this thread I'll share with you some of my favourite parts of the book. Let us have an open discussion about the books contents. Let's try not to have arguments about denominations.
Flowers of the Passion
Ethan Morales
Joseph Gutierrez
Suppose that you had fallen into the
river, and that a charitable person threw
himself into the water to save you.
What would you say to such kindness ?
Moreover, suppose that, hardly drawn
from the water, you had been attacked
by assassins, and that your rescuer
again came to your assistance, and saved
your life at the risk of his own. What
would you do in return for such friend
ship ? It is certain that you would do
all in your power to heal the bruises he
received on your account. So ought
we to act towards Christ
Chase Barnes
Hold yourself interiorly on the bosom
of God, in the passive way ; this is the
surest means of losing yourself in God,
passing, however, continually through
the Gate divine, which is Jesus Christ
crucified, making His sufferings yours.
Love teaches all, for the Passion with
its bitter sorrows is the work of infinite
love.
Jace Taylor
The life of the servants of God is a
continual death. For you are dead and
your life is hid with Christ in God.
I desire you to die
in Him in a mystical manner, from day to
day, more perfectly, and to dissipate, in the abyss of the Divinity, all those
little distractions that annoy you.
Ian Johnson
Do not pass a single day without
visiting the God of the tabernacle ; in \
His presence grieve for the irreverences
that He receives from bad Christians,
who repay His love with sacrileges and
basest ingratitude. In reparation for so
many outrages, the loving soul ought to offer herself as a victim, consume herself
in the fire of divine love, offer her praises
to Jesus on the altar, visit Him for
those unhappy souls who fail to do so,
visit Him especially at hours when no
body else pays Him homage.
Jason Allen
Note: Some of what I am quoting comes from letters St Paul sent, that is why the pronouns sometimes change. He wrote to convents ect.
Dominic Bell
Love speaks little.
Julian Gomez
I dwell in spirit at the foot of the
cross.
Tyler Thomas
Your most important business is the
care of your soul. This is why, before
leaving your room in the morning, you
should spend at least a quarter of an
hour in meditating on the life, the Passion, and the death of Our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Oh, what joy will it give to the
blessed in heaven, and what pleasure
to your guardian angel, to see you engaged in mental prayer ! Never omit
this holy exercise.
Austin Cooper
Alas ! we enter easily on the road to
perdition when we neglect prayer.