Mother Angelica Quotes

Unless you are willing to do the ridiculous, God will not do the miraculous. When you have God, you don’t have to know everything about it; you just do it.

~ Mother Angelica

The Christian experiences and lives a paradox. He possesses joy in sorrow, fulfillment in exile, light in darkness, peace in turmoil, consolation in dryness, contentment in pain and hope in desolation.

~ Mother Angelica

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

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

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

We resemble computers intellectually and animals emotionally.

~ Mother Angelica

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

~ Mother Angelica

To see a friend who has suffered the loss of all things begin again with trust and love, gives us strength to continue on.

~ Mother Angelica

When I try to be patient on my own, my patience is forced and short-lived. It is obvious to everyone that I am desperately trying to be patient.

~ Mother Angelica

The sinner who suddenly realizes God's love for him and then looks at his rejection of that love feels a loss similar to the death of a loved one. A deep void is created in the soul and a loneliness akin to the agony of death.

~ Mother Angelica

I do not ask for the riches that perish or the fame that fades away like a morning mist.

~ Mother Angelica

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

~ Mother Angelica

A family spirit is not always synonymous with family life. Bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh makes for brothers, sisters and relatives, who may be as distant as strangers in a foreign land.

~ Mother Angelica

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

~ Mother Angelica

St. Paul did not want the sufferings encountered by being a Christian to discourage or dishearten anyone. He realized that when the Christian saw the blessings and grace that poured upon him after his trials, he would gain courage to suffer in his turn.

~ Mother Angelica

Is detachment the answer to freedom? No, because detachment is negative - it is to be without. The answer must be positive - I must replace what I have with something better.

~ Mother Angelica

Jesus wants us to trust him to take care of all our yesterdays and tomorrows.

~ Mother Angelica

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

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

When our weaknesses affect health and friendship, we are very much aware of their existence.

~ Mother Angelica

The wisdom of God is so great that He also knows exactly what I would think and do under every possible circumstance and situation, and he placed me in that state of life and situation best suited for my salvation.

~ Mother Angelica

When our neighbor's personality possesses harsh qualities, we show our love by not voluntarily provoking those qualities in any way. Past experience shows us what upsets a person, so in their presence we are careful not to do or say those things that cause anger. We are self-effacing.

~ Mother Angelica

When anyone arouses my anger, I will immediately pray for them and regain my peace of soul.

~ Mother Angelica

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