Catherine of Siena
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Biography
Caterina di Jacopo di Benincasa, TOSD, known as Catherine of Siena, was an Italian Catholic mystic and diplomat who engaged in papal and Italian politics through extensive letter-writing and advocacy. Canonized in 1461, she is revered as a saint and as a Doctor of the Church due to her extensive theological authorship.
"The path to heaven lies through heaven, and all the way to heaven is heaven."
"Catherine of Siena was only six years old when Jesus appeared to her dressed majestically as the Supreme Pontiff, with three crowns on his head and a red cloak, flanked by St. Peter, St. John, and St. Paul. She devoted herself to serving the Church and, in particular, the clergy and the Pope."
"Proclaim the truth and do not be silent through fear."
"Turn over the rudder in God's name, and sail with the wind heaven sends us."
"Take my heart and squeeze it out over the face of Your Bride, the Church."
"Oh, let us lose our milk teeth and cut instead the strong teeth of hate and love."
"All the way to heaven is heaven, because Jesus said, "I am the way."
"Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring."
"Be strong and kill yourself with the sword of hate and love, then you will not hear the insults and abuse which the enemies of the Church throw at you. Your eyes will not see anything which seems impossible, or the sufferings which may follow, but only the light of faith, and in that light everything is possible; and remember God never lays greater burdens on us than we can bear."
"The soul, who is lifted by a very great and yearning desire for the honor of God and the salvation of souls, begins by exercising herself, for a certain space of time, in the ordinary virtues, remaining in the cell of self-knowledge, in order to know better the goodness of God towards her."