Quotes from Mother Angelica
Every time I say 'no' to a small temptation, I strengthen my will to say 'no' to a greater one.
— Mother Angelica
Remember, vote for life. It may be your own.
— Mother Angelica
Holiness of life is not the privilege of a chosen few - it is the obligation, the call, and the will of God for every Christian.
— Mother Angelica
Love is an emotional feeling on a human level and a faith experience on a supernatural level.
— Mother Angelica
Neighbors are competitors instead of partners, suspicious instead of trustful, indifferent instead of helpful, cold instead of loving, greedy instead of generous. We no longer consider ourselves living in neighborhoods, but only as living next to 'hoods.'
— Mother Angelica
Jesus was loyal to his apostles, with full knowledge of their cowardice. He was loyal to the poor, accepting the criticism of the Pharisees, so the destitute would never feel deserted. He was loyal to his father, accomplishing his will even unto death.
— 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
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
To a pagan, there is no purpose to suffering. As a result, he lives a life of loneliness and frustration.
— Mother Angelica
Faith is one foot on the ground, one foot in the air, and a queasy feeling in the stomach.
— Mother Angelica
Every Christian is important - important to God, to the world, and to the kingdom.
— Mother Angelica
We often forget that everything we see, animate or inanimate, is a visual manifestation of the work of our invisible God. We have become so accustomed to trees, mountains, sky, air, water, flowers, animals, vegetables and people that we no longer see them for what they are - God's work.
— Mother Angelica