Intense love does not measure; it just gives

Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.

Jesuit theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin said, "The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others." Anyone who has unselfishly helped another person knows this to be true.

And what more sublime delight than to... share our bread with one to whom misfortune has left none!

This is not my house; it is the house of Jesus Christ. This door does not demand of him who enters whether he has a name, but whether he has a grief. You suffer, you are hungry and thirsty; you are welcome. And do not thank me; do not say that I receive you in my house. No one is at home here, except the man who needs a refuge. I say to you, who are passing by, that you are much more at home here than I am myself.

Give because you love to give - as the flower pours forth its perfume.

Whenever somebody reaches above their own limitations - I always tell people, the best time to go give is when you have nothing.

If thou hast abundance, give alms accordingly: if thou have but a little, be not afraid to give according to that little.

When thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.

Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.

It is not from your own goods that you give to the beggar; it is a portion of his own that you are restoring to him. The Earth belongs to all. So you are paying back a debt and think you are making a gift to which you are not bound.

Giving sacrificially also means giving the best. If we have two blankets and someone needs one of them, sacrificial giving hands over the better of the two. Sadly, much of our "giving" is merely discarding. Donating secondhand goods to church rummage sales