Solemnity is proper in church, but things that are proper in church are not necessarily proper outside, and vice versa. For example, I can say a prayer while washing my teeth, but that does not mean I should wash my teeth in church.
— CS Lewis
We should pray when we are in a praying mood, for it would be sinful to neglect so fair an opportunity. We should pray when we are not in a proper mood, for it would be dangerous to remain in so unhealthy a condition.
— Donald Whitney
Let that be deemed a proper Eucharist which is administered either by the bishop or by one to whom he has entrusted it.
— Scott Hahn
In the prophetic tradition the continual insistence is that trusting relationships and not tradable commodities are the proper category for communion with God.
— Walter Brueggemann
As a good wine must be kept in a good cask, so a wholesome body is the proper foundation for a well-appointed inner ground.