10 - Sayings of Catherine McAuley
Catherine was well known for her Irish wit, her sense of joy and her down-to-earth common sense. She was a great letter writer and we have over 300 of her letters which her Sisters treasured and which we can still read today. Each of the sayings presented here on this wall, was written by Catherine to her Sisters.
What does each one tell you about who Catherine was and what mattered to her?
Take some time to ponder each saying in your heart.
Does Catherine have a special message for you today?
Image: © Marie Henderson rsm
Great tenderness in all things.
Great tenderness in all things.
“Our Centre is God
from whom all our actions should spring as from their source.”
“The poor need help today
not next week.”
Love of God and love of neighbour are cause and effect.
Love of God and love of neighbour are cause and effect.
“Great tenderness
in all things”
Generosity is not in bestowing gifts... but in bestowing ourselves.
Generosity is not in bestowing gifts... but in bestowing ourselves.
“Generosity is not in bestowing gifts
... but in bestowing ourselves.”
“It is better to relieve a hundred imposters, if there be any such, than to suffer one really distressed person to be sent away empty.”
It is better to relieve a hundred imposters, if there be any such, than to suffer one really distressed person to be sent away empty.
It is better to relieve a hundred imposters, if there be any such, than to suffer one really distressed person to be sent away empty.
“Love of God
and love of neighbour
are cause and effect.”
