History in Colour
Final Words GREAT QUOTES BY
CATHOLIC WOMEN
A snapshot from the past, colourised exclusively for The Southern Cross
‘The world doesn’t need what women have, it needs what women are.’ – St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891-1942)
‘We do not hope for no reason. Hope is the reason for itself.’ Original photo: CNS
– Amanda Gorman (b.1998)
‘Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.’ – St Catherine of Siena (1347-80)
‘What you do matters — but not much. What you are matters tremendously.’ – Catherine de Heuck Doherty (1896-1985)
‘Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.’ – St Teresa of Avila (1515-82)
‘We become what we love, and who we love shapes what we become.’ – St Clare of Assisi (1194-1253)
In God’s will, there is great peace.’ – St Josephine Bakhita (1869-1947)
‘I am prepared to suffer more. I know the Lord is with me. He has some plan for me. How can I requite his kindness?’ – St Alphonsa Muttathupadathu (1910-46)
‘Let us make best use of the fleeting moments. They will not return.’ – St Marianne Cope (1838-1918)
‘I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.’ – St Teresa of Kolkatta (1910-97)
‘An idealist who does not try to put his ideals into practice, is not worth much.’ – Edel Quinn (1907-44)
‘Act, and God will act. Work, and he will work.’ – St Joan of Arc (c.1412-31)
‘Women think with their whole bodies and they see things as a whole more than men do.’ – Dorothy Day (1897-1980)
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Pope Pius X is seen in an undated photo. His papacy began on August 4, 1903, and ended with his death on August 20, 1914, just three weeks after World War I broke out. When Pope Pius XII canonised him in 1954, St Pius X became the first pope to be declared a saint since St Pius V in 1712. His feast day is on September 3. Born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto in 1835, Pius X was known for his personal piety, charity and incorruptibility — none of his family members were allowed to benefit from his papacy. Pius promoted the active participation of the faithful in the Mass and encouraged the frequent reception of Holy Communion, also lowering the age for First Communion. But his papacy was also controversial with his single-minded crusade against a vaguely-defined modernism, of which he suspected even future popes, such as his successor, Benedict XV, and the future John XXIII.
The last laugh
W
HILE ON A BUS, A POOR OLD LADY called Radio Veritas, appealing for help. An atheist sitting behind the lady overheard her sad story and, being a good-hearted person, decided to help this struggling woman. He called Radio Veritas to obtain her address, then instructed his secretary to buy a few bags of food, and deliver these to the old lady. “And if the lady asks who sent her these bags of food, tell her it’s from the
devil,” he told his secretary, amused at his own joke. When the secretary arrived at the woman’s home with four bags filled with food, the faithful old lady praised the Lord. Remembering her boss’ instructions, the secretary asked: “But don’t you want to know who sent you the food?” The woman looked at her and said: “That, my child, is not important. Because when God commands, even the devil listens.”
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