Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and who can better teach us about true gratitude than the saints!
These holy men and women lived their lives in a spirit of humility and thankfulness to God. They saw the gifts that they had and knew that it was their responsibility to use them and proclaim Jesus’ love to the world.
Here are 8 saint quotes to help you reflect on gratitude this November:
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“To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything.” - Thomas Merton
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“Remember the past with gratitude. Live the present with enthusiasm. Look forward to the future with confidence.” –St. John Paul II
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“O God, grant that whatever good things I have, I may share generously with those who have not, and whatever good things I do not have, I may request humbly from those who do.” – St. Thomas Aquinas
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“The secret of happiness is to live moment by moment and to thank God for what He is sending us every day in His goodness.” – St. Gianna Beretta Molla.
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“No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.” - St. Ambrose
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“Jesus does not demand great action from us but simply surrender and gratitude.” - St. Therèse of Lisieux.
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“Get used to lifting your heart to God, in acts of thanksgiving, many times a day. Because he gives you this and that. Because you have been despised. Because you haven’t what you need or because you have. Because he made his Mother so beautiful, his Mother who is also your Mother. Because he created the sun and the moon and this animal and that plant. Because he made that man eloquent and you he left tongue-tied … Thank him for everything, because everything is good.” –St. Josemaria Escriva.
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“In all created things discern the providence and wisdom of God, and in all things give Him thanks.” - St. Teresa of Avila
