Mother Angelica
"I am not like a pebble on the beach - a grain of sand on the seashore or just one of millions of human beings past, present and future. No, I am a unique human being loved by God as if I were an only child - the only fruit of his creative powers."
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"I am not like a pebble on the beach - a grain of sand on the seashore or just one of millions of human beings past, present and future. No, I am a unique human being loved by God as if I were an only child - the only fruit of his creative powers."
"لستُ كحصاةٍ على الشاطئ، أو ذرة رملٍ على الساحل، ولا مجرد واحدٍ من ملايين البشر عبر الماضي والحاضر والمستقبل. كلا، بل أنا كائنٌ بشريٌّ فريد، أحبني الله كأنني طفله الوحيد، وثمرة قدرته الخلاقة الأوحد."
Mother Angelica
"When anyone arouses my anger, I will immediately pray for them and regain my peace of soul."
"متى ما أثار أحدهم غضبي، سأبادر بالدعاء له لأستعيد سكينة روحي."
Mother Angelica
"When our neighbor's personality possesses harsh qualities, we show our love by not voluntarily provoking those qualities in any way. Past experience shows us what upsets a person, so in their presence we are careful not to do or say those things that cause anger. We are self-effacing."
"حين تتسم طباع جارنا بحدة، نُظهر محبتنا بأن لا نستفز تلك الطباع عن قصد بأي وجه. فالتجارب السابقة تُرينا ما يضيق صدر المرء، لذا نتحاشى في حضرتهم الأفعال والأقوال التي تثير حنقه. نُغفل ذواتنا."
Mother Angelica
"The wisdom of God is so great that He also knows exactly what I would think and do under every possible circumstance and situation, and he placed me in that state of life and situation best suited for my salvation."
"إن عظمة حكمة الله تبلغ مبلغًا يعلم فيه تمامًا ما كنت سأفكر فيه وأفعله تحت كل ظرف وموقف ممكن، وقد وضعني في الحالة والمقام الأنسب لخلاصي."
Mother Angelica
"When our weaknesses affect health and friendship, we are very much aware of their existence."
"عندما تمسّ عيوبنا صحتنا وصداقاتنا، ندركها إدراكًا عميقًا."
Mother Angelica
"Two of man's basic needs are to love and to share. Both of these needs are satisfied in greater or lesser degree by friendship."
"من الحاجات الأساسية للإنسان أن يحب وأن يشارك، وكلا هاتين الحاجتين تلبيان، بدرجة أو بأخرى، بالصداقة."
Mother Angelica
"Our lack of forgiveness makes us hate, and our lack of compassion makes us hard-hearted. Pride in our hearts makes us resentful and keeps our memory in a constant whirlwind of passion and self-pity."
"إن عدم مسامحتنا يورثنا الكراهية، وقلة شفقتنا تقسي قلوبنا. أما الكبر في صدورنا فيجعلنا حاقدين، ويُبقي ذاكرتنا في دوامة لا تنقطع من الهوى ورثاء الذات."
Mother Angelica
"Jesus wants us to trust him to take care of all our yesterdays and tomorrows."
"يريدنا يسوع أن نثق به ليعتني بكل ماضينا ومستقبلنا."
Mother Angelica
"Is detachment the answer to freedom? No, because detachment is negative - it is to be without. The answer must be positive - I must replace what I have with something better."
"هل التجرد هو سبيل الحرية؟ كلا، لأن التجرد سلبي؛"
Mother Angelica
"St. Paul did not want the sufferings encountered by being a Christian to discourage or dishearten anyone. He realized that when the Christian saw the blessings and grace that poured upon him after his trials, he would gain courage to suffer in his turn."
Mother Angelica
"Salvation brings the soul a deep awareness of God's love. Life takes on more meaning, for it now has a purpose."
"الخلاص يمنح الروح إدراكاً عميقاً لمحبة الله. وتكتسب الحياة معنى أعمق، إذ بات لها غاية."
Mother Angelica
"A family spirit is not always synonymous with family life. Bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh makes for brothers, sisters and relatives, who may be as distant as strangers in a foreign land."
"روح العائلة ليست مرادفًا دائمًا للحياة العائلية. فمن عظمنا ولحمنا يتكون الإخوة والأخوات والأقارب، وقد يكونون أبعد من الغرباء في أرض غريبة."
Mother Angelica
"Each angel that God created was in himself a masterpiece. Each one possessed his own degree of intelligence and his own beauty."
"كل ملاك خلقه الله كان تحفة فنية بذاته، يمتلك درجته الخاصة من الذكاء وجماله الفريد."
Mother Angelica
"I do not ask for the riches that perish or the fame that fades away like a morning mist."
Mother Angelica
"The sinner who suddenly realizes God's love for him and then looks at his rejection of that love feels a loss similar to the death of a loved one. A deep void is created in the soul and a loneliness akin to the agony of death."
Mother Angelica
"When I try to be patient on my own, my patience is forced and short-lived. It is obvious to everyone that I am desperately trying to be patient."
Mother Angelica
"To see a friend who has suffered the loss of all things begin again with trust and love, gives us strength to continue on."
Mother Angelica
"At Baptism, I received grace - that quality that makes me share in the very nature of God."
Mother Angelica
"My failures may be my greatest successes. It is in failure that I have often drawn closer to God, learn to depend more on Him than myself, gained self-knowledge, and seen things in their right perspective."
Mother Angelica
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