“Many want to preach against sin, but they do not know that before giving bitter medicine to the sick, they must sweeten it. That is why you should first preach my Rosary; if you do so, your words will bear much fruit for souls.”— Our Lady to Saint Dominic
“Pray as much as you can for the dying. By your entreaties, obtain for them trust in My mercy, because they have most need of trust, and have it the least. Be assured that the grace of eternal salvation for certain souls in their final moment depends on your prayer.”
— Jesus to Saint Faustina, Diary, 811
“You say it is impossible to pray for your great-grandfather. But God is not limited by time. In His eyes everything is present. Therefore your prayer can help him at the moment of his death.” — Saint Padre Pio
“The grace of final conversion is sometimes granted at the last moment. Outwardly, it seems as though everything were lost, but it is not so. The soul, illumined by a powerful final grace, turns to God in its last moment with such a power of love that in an instant it receives from God forgiveness of sins and punishment, while outwardly it shows no sign either of repentance or of contrition, because souls at that stage no longer react to external things. Oh, how beyond comprehension is God’s mercy!” — Saint Faustina
“Prayer is the great means of salvation and of perfection.” — St. Alphonsus Liguori
“Prayer is the best weapon we have; it is the key to God’s heart.” — St. Padre Pio
“Nothing is more powerful than prayer.”
— St. John Chrysostom
“If I could go to the top of a mountain and speak to all the world, I would cry out: Pray, pray, pray!” — Bl. Mary of Jesus Crucified
“Prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.” — St. Teresa of Avila