Take time to read and meditate on the following saintly quotes and let them fill you with a spirit of thanksgiving toward your heavenly Father.
St. Paul
“Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
St. Gianna Beretta Molla
“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.”
Pope St. Paul VI
For the Christian as for Jesus, it is a question of living, in thanksgiving to the Father, the human joys, that the Creator gives him.”
St. Ignatius of Loyola
"It seems to me in the light of the Divine Goodness, although others may think differently, that ingratitude is the most abominable of sins and that it should be detested in the sight of our Creator and Lord by all of His creatures who are capable of enjoying His divine and everlasting glory. For it is a forgetting of the gracious benefits and blessings received."
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
“It is the spirit of gratitude which draws down upon us the overflow of God's grace, for no sooner have we thanked Him for one blessing than He hastens to send us ten additional favors in return. Then, when we show our gratitude for these new gifts, He multiplies His benedictions to such a degree that there seems to be a constant stream of divine grace ever coming our way.”
St. Teresa of Calcutta
“Gratitude to God is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy.”
St. Josemaria Escriva
“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. Thank him for everything, because everything is good.”
Let’s strive to make an act of thanksgiving to God every good and bad day, for each day is a gift. And every one of us is called to be united with our Father forever. That alone is enough to inspire daily gratitude.
