Marmion on Holiness

“From his seminary days the priest must be convinced of the real sanctity to which he is called. As time goes on he will maintain and develop this conviction by a life of prayer and of devotion” Blessed Columba Marmion

Marmion on Study

“We must apply ourselves to study with the intention of working for the Kingdom of God and His Glory; for the Church; in order to defend the deposit of faith against all attacks, in order to preserve the faith of people in all its purity and in all its vigour and, finally, in order to fill our own minds with the knowledge of Jesus Christ and of his incomparable mysteries.” Blessed Columba Marmion

Marmion on the Prayer of Priests

“Believe me, whatever may be your talents, your knowledge, and your enthusiasm when you begin your ministry, unless you are men of prayer, you will do nothing worth while… The Saints who accomplished great things for love of God delighted certainly in devotedness and in action, but they were also men of prayer; look at St. Benedict, St. Francis Xavier, St. Charles Borromeo, St. Francis de Sales, St. Alphonsus Liguori, the Cure d’Ars; they all spent hours conversing with God."