Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Rose of Lima

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a saint Rose of Lima.

Last updated on December 18, 2024.

Rose of Lima was a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in Lima, Peru, who became known for both her life of severe penance and her care of the poverty stricken of the city through her own private efforts. Rose of Lima was born to a noble family and is the patron saint of embroidery, gardening and cultivation of blooming flowers. A lay member of the Dominican Order, she was declared a saint by the Catholic Church, being the first person born in the Americas to be canonized as such.

Saint | April 20, 1586 - August 24, 1617

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The gifts of grace increase as the sorrows increase.

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Without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of Grace. The gift of Grace increases as the struggle increases.

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If only mortals would learn how great it is to possess divine grace, how beautiful, how noble, how precious. How many riches it hides within itself, how many joys and delights! No one would complain about his cross or about troubles that may happen to him, if he would come to know the scales on which they are weighed when they are distributed to men.

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When we serve the poor and the sick we serve Jesus. We must not fail to help our neighbors, because in them we serve Jesus.

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Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.

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