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Catherine of Siena [1347-1380]
Rank: 106
Theologian, Philosopher


Saint Catherine of Siena, T.O.S.D., was a tertiary of the Dominican Order and a Scholastic philosopher and theologian. She also worked to bring the papacy of Gregory XI back to Rome from its displacement in France and to establish peace among the Italian city-states. 


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The poison of selfishness destroys the world.
101
The soul, who is lifted by a very great and yearning desire for the honor of God and the salvation of souls, begins by exercising herself, for a certain space of time, in the ordinary virtues, remaining in the cell of self-knowledge, in order to know better the goodness of God towards her.
102
As the hart desires the spring of living water, so my soul desires to leave the prison of this dark body and see You in truth.
103
You, Eternal Trinity, are my Creator, and I am the work of Your hands, and I know through the new creation which You have given me in the blood of Your Son, that You are enamored of the beauty of Your workmanship.
104
In the light of faith I am strong, constant, and persevering.
105
Build a cell inside your mind, from which you can never flee.
106

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