Saint Patrick Quotes

I always believed in God, I would go to mass most of the time, but I had no idea of the calling to holiness.

Christ beats his drum, but he does not press men; Christ is served with voluntaries.

I am a missionary, heart and soul. God had an only Son, and He was a missionary and a physician. I am a poor, poor imitation of Him, or wish to be. In this service I hope to live; in it I wish to die!

To bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the heathens. .... It was the Lord who put into my mind ... that it would be possible to sail from here to the Indies

I will devote the rest of my life to God’s plan and help to make the rest of the world English.

Missionaries serve to make life better for God's children.

I only hope that He will let me preach to those who have never heard that name Jesus. What else is worthwhile in this life? I have heard of nothing better. 'Lord, send me!'

I began filming 'God Loves Uganda' by first meeting some of the Ugandan and American missionaries who have helped create Uganda's evangelical movement. They were often large-hearted. They were passionate and committed.

I heard the call to give up all and follow Christ into the slums to serve Him among the poorest of the poor. It was an order.

So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.

I will never do anything in my entire life except preach the Gospel.

Give up your good 'Christian' life and follow Jesus

Wherever the fear of God rules in the heart, it will appear both in works of charity and piety, and neither will excuse us from the other.

Let us thank God for having called us to His holy faith. It is a great gift, and the number of those who thank God for it is small.

Not he who scorns the Saviour's yoke Should wear his cross upon the heart.

God gives God-sized dreams to people with God-shaped hearts.

Let us pray, and as we pray, let us make room for Jesus in our hearts.

I think as Christians, we all have the same calling, and that calling is to love God with all our heart, mind, and soul and love others as ourselves and to glorify God in everything that we do.

Had I lived in Palestine, in the days of Jesus of Nazareth, I would have washed his feet, not with my tears, but with my heart's blood!

My faith is the reason I run - it calms my heart and makes everything feel like a lift. My speed is definitely a gift from Him, and I run for His glory. Whatever I do, He allows me to do it.

If God has fit you to be a missionary, I would not have you shrivel down to be a king.

Remember, young men, that purity precedes power. The Lord said, 'But purify your hearts before me; and then go ye into all the world, and preach my gospel unto every creature who has not received it' (D&C 112:28). Missionaries discover this very early in their missions and make every effort to be worthy so they can serve with power.

I am a missionary, heart and soul.

You have been saying much about Dr. Carey and his work. When I am gone, say nothing about Dr. Carey; speak about Dr. Carey's Saviour.

I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.