These are the quotes/memes posted in the past week to Facebook, Instagram, and “that 140-character thing” (as Pope Francis called it when he was cardinal archbishop of Buenos Aires, though that is not quite accurate now):

Contemplatives in the midst of the world, daring to say that their contemplative life can be lived to the full in the crowded cities or on the highways as well as in a monastery. Some people are surprised at this, but think of Jesus, the greatest contemplative of all, think of his hidden life at Bethlehem and Nazareth, of his public life on the roads. Jesus retired into the desert for only 40 days far from the crowds while he lived 33 years among his people, simply as one of them. He was God, that is true, but he became man to show us the way. — Little Sister Magdeleine of Jesus

If we love our brother, our contemplation will be rich and absorbing… If we love, we shall never turn away from contemplation; we shall thirst for it more and more. — Hans Urs von Balthasar

The missionary must be a “contemplative in action.” He finds answers to problems in the light of God’s word and in personal and community prayer. My contact with representatives of the non-Christian spiritual traditions, particularly those of Asia, has confirmed me in the view that the future of mission depends to a great extent on contemplation. Unless the missionary is a contemplative he cannot proclaim Christ in a credible way. — Pope Saint John Paul II

Mine are the heavens and mine is the earth. Mine are the nations, the just are mine, and mine the sinners. The angels are mine, and the Mother of God, and all things are mine; and God himself is mine and for me, because Christ is mine and all for me. — Saint John of the Cross