The quotes posted to social media (Facebook, Instagram, X) this past week moved from the feast day of Catherine of Siena to the singularity of the demand of God, for our love which is shown in being loved (and showing the same love for his other children).

No one saw more clearly the miseries and evils of the men of the Church than Catherine of Siena: “demoni incarnati” [devils incarnate], she said of certain prelates. And yet—no one loved the Church as much. — Charles Journet

Every virtue receives life from love, and love is gained in love, that is, by raising up the eye of our mind to behold how much we are beloved of God. Seeing ourselves loved, we cannot do otherwise than love… So you see that we conceive virtues through God and bring them to birth for our neighbour. — Saint Catherine of Siena

All God wants is our heart. And He is more pleased when we value our uselessness and weakness out of love and reverence for His holy will, than when we do violence to ourselves and perform great works of penance. — Saint Jane Frances de Chantal

We are commanded to love God and our neighbour—both on the same level—no difference. — Saint Teresa of Calcutta

The intimate, divine work achieved in my soul, which I have always been most averse to mention: this is a secret between Jesus and myself, which I have kept and pondered in my heart. — Blessed Dina Bélanger