Quote of the Week, Words Shaped by Charity, Catherine of Siena, 14th Century

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“Let your speech be, as a rule, seasoned with the fire of charity and the zeal of souls.”
—Catherine of Siena (1347–1380)

Source: Catherine of Siena, Letter 16, in The Letters of Catherine of Siena, trans. Vida D. Scudder (London: J. M. Dent, 1905), 1:52.


Reflection: Where might my speech today need to be “seasoned” with greater charity or zeal for another’s good?

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