The Devil Hates Latin Quotes

“There is something else lacking,” echoed Sister Mary Grace, her chin lifted. Beside her, Sister Benedicta nodded vehemently. “And that is the courage to teach the truth, and to reach out to all those who need us so badly.”
― Katharine Galgano, The Devil Hates Latin

“And what is lacking also is Beauty,”
― Katharine Galgano, The Devil Hates Latin

“Parents should not take all the blame for this,” interjected the Bishop. “We are guilty, too, priests and religious. We have been too concerned with social justice in the name of Christ. In doing so, we have neglected our duty to teach the true Faith.”
― Katharine Galgano, The Devil Hates Latin

“Dominus noster ad templum sanctum suum vocare dignatus est,”under the cover of darkness, the Head could hear Father Paul’s voice droning on steadily in the hated Latin.  He could also hear shuffling and soft footsteps somewhere quite near him. It was a sound that made his skin crawl.”
― Katharine Galgano, The Devil Hates Latin

“Cardinal Portland was praying, clicking through the worn wooden beads of the old rosary his father had left behind when he died. The Cardinal’s father had been a daily communicant since his conversion to Catholicism after he’d returned from wartime service. He’d been in the infantry in the Philippines, and was deeply affected by the faith of the people there. In”
― Katharine Galgano, The Devil Hates Latin

“More than once he’d had to resist the overwhelming urge to bolt – out of that baroque confessional, out of that ancient church, into the freedom of the streets of Rome. When the urge was upon him, his anxiety skyrocketed, his breath grew short. On the other side of the grille, Father Paul had recognized the symptoms of a small demon under stress. “Phillip,” he’d said quietly, “you must have courage.”
― Katharine Galgano, The Devil Hates Latin