On his feast day, some quotes from the Doctor of the Church:

• “Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.”

• “Knowledge puffs up, but charity edifies.”

• “Beauty grows in you to the extent that love grows, because charity itself is the soul’s beauty.”

• “Charity is the root of all good works.”

• “The members of Christ, many though they be, are bound to one another by the ties of charity and peace under the one Head, who is our Savior Himself, and form one man.”