Every July 20, Argentina celebrates Friend’s Day, a date to remember the importance of the ties of friendship that accompany us in our lives.
In this regard, the Old Testament says: “A faithful friend is a safe refuge: he who finds him has found a treasure. A faithful friend is priceless, there is no way to estimate its value. “A faithful friend is a balm of life, found by those who fear the Lord.”
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And Jesus himself highlights the importance of friendship. The Gospel says: “There is no greater love than to give one’s life for one’s friends.”
Following the model of Jesus, and seeking to imitate his heart, many saints throughout history have turned their gaze and their words to this great treasure that is friendship.
Today we share with you eight phrases from saints that will serve to reflect, pray, thank you for friendship and honor your friends.
1. “Whoever loves someone with the love of friendship, wants the good for the person he loves as he wants it for himself.” Saint Thomas of Aquino.
2. “He who is lenient with us is not always our friend, nor is he who punishes us our enemy. Better the wounds of a friend than the deceitful kisses of the enemy. Better to love with severity than to deceive with gentleness.” San Agustin.
3. “Love all men with a great love of Christian charity, but do not maintain friendships except with people with whom living together can help you, and the more perfect these relationships are, the more perfect your friendship will be.” Saint Francis de Sales.
4. “Friendship is so true and so vital that nothing more holy and advantageous can be desired in the world.” San Agustin.
5. “Love is the origin and source of friendship. “There can be love without friendship, but friendship without love, never.” Saint Elred of Rieval.
6. “It does us a lot of good, when we suffer, to have friendly hearts, whose echo responds to our pain.” Saint Therese of Lisieux.
7. “Friendship is the most authentic fulfillment of the person.” Saint Teresa of Avila.
8. “Words of friendship and comfort may be short and succinct, but their echo has no end.” Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
Juliet Villar
I am a journalist, with a degree in communication from the National University of La Matanza in Argentina. I have work experience in non-governmental organizations. Since 2016 I have been dedicated to Catholic journalism, first at the Argentine Catholic Information Agency (AICA) and, since 2022, as ACI Prensa correspondent for Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Bolivia.