Wednesday, July 20th

Jesus is mysterious. When we approach Him, usually He remains silent. In this silence, what is His attitude towards us? He tells us in the parable of the Good Shepherd: He sees us with His love, He knows us, and even if He remains silent, He knows exactly what we…

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Saturday, July 16th

The title of Mary as our mother is not merely symbolic. Mary is our mother in the most real and lofty sense, a sense which surpasses that of earthly maternity. She begot our life of grace for us because she offered up her entire being, body and soul, as the…

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Thursday, July 14th

He has suffered your committing a thousand ugly offenses and abominations against Him, and this suffering wasn’t enough for Him to cease looking at you. Is it too much to ask you to turn your eyes from these exterior things in order to look at Him sometimes? – St. Teresa…

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Tuesday, July 12th

If you knew how good it is to love God and give Him what He asks, above all when it costs us something, you would not be so slow to listen to me.  At first you will be aware only of the sacrifice, but later you will experience a delightful…

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