Wednesday, July 13th
For this reason, the purer, simpler, and more perfect the general knowledge is, the darker it seems to be and the less the intellect perceives. -St. John of the Cross
Year: 2016
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…
Monday, July 11th
It seems to me that if our sacrifices take Jesus captive, our joys make Him prisoner too. All that is needed to attain this is that, instead of giving ourselves over to selfish happiness, we offer to our Spouse the little joys He scatters in our path to charm our…
Sunday, July 10th
Jesus is love. He loves us with an infinite love and at the same time with a human love. What joy it is to know that we are never strangers to him. – Ven. Fr. Marie-Eugene
Saturday, July 9th
It is noteworthy that this general knowledge is at times so delicate (especially when purer, simpler, and more perfect), spiritual, and interior that the soul does not perceive or feel it, even though employed with it. – St. John of the Cross
Friday, July 8th
…if you see a person praised, the Lord wants you to be much happier than if you yourself were being praised. This, indeed, is easy, for if you have humility you will feel sorry to see yourself praised. But this happiness that comes when the virtues of the Sisters are…
Thursday, July 7th
In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction. – St. John of the Cross
Wednesday, July 6th
He teaches during the brief moments we spend in prayer; however lukewarm these moments may be, God esteems them highly. – St. Teresa of Avila
Tuesday, July 5th
Like the blind, they must lean on dark faith, accept it for their guide and light, and rest on nothing of what they understand, taste, feel, or imagine. – St. John of the Cross
Monday, July 4th
Do not let your weakness make you unhappy. When, in the morning, we feel no courage or strength for the practice of virtue, it is really a grace: it is the time to ‘lay the ax to the root of the trees,’ (Matt. 3:10) relying upon Jesus alone. If we…
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…
Monday, July 11th
It seems to me that if our sacrifices take Jesus captive, our joys make Him prisoner too. All that is needed to attain this is that, instead of giving ourselves over to selfish happiness, we offer to our Spouse the little joys He scatters in our path to charm our…
Sunday, July 10th
Jesus is love. He loves us with an infinite love and at the same time with a human love. What joy it is to know that we are never strangers to him. – Ven. Fr. Marie-Eugene
Saturday, July 9th
It is noteworthy that this general knowledge is at times so delicate (especially when purer, simpler, and more perfect), spiritual, and interior that the soul does not perceive or feel it, even though employed with it. – St. John of the Cross
Friday, July 8th
…if you see a person praised, the Lord wants you to be much happier than if you yourself were being praised. This, indeed, is easy, for if you have humility you will feel sorry to see yourself praised. But this happiness that comes when the virtues of the Sisters are…
Thursday, July 7th
In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction. – St. John of the Cross
Wednesday, July 6th
He teaches during the brief moments we spend in prayer; however lukewarm these moments may be, God esteems them highly. – St. Teresa of Avila
Tuesday, July 5th
Like the blind, they must lean on dark faith, accept it for their guide and light, and rest on nothing of what they understand, taste, feel, or imagine. – St. John of the Cross
Monday, July 4th
Do not let your weakness make you unhappy. When, in the morning, we feel no courage or strength for the practice of virtue, it is really a grace: it is the time to ‘lay the ax to the root of the trees,’ (Matt. 3:10) relying upon Jesus alone. If we…