Sunday, February 26th
Preserve a loving attentiveness to God with no desire to feel or understand any particular thing concerning Him. -St. John of the Cross
Preserve a loving attentiveness to God with no desire to feel or understand any particular thing concerning Him. -St. John of the Cross
I cannot say I love suffering in itself, but I love it because it conforms me to Him who is my Bridegroom and my Love. Oh, you see, that bestows such sweet peace, such profound joy on the soul, and you end up putting your happiness in everything that is…
Fear nothing and be ever joyous…The love of God raises us above our weaknesses. It is He who renders us strong and intrepid. – Bl. Anne of St. Bartholomew
And how right the devil is to direct his attacks so that the soul give up prayer! The traitor knows that he has lost the soul that practices prayer perseveringly and that all the falls he helps it to take assist it afterward, through the goodness of God, to make…
I desire to fulfill perfectly Your will, and to reach the degree of glory You have prepared for me in Your kingdom. In a word, I wish to be holy, but, knowing how helpless I am, I beseech You, my God, to be Yourself my holiness. -St.Therese
Let there be nothing we know of which it would be a service to the Lord for us to do, and which, with His help, we would not venture to take in hand. I should like that kind of venturesomeness to be found in this house, as it always increases…
For love is the genuine fruit of prayer when prayer is rooted in humility. -St. Teresa of Avila
I leave to great souls and lofty minds the beautiful books I cannot understand, much less put into practice and I rejoice that I am little because children alone and those who resemble them will be admitted to the heavenly banquet. I am glad that there are many mansions in…
If a person wishes to gain freedom of spirit and not be always troubled, let him begin by not being frightened by the cross, and he will see how the Lord also helps him carry it. -St. Teresa of Avila
O my God, Trinity whom I adore; help me to forget myself entirely that I may be established in You as still and as peaceful as if my soul were already in eternity. May nothing trouble my peace or make me leave You, O my Unchanging One, but may each…