Sunday, June 10th
A Praise of Glory is a silent soul, which remains like a lyre beneath the mysterious touch of the Holy Spirit, so that He may call forth divine harmonies from it. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Month: June 2018
Saturday, June 9th
The good God says to me, “Give always without concerning yourself with results.” -St. Therese
Friday, June 8th
Keep in mind what the apostle St. James says: If any man thinks himself to be religious and does not control his tongue, that man’s religion is useless.” (James 1:26) This is to be understood of inward as well as outward chatter. -St. John of the Cross
Thursday, June 7th
Terrible trials are suffered because we don’t understand ourselves, and that which isn’t bad at all but good we think is a serious fault. This lack of knowledge causes the afflictions of many people who engage in prayer; complaints about interior trials, at least to a great extent, by people…
Wednesday, June 6th
Where would your merit be if you fought only when you felt courage? What does it matter if you have none provided that you act as if you had! If you feel too lazy to pick up a bit of thread, and you nonetheless do it for the love of…
Tuesday, June 5th
‘Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear, forget your people and your father’s house, and the king will desire your beauty’. It seems that this appeal is an invitation to silence; ‘listen … incline your ear …’. But to hear, one must forget the house of one’s father, that…
Monday, June 4th
Aware of their own dryness and wretchedness, the thought of them being more advanced than others does not even occur in its first movements. – St. John of the Cross
Sunday, June 3rd
To make the Eucharist part of one’s own life means to go beyond the limitations of one’s own life and to graft oneself onto the immensity of Christ’s life. He who visits the Lord in His house will not always want to bother Him about his own affairs, but will…
Saturday, June 2nd
Peace is not given to us just for ourselves alone. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Friday, June 1st
I am resolved to give complete obedience in everything without exception, not only to my superiors, but also to my equals and inferiors, so as to learn from you, my God, who made yourself obedient in far more difficult circumstances than those in which I find myself. – St. Teresa…
Saturday, June 9th
The good God says to me, “Give always without concerning yourself with results.” -St. Therese
Friday, June 8th
Keep in mind what the apostle St. James says: If any man thinks himself to be religious and does not control his tongue, that man’s religion is useless.” (James 1:26) This is to be understood of inward as well as outward chatter. -St. John of the Cross
Thursday, June 7th
Terrible trials are suffered because we don’t understand ourselves, and that which isn’t bad at all but good we think is a serious fault. This lack of knowledge causes the afflictions of many people who engage in prayer; complaints about interior trials, at least to a great extent, by people…
Wednesday, June 6th
Where would your merit be if you fought only when you felt courage? What does it matter if you have none provided that you act as if you had! If you feel too lazy to pick up a bit of thread, and you nonetheless do it for the love of…
Tuesday, June 5th
‘Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear, forget your people and your father’s house, and the king will desire your beauty’. It seems that this appeal is an invitation to silence; ‘listen … incline your ear …’. But to hear, one must forget the house of one’s father, that…
Monday, June 4th
Aware of their own dryness and wretchedness, the thought of them being more advanced than others does not even occur in its first movements. – St. John of the Cross
Sunday, June 3rd
To make the Eucharist part of one’s own life means to go beyond the limitations of one’s own life and to graft oneself onto the immensity of Christ’s life. He who visits the Lord in His house will not always want to bother Him about his own affairs, but will…
Saturday, June 2nd
Peace is not given to us just for ourselves alone. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Friday, June 1st
I am resolved to give complete obedience in everything without exception, not only to my superiors, but also to my equals and inferiors, so as to learn from you, my God, who made yourself obedient in far more difficult circumstances than those in which I find myself. – St. Teresa…