Wednesday, September 12th
Souls have much the same struggles to fight. – St. Therese
Souls have much the same struggles to fight. – St. Therese
The Eucharist is truly the sacrament of union and at the same time it is the clearest and most convincing proof that God calls us and pleads with us to come to intimate union with Himself. -Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene, OCD
One attains possession of a knowledge of the cross only when one experiences the cross to the very depths. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
God repays trials very well with divine goods for soul and body – there is not a trial which does not have a corresponding and considerable reward. -St. John of the Cross
If you have to suffer, it means that you are all the more loved. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Is there anything good, beautiful or true that we can think of that would not be in Jesus? -St. Teresa de los Andes
God refuses only the person who does not admit his own weakness; He sends away only the unhappy proud person. You must “hold him” well and strongly, with a poor spirit, with a poor heart, with a life entirely poor…The life of a soul who seeks true happiness clearly and…
A soul united to Jesus and identified with him can do everything. It seems to me that this can be reached only by prayer. – St. Teresa de los Andes
When I accepted the fact that I might spend my life suffering from these troubles and anxieties-which in no way diminished the trust I had in God and served only to increase my faith-I found myself changed all at once. And my soul, until that time always in turmoil, experienced…
Be indifferent in all things; and let it be the same to you to do one thing as to do another, to have one office as to have another. – St. Mary Magdalen de’Pazzi