Monday, January 15th
There is no room for the boundless gifts of God save in a heart that is empty and solitary, and they enter none but such a heart. – St. John of the Cross
Year: 2018
Sunday, January 14th
Have great confidence, for it is necessary not to hold back one’s desires, but to believe in God that if we try we shall little by little, even though it may not be soon, reach the state the saints did with His help. For if they had never determined to…
Saturday, January 13th
If the soul then does as much as it can on its own part, namely if it succeeds in being empty and dispossessed of all things, it is impossible that God should fail to do His part by communicating Himself to it, at least in secret silence: more impossible even…
Friday, January 12th
We have to be on our guard against wanting to judge for ourselves what point we have reached in the way of pure love. Only God knows this. What we recognize of ourselves, also of our faults and failings, is only the illuminated part on the surface. The deep roots…
Thursday, January 11th
Reflect upon the providence and wisdom of God in all created things and praise Him in them all. -St. Teresa of Avila
Wednesday, January 10th
So the person no longer gets annoyed and upset at herself because of her faults, not at her neighbor because of his, nor will she be displeased at God and disrespectfully quarrelsome for not making her good at once! -St. John of the Cross
Tuesday, January 9th
Remember that you have but one soul and have but once to die; no more than one short life, which is yours and yours only; that there is but one glory and that is eternal. – St. Teresa of Avila
Monday, January 8th
The end cannot be reached without adopting the means, and since Our Lord had made me understand that it was through the cross He would give me souls, the more crosses I encountered the stronger became my attraction to suffering. -St. Therese
Sunday, January 7th
…Sunday must be a great door through which celestial life can enter into everyday life, and strength for the work of the entire week, and how the great feasts, holidays, and seasons of lent, lived though in the spirit of the Church permit the soul to mature the more from…
Saturday, January 6th
Since man’s life on earth is a time of trial and all who would live devotedly in Christ must undergo persecution and the devil your foe is on the prowl like a roaring lion looking for prey to devour, you must use every care to clothe yourselves in God’s armor…
Sunday, January 14th
Have great confidence, for it is necessary not to hold back one’s desires, but to believe in God that if we try we shall little by little, even though it may not be soon, reach the state the saints did with His help. For if they had never determined to…
Saturday, January 13th
If the soul then does as much as it can on its own part, namely if it succeeds in being empty and dispossessed of all things, it is impossible that God should fail to do His part by communicating Himself to it, at least in secret silence: more impossible even…
Friday, January 12th
We have to be on our guard against wanting to judge for ourselves what point we have reached in the way of pure love. Only God knows this. What we recognize of ourselves, also of our faults and failings, is only the illuminated part on the surface. The deep roots…
Thursday, January 11th
Reflect upon the providence and wisdom of God in all created things and praise Him in them all. -St. Teresa of Avila
Wednesday, January 10th
So the person no longer gets annoyed and upset at herself because of her faults, not at her neighbor because of his, nor will she be displeased at God and disrespectfully quarrelsome for not making her good at once! -St. John of the Cross
Tuesday, January 9th
Remember that you have but one soul and have but once to die; no more than one short life, which is yours and yours only; that there is but one glory and that is eternal. – St. Teresa of Avila
Monday, January 8th
The end cannot be reached without adopting the means, and since Our Lord had made me understand that it was through the cross He would give me souls, the more crosses I encountered the stronger became my attraction to suffering. -St. Therese
Sunday, January 7th
…Sunday must be a great door through which celestial life can enter into everyday life, and strength for the work of the entire week, and how the great feasts, holidays, and seasons of lent, lived though in the spirit of the Church permit the soul to mature the more from…
Saturday, January 6th
Since man’s life on earth is a time of trial and all who would live devotedly in Christ must undergo persecution and the devil your foe is on the prowl like a roaring lion looking for prey to devour, you must use every care to clothe yourselves in God’s armor…