Thursday, November 21st
Yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled. The Lord will work wonders in me which will even surpass my great desires. -St. Therese
Year: 2019
Wednesday, November 20th
It should be noted here that, when we desire anyone’s affection, we always seek it because of some interest, profit or pleasure of our own….When this truth is put to them, they laugh at the distress which had been assailing them in the past as to whether their affection was…
Tuesday, November 19th
True love grows by sacrifice and the more thoroughly the soul rejects natural satisfaction, the stronger and more detached its tenderness becomes. – St. Therese
Monday, November 18th
Ordinarily this contemplation, which is secret and hidden from the very one who receives it, imparts to the soul, together with the dryness and emptiness it produces in the senses, an inclination to remain alone and in quietude. -St. John of the Cross
Sunday, November 17th
To obtain the granting of requests that we have at heart, there is no better means than that of directing the energy of our prayer to asking for what is most pleasing to God. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Saturday, November 16th
O my God, the more gently you touch, the more you are hidden in the purified souls of those who have made themselves aliens on earth, and whom you hide in the secret of your face. -St. John of the Cross
Friday, November 15th
They dislike praising others and love to be praised themselves; sometimes they seek out such praise. Herein they are like the foolish virgins, who, when their lamps could not be lit, sought oil from others. – St. John of the Cross
Thursday, November 14th
The remembrance of my faults humbles me, and helps me never to rely upon my own strength, which is mere weakness. More than all, it speaks to me of mercy and of love. When a soul with childlike trust casts her faults into Love’s all-devouring furnace, how can they escape…
Wednesday, November 13th
In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction. – St. John of the Cross
Tuesday, November 12th
O illustrious people! Open your eyes for the love of God; behold that the true knights of Jesus Christ and the princes of His Church, a St. Peter and a St. Paul, did not follow the road you follow. Do you think perhaps there will be a new road for…
Wednesday, November 20th
It should be noted here that, when we desire anyone’s affection, we always seek it because of some interest, profit or pleasure of our own….When this truth is put to them, they laugh at the distress which had been assailing them in the past as to whether their affection was…
Tuesday, November 19th
True love grows by sacrifice and the more thoroughly the soul rejects natural satisfaction, the stronger and more detached its tenderness becomes. – St. Therese
Monday, November 18th
Ordinarily this contemplation, which is secret and hidden from the very one who receives it, imparts to the soul, together with the dryness and emptiness it produces in the senses, an inclination to remain alone and in quietude. -St. John of the Cross
Sunday, November 17th
To obtain the granting of requests that we have at heart, there is no better means than that of directing the energy of our prayer to asking for what is most pleasing to God. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Saturday, November 16th
O my God, the more gently you touch, the more you are hidden in the purified souls of those who have made themselves aliens on earth, and whom you hide in the secret of your face. -St. John of the Cross
Friday, November 15th
They dislike praising others and love to be praised themselves; sometimes they seek out such praise. Herein they are like the foolish virgins, who, when their lamps could not be lit, sought oil from others. – St. John of the Cross
Thursday, November 14th
The remembrance of my faults humbles me, and helps me never to rely upon my own strength, which is mere weakness. More than all, it speaks to me of mercy and of love. When a soul with childlike trust casts her faults into Love’s all-devouring furnace, how can they escape…
Wednesday, November 13th
In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction. – St. John of the Cross
Tuesday, November 12th
O illustrious people! Open your eyes for the love of God; behold that the true knights of Jesus Christ and the princes of His Church, a St. Peter and a St. Paul, did not follow the road you follow. Do you think perhaps there will be a new road for…