Saturday, June 20th
I do not wish to store up merits for heaven, I want to work for Thy Love alone, with the single goal of pleasing Thee, of bringing consolation to Thy Sacred Heart and of saving souls who Thou wilt love eternally. – Pere Jacques
Month: June 2020
Friday, June 19th
We seem to ourselves to be making progress, yet we become weary, for, believe me, we are walking through a mist; it will be fortunate if we do not lose ourselves. Do you think, my daughters, if we could travel from one country to another in eight days, that it…
Thursday, June 18th
Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the spirit of love. -St. John of the Cross
Wednesday, June 17th
The devil does a great deal to incapacitate us when he sees a little fear. -St. Teresa of Avila
Tuesday, June 16th
Our faith is so dead that we desire what we see more than what faith tells us. – St. Teresa of Avila
Monday, June 15th
And so in spite of this trial which robs me of all sense of enjoyment, I can still say: ‘ You have given me O Lord, a delight in Your doings.’ Ps. 91: 5. For is there a greater joy than to suffer for Your love, O my God? The…
Sunday, June 14th
Allow yourself to be taught, allow yourself to receive orders, allow yourself to be subjected and despised, and you will be perfect. -St. John of the Cross
Saturday, June 13th
When you speak with a Lord so great, you should think of Who it is you are addressing and what you yourself are, if only that you may speak to Him with proper respect. How can you address a king with the reverence he deserves unless you are clearly conscious…
Friday, June 12th
Let us go to Him who would have us be wholly His… – St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Thursday, June 11th
When our hearts are free from liking and judging people merely according to their natural gifts we are not held captive by external and changing charms. We are instead free to love people as they really are, and we can penetrate more easily to the core of their personality, their…
Friday, June 19th
We seem to ourselves to be making progress, yet we become weary, for, believe me, we are walking through a mist; it will be fortunate if we do not lose ourselves. Do you think, my daughters, if we could travel from one country to another in eight days, that it…
Thursday, June 18th
Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the spirit of love. -St. John of the Cross
Wednesday, June 17th
The devil does a great deal to incapacitate us when he sees a little fear. -St. Teresa of Avila
Tuesday, June 16th
Our faith is so dead that we desire what we see more than what faith tells us. – St. Teresa of Avila
Monday, June 15th
And so in spite of this trial which robs me of all sense of enjoyment, I can still say: ‘ You have given me O Lord, a delight in Your doings.’ Ps. 91: 5. For is there a greater joy than to suffer for Your love, O my God? The…
Sunday, June 14th
Allow yourself to be taught, allow yourself to receive orders, allow yourself to be subjected and despised, and you will be perfect. -St. John of the Cross
Saturday, June 13th
When you speak with a Lord so great, you should think of Who it is you are addressing and what you yourself are, if only that you may speak to Him with proper respect. How can you address a king with the reverence he deserves unless you are clearly conscious…
Friday, June 12th
Let us go to Him who would have us be wholly His… – St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Thursday, June 11th
When our hearts are free from liking and judging people merely according to their natural gifts we are not held captive by external and changing charms. We are instead free to love people as they really are, and we can penetrate more easily to the core of their personality, their…