Wednesday, April 15th
A soul that is hard because of self-love grows harder. O good Jesus, if you do not soften it, it will ever continue in its natural hardness. – St. John of the Cross
Year: 2020
Tuesday, April 14th
I have within me the prayer of Jesus Christ, the Divine Adorer. It takes me to souls and to the Father. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Monday, April 13th
The most holy, the most general and most necessary practice in the spiritual life is the practice of the presence of God, whereby the soul finds her joy and contentment in His companionship, talking humbly and lovingly to Him always and at all times, without rule or system, but particularly…
Sunday, April 12th
Love is stronger than hatred. In the end there will be only the fullness of love… If we accept the whole Christ in faithful self-giving, by choosing and walking in the way of the imitation of Christ, then he will lead us through his Passion and Cross to the glory…
Saturday, April 11th
Look at him at the tomb of Lazarus. And listen to what he says of the Magdalene: “Much has been forgiven her, because she has loved much.” What do you discover in these flashes from the Gospel except a heart that is good, gentle, tender, compassionate; in other words, the…
Friday, April 10th
But can we still say ‘Thy will be done’ when we are no longer certain what God’s will would have of us? Do we still have the means to hold to His ways when the inner light dies out? There are such means, indeed such strong means… He knows our…
Thursday, April 8th
During these painful times when you feel a terrible void, think how He is enlarging the capacity of your soul so that it can receive Him, making it, as it were, infinite just as He is infinite. So, as far as your will is concerned, try to remain perfectly joyous…
Wednesday, April 8th
Strive to preserve your heart in peace; let no event of this world disturb it; reflect that all must come to an end. – St. John of the Cross
Tuesday, April 7th
Oh, how much we gain if we have no desire to gain what seems to us best and so have no fear of losing, since God never permits a truly mortified person to lose anything except when such loss will bring him greater gain! – St. Teresa of Avila
Monday, April 6th
By love and not by fear, does a soul avoid committing the least voluntary fault. -St.Therese
Tuesday, April 14th
I have within me the prayer of Jesus Christ, the Divine Adorer. It takes me to souls and to the Father. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Monday, April 13th
The most holy, the most general and most necessary practice in the spiritual life is the practice of the presence of God, whereby the soul finds her joy and contentment in His companionship, talking humbly and lovingly to Him always and at all times, without rule or system, but particularly…
Sunday, April 12th
Love is stronger than hatred. In the end there will be only the fullness of love… If we accept the whole Christ in faithful self-giving, by choosing and walking in the way of the imitation of Christ, then he will lead us through his Passion and Cross to the glory…
Saturday, April 11th
Look at him at the tomb of Lazarus. And listen to what he says of the Magdalene: “Much has been forgiven her, because she has loved much.” What do you discover in these flashes from the Gospel except a heart that is good, gentle, tender, compassionate; in other words, the…
Friday, April 10th
But can we still say ‘Thy will be done’ when we are no longer certain what God’s will would have of us? Do we still have the means to hold to His ways when the inner light dies out? There are such means, indeed such strong means… He knows our…
Thursday, April 8th
During these painful times when you feel a terrible void, think how He is enlarging the capacity of your soul so that it can receive Him, making it, as it were, infinite just as He is infinite. So, as far as your will is concerned, try to remain perfectly joyous…
Wednesday, April 8th
Strive to preserve your heart in peace; let no event of this world disturb it; reflect that all must come to an end. – St. John of the Cross
Tuesday, April 7th
Oh, how much we gain if we have no desire to gain what seems to us best and so have no fear of losing, since God never permits a truly mortified person to lose anything except when such loss will bring him greater gain! – St. Teresa of Avila
Monday, April 6th
By love and not by fear, does a soul avoid committing the least voluntary fault. -St.Therese