Sunday, April 5th

Since this edifice is built entirely on humility, the closer one comes to God, the more progress there must be in this virtue; and if there is no progress in humility, everything is going to be ruined. -St. Teresa of Avila

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Saturday, April 4th

Our Lord to Teresa: “In this way you will see the reward that comes from suffering, for since you did not have the health to speak with Me, I have spoken with you and favored you.” -St. Teresa of Avila

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Friday, April 3rd

The very pure spirit does not meddle with exterior attachments or human respect, but it communes inwardly with God, alone and in solitude as to all forms, and with delightful tranquility, for the knowledge of God is received in divine silence. -St. John of the Cross

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Thursday, April 2nd

The devil gains much and is extremely pleased to see a soul afflicted and disquieted, for he knows that disturbance impedes it from being totally occupied in loving and praising God. – St. Teresa of Avila

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Tuesday, March 31st

It is possible to remain little even in the most responsible position, and besides is it not written, that at the last day ‘The Lord will arise and save the meek and lowly ones of the earth’? He does not say ‘to judge’ but ‘to save!’ -St. Therese

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Sunday, March 29th

Let us sanctify ourselves for the sake of souls and since we are members of one and the same body, in the measure in which we possess abundantly the divine life we shall be able to impart it to the great body of the Church. For me, all apostleship is…

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Saturday, March 28th

O my beloved Spouse and loving Word, you engender the Body of the holy Church in a way which you alone know and understand…By means of your Blood, you make a well-organized, well-formed body of which you are the head. The angels delight in its beauty, the archangels admire it,…

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Friday, March 27th

How serious life is: each minute is given us in order to “root” us deeper in God, as Saint Paul says, so the resemblance to our divine Model may be more striking, the union more intimate. But to accomplish this plan, which is that of God Himself, here is the…

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