Wednesday, March 31st
How easy it is to please Jesus, to ravish His Heart. We have merely to love Him, while, at the same time, forgetting ourselves. -St. Therese
How easy it is to please Jesus, to ravish His Heart. We have merely to love Him, while, at the same time, forgetting ourselves. -St. Therese
Death can hold no bitterness for the soul that loves. It brings with it all the sweetness and delights of love. There is no sadness in the remembrance of it when it opens the door to all joy. -St. John of the Cross
We come home exhausted, shattered. New vexations possibly await there….and there is still so much to do until evening. Should we not immediately go to it? No, not before calm sets in at least for a moment. Each one must know, or get to know, where and how she can…
Oh, what a good friend You make, my Lord! How You proceed by favoring and enduring. You wait for others to adapt to Your nature, and in the meanwhile You put up with theirs! – St. Teresa of Avila
…we must nourish our souls with an exalted idea of God, and thereby we will draw great joy from being with Him… -Br. Lawrence of the Resurrection
Mary has generated us according to the life of grace, having given her whole being, body and soul to be the Mother of God. From this is born a most intimate union between her and us: she loves us, she knows us, and is completely available to make us what…
If when He went about in the world the mere touch of His robes cured the sick, why doubt, if we have faith, that miracles will be worked while He is within us and that He will give what we ask of Him, since He is in our house? -St.…
Really believe that in His love He has his own plans for you, and that if He asks so many sacrifices of you, it is in order to give you much. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
When your soul is burdened and fatigued by the weight of your body, don’t be discouraged. Rather go by faith and love to Him who said: “Come to me and I will refresh you.” -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
When questioned about her ailment she replied. “Let us not think about ourselves, for God is our physician.” – St. Teresa Margaret Redi