Tuesday, July 20th
It is a shame and unfortunate that through our own fault we don’t understand ourselves or know who we are. – St. Teresa of Avila
Month: July 2021
Monday, July 19th
All the goodness we possess is lent to us, and God considers it His own work. God and His work is God. – St. John of the Cross
Sunday, July 18th
Looking at things from God’s viewpoint there is no such thing as chance; my whole life, down to the last detail, is traced in the plan of divine Providence and, to the all seeing eyes of God, constitutes a perfectly intelligible whole. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Saturday, July 17th
A Praise of Glory is a soul ever gazing upon God in faith and simplicity. It reflects all that He is; it is like a fathomless abyss into which He may flow and overflow; it is also like a crystal through which He can shine and behold His perfections and…
Friday, July 16th
Let us live in close union with our Beloved and be wholly given to Him as He is given to us … commune with Him all the day long, since He is living in your soul … there you have the whole of the Carmelite life, to live in Him…
Thursday, July 15th
All the things that God disposes are as so many steps of that mysterious stairway that leads us to the eternal possession of our much desired end (eternal life). For this let us accept everything with indifference from the hand of God, and we shall be happy. – St. Teresa…
Wednesday, July 14th
He who in blind faith no longer desires anything in so far as God wills it, has at last reached the highest stage attainable by man supported by the grace of God. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Tuesday, July 13th
O Eternal Word, utterance of my God, I want to spend my life listening to you, to become totally teachable so that I might learn all from you. Through all darkness, all emptiness, all powerlessness, I want to keep my eyes fixed on you and to remain under your great…
Monday, July 12th
Saint Catherine of Siena loved to say in the silence of her soul: “I am sought, I am loved.” That is what is true. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Sunday, July 11th
How people delude themselves as to the real meaning of union with God! There are those who think they have reached it because they enjoy sensible consolations; they make one think of children playing with ashes which the wind blows away. No. no! True union lies not in enjoyment, but…
Monday, July 19th
All the goodness we possess is lent to us, and God considers it His own work. God and His work is God. – St. John of the Cross
Sunday, July 18th
Looking at things from God’s viewpoint there is no such thing as chance; my whole life, down to the last detail, is traced in the plan of divine Providence and, to the all seeing eyes of God, constitutes a perfectly intelligible whole. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Saturday, July 17th
A Praise of Glory is a soul ever gazing upon God in faith and simplicity. It reflects all that He is; it is like a fathomless abyss into which He may flow and overflow; it is also like a crystal through which He can shine and behold His perfections and…
Friday, July 16th
Let us live in close union with our Beloved and be wholly given to Him as He is given to us … commune with Him all the day long, since He is living in your soul … there you have the whole of the Carmelite life, to live in Him…
Thursday, July 15th
All the things that God disposes are as so many steps of that mysterious stairway that leads us to the eternal possession of our much desired end (eternal life). For this let us accept everything with indifference from the hand of God, and we shall be happy. – St. Teresa…
Wednesday, July 14th
He who in blind faith no longer desires anything in so far as God wills it, has at last reached the highest stage attainable by man supported by the grace of God. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Tuesday, July 13th
O Eternal Word, utterance of my God, I want to spend my life listening to you, to become totally teachable so that I might learn all from you. Through all darkness, all emptiness, all powerlessness, I want to keep my eyes fixed on you and to remain under your great…
Monday, July 12th
Saint Catherine of Siena loved to say in the silence of her soul: “I am sought, I am loved.” That is what is true. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Sunday, July 11th
How people delude themselves as to the real meaning of union with God! There are those who think they have reached it because they enjoy sensible consolations; they make one think of children playing with ashes which the wind blows away. No. no! True union lies not in enjoyment, but…