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
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
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…
Let them make the resolution of being all things to all, by sacrificing themselves for others without making a display of it. Let them renounce their comfort for others to win their hearts and lead them to God. -St. Teresa de los Andes
I am the happiest creature in the world. God is infinite joy. -St. Teresa de los Andes
Our Lord promised me there was nothing I should ask that He would not grant. – St. Teresa of Avila
As we said, the soul is not united with God in this life through understanding, or through enjoyment, or through imagination, or through any other sense; but only faith, hope, and charity (according to the intellect, memory, and will) can unite the soul with God in this life. -St. John…
I know that the more rapidly one advances on the way of perfection, the further one considers one’s self from the goal. – St. Therese
I believe that if we desire to make room for His Majesty, He will give not only this (gentle drawing inward) but more, and give it to those whom He begins to call to advance further. -St. Teresa of Avila
If we thought more about our ‘origin’, dependence on created things would seem so futile that we should only despise them… The soul that is aware of this greatness enters into the holy freedom of the children of God, that is, it passes beyond all created things and beyond itself.…
If you want to find a hidden treasure you must enter the hiding place secretly, and once you have discovered it, you will also be hidden just as the treasure is hidden. Since, then, your beloved Bridegroom is the treasure hidden in a field for which the wise merchant sold…