Friday, January 21st
Everyone, in the world, or in religion, who has devotion to the Holy Spirit and who invokes Him, will not die in error. – Bl. Mary of Jesus Crucified
Month: January 2022
Thursday, January 20th
I wish…I could help you find consolation near the Cross. In its shadow, every kind of bitterness fades. No one has suffered like Jesus has and, from His cross, He teaches us to bear with every pain in silence and in resignation. From the cross and with open arms He…
Wednesday, January 19th
When I accepted the fact that I might spend my life suffering from these troubles and anxieties-which in no way diminished the trust I had in God and served only to increase my faith-I found myself changed all at once. And my soul, until that time always in turmoil, experienced…
Tuesday, January 18th
If you have confidence in Him and have courageous spirits–for His Majesty is very fond of these–you need not fear that He will fail you in anything. -St. Teresa of Avila
Monday, January 17th
The darker it becomes around us, the more we ought to open our hearts to the light that comes from on high. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Sunday, January 16th
If a person is not quite blind, that person often refuses to be led by a guide. Since he sees a little, he thinks it is best to go in whatever direction he can distinguish because he sees no better direction. So he can lead astray a guide who sees…
Saturday, January 15th
I saw an angel appear in bodily form close by my left side …. He was not large, but small, and extremely beautiful,” Teresa wrote. “His face was aflame with fire so much that he appeared to be one of the highest ranks of angels, those that we call seraphim…
Friday, January 14th
True poverty of spirit…means being at rest in labors and dryness and not seeking consolation or comfort in prayer…but seeking consolation in trials for love of Him who always lived in the midst of them. – St. Teresa of Avila
Thursday, January 13th
We ought to receive everything as coming directly from our Father’s divine hand, who loves us and who, in all our trials, is working out His own end end — that of uniting us more closely to Himself. Launch your soul upon the sea of courage and holy abandonment to…
Wednesday, January 12th
If I ask You to free me from a trial, and the purpose of that trial is my mortification, what is it that I’m asking for, my God? – St. Teresa of Avila
Thursday, January 20th
I wish…I could help you find consolation near the Cross. In its shadow, every kind of bitterness fades. No one has suffered like Jesus has and, from His cross, He teaches us to bear with every pain in silence and in resignation. From the cross and with open arms He…
Wednesday, January 19th
When I accepted the fact that I might spend my life suffering from these troubles and anxieties-which in no way diminished the trust I had in God and served only to increase my faith-I found myself changed all at once. And my soul, until that time always in turmoil, experienced…
Tuesday, January 18th
If you have confidence in Him and have courageous spirits–for His Majesty is very fond of these–you need not fear that He will fail you in anything. -St. Teresa of Avila
Monday, January 17th
The darker it becomes around us, the more we ought to open our hearts to the light that comes from on high. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Sunday, January 16th
If a person is not quite blind, that person often refuses to be led by a guide. Since he sees a little, he thinks it is best to go in whatever direction he can distinguish because he sees no better direction. So he can lead astray a guide who sees…
Saturday, January 15th
I saw an angel appear in bodily form close by my left side …. He was not large, but small, and extremely beautiful,” Teresa wrote. “His face was aflame with fire so much that he appeared to be one of the highest ranks of angels, those that we call seraphim…
Friday, January 14th
True poverty of spirit…means being at rest in labors and dryness and not seeking consolation or comfort in prayer…but seeking consolation in trials for love of Him who always lived in the midst of them. – St. Teresa of Avila
Thursday, January 13th
We ought to receive everything as coming directly from our Father’s divine hand, who loves us and who, in all our trials, is working out His own end end — that of uniting us more closely to Himself. Launch your soul upon the sea of courage and holy abandonment to…
Wednesday, January 12th
If I ask You to free me from a trial, and the purpose of that trial is my mortification, what is it that I’m asking for, my God? – St. Teresa of Avila