Wednesday, January 11th
…anyone who does have herself completely in hand cannot decide in true freedom. -St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Month: January 2023
Tuesday, January 10th
Death is the sleep of the child resting on the heart of its mother. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Monday, January 9th
In order to penetrate a whole human life with the divine life it is not enough to kneel once a year before the crib and let ourselves be captivated by the charm of the holy night. To achieve this, we must be in daily contact with God, listening to the…
Sunday, January 8th
I leave you my faith in the presence of God, of the God who is all Love dwelling in pour soul. I confide to you: it is this intimacy with Him “within” that has been the beautiful sun illuminating my life, making it already an anticipated Heaven. -St. Elizabeth of…
Saturday, January 7th
But there still remain in the spirit the stains of the old man, although the spirit thinks not that this is so, neither can it perceive them; if these stains be not removed with the soap and strong lye of the purgation of this night, the spirit will be unable…
Friday, January 6th
Yet such are the pity and compassion of this Lord of ours, so desirous is He that we should seek Him and enjoy His company, that in one way or another He never ceases calling us to Him. -St. Teresa of Avila
Thursday, December 5th
You ask me for a method of attaining perfection. I know of Love and Love only! Our hearts are made for it alone. Sometimes I endeavor to find some other word for love; but in a land of exile words which have a beginning and an end are quite unable…
Wednesday, January 4th
I worshiped Him the oftenest that I could, keeping my mind in His holy Presence, and recalling it as often as I found it wandered from Him. I found no small pain in this exercise, and yet I continued it, notwithstanding all the difficulties that occurred, without troubling or disquieting…
Tuesday, January 3rd
And take care about this: however sublime the contemplation, let your prayer always begin and end with self-knowledge. – St. Teresa of Avila
Monday, January 2nd
You returned to your realm of light, and still remain hidden here to nourish us, in our vale of tears, with Holy Communion. -St. Therese
Tuesday, January 10th
Death is the sleep of the child resting on the heart of its mother. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Monday, January 9th
In order to penetrate a whole human life with the divine life it is not enough to kneel once a year before the crib and let ourselves be captivated by the charm of the holy night. To achieve this, we must be in daily contact with God, listening to the…
Sunday, January 8th
I leave you my faith in the presence of God, of the God who is all Love dwelling in pour soul. I confide to you: it is this intimacy with Him “within” that has been the beautiful sun illuminating my life, making it already an anticipated Heaven. -St. Elizabeth of…
Saturday, January 7th
But there still remain in the spirit the stains of the old man, although the spirit thinks not that this is so, neither can it perceive them; if these stains be not removed with the soap and strong lye of the purgation of this night, the spirit will be unable…
Friday, January 6th
Yet such are the pity and compassion of this Lord of ours, so desirous is He that we should seek Him and enjoy His company, that in one way or another He never ceases calling us to Him. -St. Teresa of Avila
Thursday, December 5th
You ask me for a method of attaining perfection. I know of Love and Love only! Our hearts are made for it alone. Sometimes I endeavor to find some other word for love; but in a land of exile words which have a beginning and an end are quite unable…
Wednesday, January 4th
I worshiped Him the oftenest that I could, keeping my mind in His holy Presence, and recalling it as often as I found it wandered from Him. I found no small pain in this exercise, and yet I continued it, notwithstanding all the difficulties that occurred, without troubling or disquieting…
Tuesday, January 3rd
And take care about this: however sublime the contemplation, let your prayer always begin and end with self-knowledge. – St. Teresa of Avila
Monday, January 2nd
You returned to your realm of light, and still remain hidden here to nourish us, in our vale of tears, with Holy Communion. -St. Therese