In times of aridity when I am incapable of praying, of practicing virtue, I seek little opportunities, mere trifles, to give pleasure to Jesus; for instance a smile, a pleasant word when inclined to be silent and to show weariness. If I find no opportunities, I at least tell Him…
How happy I am to see myself imperfect and be in need of God’s mercy. -St Therese
What God seeks, He being Himself God by nature, is to make us gods through participation, just as fire converts all things into fire. – St. John of the Cross
Let yourself be seen by all as you really are. Just as we are in the sight of God, so let us be in the sight of all. – St. Teresa Benedicta
“Do you know the souls that most enjoy my Goodness?,” said our Lord (to a chosen soul). “The ones who trust in me the most. Trusting souls are the ones who steal away my graces. I am all Love, and the greatest pain one can give my Heart is to…
…Sunday must be a great door through which celestial life can enter into everyday life, and strength for the work of the entire week, and how the great feasts, holidays, and seasons of lent, lived though in the spirit of the Church permit the soul to mature the more from…
To prove to Our Lord how much you love Him, learn to forget yourself always … and be very faithful to all your duties and all your resolutions. Live by will rather than by imagination. If you feel your weakness, God wants you to make use of it in order…
Ordinarily this contemplation, which is secret and hidden from the very one who receives it, imparts to the soul, together with the dryness and emptiness it produces in the senses, an inclination to remain alone and in quietude. -St. John of the Cross
He would be still more ignorant if he followed God looking for sweetness, and rejoiced and rested in it when obtained. In this case his love is not set purely on God alone above all things, for in clinging to and desiring what is created, his will cannot soar to…
There’s no need for us to be advising Him about what He should give us, for He can rightly tell us that we don’t know what we’re asking for. – St. Teresa of Avila