Thursday, October 31st
Let us go to Him who would have us be wholly His… – St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Let us go to Him who would have us be wholly His… – St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
The Savior hangs before you with a pierced heart. He has spilled His heart’s blood to win your heart…The arms of the Crucified are spread out to draw you to His heart, He wants your life in order to give you His. -St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
If a man puts anything in his line of vision, however small, it is enough to obstruct his sight and prevent him from seeing other things in front of him; just so any small desire or idle act in the soul is sufficient to obstruct its vision of great and…
I would like to fly as the eagle does, but I can only flutter my wings – it is beyond my feeble strength to soar. -St. Therese
God is hidden within the soul, and the true contemplative will seek Him there in love. -St. John of the Cross
The soul, in the courage of its love, glories in what ministers to the Beloved, in that it has done anything for Him, and is lost to the things of the world. -St. John of the Cross
I’d like to make souls understand that the Eucharist is heaven, given because “heaven is only a tabernacle without doors, a Eucharist without veils, a communion without end. -St. Teresa de los Andes
God enlightens the soul, making it see not only its misery and meanness, but also it’s grandeur and majesty. -St. John of the Cross
Oh my Lord, how certain it is that anyone who renders You some service soon pays with a great trial! And what a precious reward a trial is for those who truly love You if we could at once understand its value! – St. Teresa of Avila
We find our peace in taking persons as they are and not wasting time wishing they were otherwise. -Mother Aloysius of the Blessed Sacrament