Sunday, October 20th
The more this kind of love grows the more our love of God grows with it; and the deeper our love for Him the more we shall love our neighbor for the principle of both is the same. -St. John of the Cross
Month: October 2024
Saturday, October 19th
Yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled. The Lord will work wonders in me which will even surpass my great desires. -St. Therese
Friday, October 18th
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…
Thursday, October 17th
The light of faith is like the light of the sun which blinds our eyes because its light is stronger than our powers of sight. So the light of faith transcends our comprehension. -St. John of the Cross
Wednesday, October 16th
I can say that my life is a continuous prayer, for everything I do I do it out out of love for my Jesus. -St. Teresa de los Andes
Tuesday, October 15th
The things of the soul must always be considered as plentiful, spacious, and large; to do so is not an exaggeration. – St. Teresa of Avila
Monday, October 14th
Though I still had as keen an eye for the human weaknesses of others, I no longer made it an instrument for striking them at their most vulnerable point, but, rather, for protecting them. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Sunday, October 13th
In stumbling, in falling with Christ, do not withdraw from the cross or abandon it. Consider carefully the fatigue with which He walks and how much greater His trials are than those trials you suffer, however great you may want to paint them and no matter how much you grieve…
Saturday, October 12th
He who desires nothing but God does not walk in darkness, however blind and poor he may think himself to be. -St. John of the Cross
Friday, October 11th
God has no need of anyone to carry out His work of sanctification, but just as He allows a skillful gardener to raise rare and delicate plants, so does He wish to be aided in sanctifying souls. -St. Therese
Saturday, October 19th
Yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled. The Lord will work wonders in me which will even surpass my great desires. -St. Therese
Friday, October 18th
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…
Thursday, October 17th
The light of faith is like the light of the sun which blinds our eyes because its light is stronger than our powers of sight. So the light of faith transcends our comprehension. -St. John of the Cross
Wednesday, October 16th
I can say that my life is a continuous prayer, for everything I do I do it out out of love for my Jesus. -St. Teresa de los Andes
Tuesday, October 15th
The things of the soul must always be considered as plentiful, spacious, and large; to do so is not an exaggeration. – St. Teresa of Avila
Monday, October 14th
Though I still had as keen an eye for the human weaknesses of others, I no longer made it an instrument for striking them at their most vulnerable point, but, rather, for protecting them. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Sunday, October 13th
In stumbling, in falling with Christ, do not withdraw from the cross or abandon it. Consider carefully the fatigue with which He walks and how much greater His trials are than those trials you suffer, however great you may want to paint them and no matter how much you grieve…
Saturday, October 12th
He who desires nothing but God does not walk in darkness, however blind and poor he may think himself to be. -St. John of the Cross
Friday, October 11th
God has no need of anyone to carry out His work of sanctification, but just as He allows a skillful gardener to raise rare and delicate plants, so does He wish to be aided in sanctifying souls. -St. Therese