Sunday, June 9th

In doubts, in temptations, where can I take refuge if Thou, O good Jesus, will not open Thy Heart to me? Take everything from me, but do not let me be deprived of Thee! – St. Raphael of St. Joseph

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Saturday, June 8th

There is no way to catch in words the sublime things of God…The appropriate language for the person receiving these favors is that he understand them, experience them within himself, enjoy them, and be silent. – St. John of the Cross

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Friday, June 7th

…if you see a person praised, the Lord wants you to be much happier than if you yourself were being praised. This, indeed, is easy, for if you have humility you will feel sorry to see yourself praised. But this happiness that comes when the virtues of the Sisters are…

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Wednesday, June 5th

Do not let your weakness make you unhappy. When, in the morning, we feel no courage or strength for the practice of virtue, it is really a grace: it is the time to ‘lay the ax to the root of the trees,’ (Matt. 3:10) relying upon Jesus alone. If we…

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Tuesday, June 4th

This knowledge, when purer, is even at times the cause of darkness because it dispossesses the intellect of its customary lights, forms, and phantasies and effects a noticeable darkness. – St. John of the Cross

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Sunday, June 2nd

Those who work for God with purest love not only care nothing about whether others see their works, but do not even seek that God himself know of them. Such persons would not cease to render God the same services, with the same joy and purity of love, even if…

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