Souls will be unable to reach perfection who do not strive to be content with having nothing, in such fashion that their natural and spiritual desire is satisfied with emptiness; for this is necessary in order to reach the highest tranquility and peace of spirit. Hence the love of God…
I knew a person to whom our Lord revealed the result of a mortal sin and who said she thought no one who realized its effects could ever commit it, but would suffer unimaginable torments to avoid it. This vision made her very desirous for all to grasp this truth,…
What we need most in order to make progress is to be silent before this great God with our appetite and with our tongue, for the language he best hears is silent love. – St. John of the Cross
Let go of your plans. The first hour of your morning belongs to God. Tackle the day’s work that he charges you with, and he will give you the power to accomplish it. – St. Teresa Bendicta (Edith Stein)
I could wish never to die till the end of the world that I might live always at the feet of my Beloved comforting Him in His agony Who is exiled in His tabernacle for love of His creatures who often offend and forget Him. -St. Teresa de los Andes
In order to be an image of God, the spirit must turn to what is eternal, hold it in spirit, keep it in memory, and by loving it, embrace it in the will. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
No wonder that they should feel these trials for a time, but I think they ought speedily to overcome their concern about such matters. God, wishing His elect to realize their own misery, often temporarily withdraws His favours: no more is needed to prove to us in a very short…
All things come to an end; therefore take heart, for just as one thing gives way to another, so eternity will come at last. -St. Teresa Magaret Redi
By God, of God, and for God, this is the final goal of every creature. -St. Teresa de los Andes
I keep my eyes fixed on eternity and in this way I obtain constancy in the vortex of city life, freedom in social relations, and a merry heart. -St. Raphael of St. Joseph