Saturday, July 25th
Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction. – St. John of the Cross
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Friday, July 24th
God alone knows what it cost me to overcome this pride or vanity that took possession of my heart as I grew older. My character was timid, my heart sensitive. I used to cry for any reason, but my disposition was extremely gentle; I never used to get mad at…
Thursday, July 23rd
O my God, I want to work for Your glory and for that I must be wholly filled with You and You are love. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Wednesday, July 22nd
I am in God, and God is in me. I feel that all creatures, the trees, the flowers belong to God and also to me. I no longer have a will, it belongs to God. And all that is God´s is mine. -St. Mariam of Jesus Crucified
Tuesday, July 21st
To reach something you are doing, you must go, not by a way, but by a way in which you are not. To arrive at what you do not know, you must go by a way in which you know not. -St. John of the Cross
Monday, July 20th
It is not sufficient to love souls in the secret of our heart, working and sacrificing ourselves for them; this love must also be manifested exteriorly by an agreeable and pleasant manner, in such a way that those who approach us may feel themselves loved. – Fr. Gabriel of St.…
Sunday, July 19th
I understood that every flower created by Him is beautiful, that the brilliance of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not lessen the perfume of the violet or the sweet simplicity of the daisy. I understood that if all the lowly flowers wished to be roses, nature…
Saturday, July 18th
Jesus alone is beautiful; He is my only joy. I call for Him, I cry after Him, I search for Him within my heart. I long for Jesus to grind me interiorly so that I may become a pure host where He can find His rest. I want to be…
Friday, July 17th
Some people — and it is sad to see them — work and tire themselves greatly, and yet go backward; they look for progress in what brings no progress but instead hinders them. Others, in peace and tranquility, continue to advance well. Some others let themselves be encumbered by the…
Thursday, July 16th
That is what life in Carmel means: to live in God, contemplating His goodness and beauty, and dedicated entirely to the fulfillment of His blessed Will. Then every immolation, every sacrifice becomes divine; through everything the soul sees Him whom she loves and everything leads her to Him… it is…