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…
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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…
Wednesday, July 15th
Make my soul…Your cherished dwelling place, Your home of rest. Let me never leave You there alone, but keep me there all absorbed in You, in living faith, adoring You. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Tuesday, July 14th
Spiritual persons suffer great trials, by reason not so much of the aridities which they suffer, as of the fear which they have of being lost on the road, thinking that all spiritual blessing is over for them and that God has abandoned them since they find no help or…
Monday, July 13th
Leave it all to God and leave your interests in His hands. He knows what is fitting for us… -St. Teresa of Avila
Sunday, July 12th
I abyss myself in His magnificence and His wisdom but when I ponder His goodness, my heart can say nothing – I can only Adore. -St. Teresa de los Andes
Saturday, July 11th
If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection. – St. John of the Cross
Friday, July 10th
Love turns work into rest. -St. Teresa of Avila
Thursday, July 9th
There exists but one Being capable of comprehending love; it is Jesus; He alone can give us back infinitely more than we shall ever give to him. -St. Therese