Friday, January 7th
I am content to sacrifice during my life all joyful thought of the home which awaits me. -St. Therese
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Thursday, January 6th
Come, Holy Spirit. Spirit of truth, you are the reward of the saints, the comforter of souls, light in the darkness, riches to the poor, treasure to lovers, food for the hungry, comfort to those who are wandering; to sum up, you are the one in whom all treasures are…
Wednesday, January 5th
Always receive with equal contentment from God’s hand either consolations or sufferings, peace or distress, health or illness. Ask nothing, refuse nothing, but always be ready to do and to suffer anything that comes from His Providence. – St. Teresa Margaret Redi
Tuesday, January 4th
I have written, God does not allow us to drink of this water of perfect contemplation whenever we like: the choice is not ours; this Divine union is something quite supernatural, given that it may cleanse the soul and leave it pure and free from the mud and misery in…
Monday, January 3rd
…the preparation of the soul for this union, as we said, is not that it should understand or perceive or feel or imagine anything, concerning either God or aught else, but that it should have purity and love — that is, perfect resignation and detachment from everything for God’s sake…
Sunday, January 2nd
I beg you not to remain any longer at the feet of Jesus but to follow that first impulse that would carry you into His arms. -St. Therese
Saturday, January 1st
When night comes, and you look back over the day and see how fragmentary everything has been, and how much you planned that has gone undone, and all the reasons you have to be embarrassed and ashamed, just take everything exactly as it is, put it in God’s hands, and…
Friday, December 31st
Desire to be empty and poor for Christ’s sake. This state must be embraced with a perfect heart and you must really want it. If your heart is truly engaged in these efforts you shall speedily attain to great joy and consolation. -St. John of the Cross
Thursday, December 30th
Between Jesus and certain souls there exists a love so great that the soul always lives in the presence of the Beloved. Such a soul will not allow anything created to interfere with this, and that is why this soul seeks solitude. -St. Teresa de los Andes
Wednesday, December 29th
In order to allow an entire human existence to be pervaded with divine life, it is not enough to kneel down once a year in front of the manger and allow oneself to be taken in by the spell of the Holy Night. One must be actively engaged with God…