Sunday, June 2nd
Conquering the tongue is better than fasting on bread and water. – St. John of the Cross
Conquering the tongue is better than fasting on bread and water. – St. John of the Cross
Who can free himself from the lowly manners and limitations if You do not lift him to Yourself, my God, in purity of love? How will a man begotten and nurtured in lowliness rise up to You, Lord, if You do not raise him with Your hand which made him?…
I keep my eyes fixed on Eternity, and from this source I draw constancy in the midst of the confusion of daily life; freedom in my social relations, and joy in spirit… – St. Raphael Kalinowski
The Lord said to me, don’t be afraid that My mercy will fail you. – St. Teresa of Avila
Let us gaze upon our Master and may this gaze of simple, loving faith separate us from all else, and place, as it were, a cloud between us and the things of the earth … let us keep everything for Him alone, and sing to the Lord with David, ‘I…
How easy it is to please Jesus, to ravish His Heart. We have merely to love Him, while, at the same time, forgetting ourselves. -St.Therese
Spiritual substance cannot be communicated to the senses, and anything imparted to the sense, especially in this life, cannot be pure spirit, since sense is incapable of it. -St. John of the Cross
The cross…It is the path from earth to heaven. It will lift one who embraces it in faith, love, and hope into the bosom of the Trinity. -St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
You do not have enough trust. You have too much fear before the good God. I can assure you that He is grieved over this. – St. Therese
Will we ever be able to comprehend how much we are loved? -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity