Tuesday, March 14th
Whoever lives in the presence of so good a friend and excellent leader, who went ahead of us to be the first to suffer, can endure all things. The Lord helps us, strengthens us, and never fails. -St. Teresa of Avila
Author: nickname
Monday, March 13th
Our Lord to Teresa: “In this way you will see the reward that comes from suffering, for since you did not have the health to speak with Me, I have spoken with you and favored you.” -St. Teresa of Avila
Sunday, March 12th
I believe that it is Jesus Himself, hidden at the bottom of my poor, little heart, who acts in me in some mysterious way and tells me everything He wishes me to do at the present moment. -St. Therese
Saturday, March 11th
You do much more by saying one word of the Our Father from time to time than by rushing through the entire prayer many times. You are very close to the One you petition; He will not fail to hear you. And believe that herein lies the true praise and…
Friday, March 10th
By love and not by fear, does a soul avoid committing the least voluntary fault. -St.Therese
Thursday, March 9th
Run a thousand miles from such expressions as :”I was right.” “They had no reason for doing this to me.” “The one who did this to me was wrong.” God deliver us from this poor way of reasoning. Does it seem to have been right that our good Jesus suffered…
Wednesday, March 8th
It seems to me I have found my heaven on earth, since heaven is God and God is in my soul. The day I understood that, everything became clear to me, and I wish I could whisper this secret to those I love in order that they also might cling…
Tuesday, March 7th
A soul that is hard because of self-love grows harder. O good Jesus, if you do not soften it, it will ever continue in its natural hardness. – St. John of the Cross
Monday, March 6th
We do not know how to make the slightest sacrifice for our God, despite the fact that from eternity He has refused us nothing. -St. Teresa of the Andes
Sunday, March 5th
During these painful times when you feel a terrible void, think how He is enlarging the capacity of your soul so that it can receive Him, making it, as it were, infinite just as He is infinite. So, as far as your will is concerned, try to remain perfectly joyous…