Wednesday, July 5th
The more interior the suffering is and the less apparent to the eyes of creatures, the more it rejoices You, O my God! -St. Therese
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Tuesday, July 4th
Especially persons of prayer should always be attached to him (St. Joseph). For I don’t know how one can think about the Queen of Angels and about when she went through so much with the Infant Jesus without giving thanks to St. Joseph for the good assistance he then provided…
Monday, July 3rd
I am consoled to hear the clock strike, for at the passing of that hour of life it seems to me I am drawing a little closer to the vision of God. – St. Teresa of Avila
Sunday, July 2nd
In seeing You (Mary) so pure, so tender, and so compassionate, who would not be encouraged to unburden his intimate sufferings to you? Who would not ask you to be his star on this stormy see? Who is there who would not cry in your arms without instantly receiving your…
Saturday, July 1st
He will gaze on you with beautiful, compassionate eyes, and will forget His own grief to solace yours, only because you went to comfort Him, and turned to look at Him. -St. Teresa of Avila
Friday, June 30th
Those who walk in the love of God seek neither their own gain nor their reward, but only to lose all things and themselves for God; and this loss they judge to be their gain. -St. John of the Cross
Thursday, June 29th
The day on which God has unrestricted power over our hearts we shall also have unrestricted power over his. If we ponder this, we will no longer dare to judge anyone else. But neither will we be discouraged if, after living in the Order for a long time, we must…
Wednesday, June 28th
Man is, of all creatures, beloved of God. God created man, and before creating him He thought of him, loved him. This is our treasure: God has loved us, He has created us in love, and because He loves us He wants to draw us back to Himself. – Bl.…
Tuesday, June 27th
…for the love of the Lord, let us make a real effort: let us leave our reason and our fears in His hands and let us forget the weakness of our nature which is apt to cause us so much worry…our own task is only to journey with good speed…
Monday, June 26th
Why should we defend ourselves when we are misunderstood and misjudged? Let us leave that aside. Let us not say anything…O blessed silence, which gives so much peace to the soul. – St. Therese