Saturday, November 5th
May He Who by coming upon Mary caused the Word to be Incarnate…do in us by grace what He did in her by nature. – St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi
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Friday, November 4th
Souls without prayer are like people whose bodies or limbs are paralyzed: they possess feet and hands but they cannot control them. – St. Teresa of Avila
Thursday, November 3rd
Oh, by how many things was I offended! I am ashamed now…I didn’t consider or pay any heed to the honor that is beneficial; that is, the honor that benefits the soul. – St. Teresa of Avila
Wednesday, November 2nd
God sustains every soul and dwells in it substantially, even though it be that of the greatest sinner in the world, and this union is natural. The supernatural union exists when God’s will and the soul’s will are in conformity. Therefore the soul rests transformed in God through love. –…
Tuesday, November 1st
We do not climb Calvary as heroes, like the champion who has won the race. A saint is not a hero: he is someone filled with God and with God’s strength. – Ven. Fr. Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus
Monday, October 31st
Is there any freedom greater than the freedom to serve God? Is there any freedom more complete than union with Him? Does He not free us from ties of money and property and selfishness, of avarice and pride and inconstancy? Is He not the only true Emancipator? Who is free…
Sunday, October 30th
…you have only to stay close to the crucified and your suffering is the best prayer. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Saturday, October 29th
He who desires nothing but God does not walk in darkness, however blind and poor he may think himself to be. -St. John of the Cross
Friday, October 28th
Hence it happens to them that oftentimes they think that wherein they find not their own will and pleasure is not the will of God; and that, on the other hand, when they themselves find satisfaction, God is satisfied. Thus they measure God by themselves and not themselves by God,…
Thursday, October 27th
Do you think it possible that anyone who really and truly loves God can love vanities, riches, worldly pleasures or honours? Can he engage in strife or feel envy? No; for his only desire is to please the Beloved. – St. Teresa of Avila