Tuesday, November 8th
I’m keeping a rendezvous with you in the shadow of the Cross to learn the science of suffering. – St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
I’m keeping a rendezvous with you in the shadow of the Cross to learn the science of suffering. – St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
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
Instead of becoming discouraged, I say to myself, “The good God does not inspire us with desires that could not be realized. Therefore, in spite of my lowliness, I can aspire to sanctity.” – St. Therese
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
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
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
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. –…
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
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…
…you have only to stay close to the crucified and your suffering is the best prayer. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity