Wednesday, May 28th
Souls have much the same struggles to fight. – St. Therese
Souls have much the same struggles to fight. – St. Therese
They must be content simply with a loving and peaceful attentiveness to God, and live without concern, without effort, and without the desire to taste or feel him. – St. John of the Cross
Oh, what a good friend You make, my Lord! How You proceed by favoring and enduring. You wait for others to adapt to Your nature, and in the meanwhile You put up with theirs! – St. Teresa of Avila
We are miserable and fall at every step. We are children who don’t even know how to talk. Why doesn’t Jesus become angry with our falls that are caused by our ignorance and our weakness? Never allow discouragement to enter your heart. -St. Teresa de los Andes
I had many friends to help me to fall; but as to rising again, I was so much left to myself, that I wonder now I was not always on the ground. I praise God for His mercy; for it was He only Who stretched out His hand to me.…
Although neo-paganism no longer wants love, history teaches us that, in spite of everything, we will conquer this neo-paganism with love. We shall not give up on love. Love will gain back for us the hearts of these pagans. -St. Titus Brandsma
Mary, a sublime woman is, like us, what she became through the grace and goodness of God. It is true that by the will of God she was chosen by a special grace, but she responded to it without the slightest hint of hesitation and allowed herself to be taken…
It is best to learn to silence the faculties and to cause them to be still so that God may speak. -St. John of the Cross
Do you think He is silent? Even though we do not hear Him, He speaks well to the heart when we beseech Him from the heart. – St. Teresa of Avila
Take God for your spouse and friend and walk with him continually, and you will not sin and will learn to love, and the things you must do will work out prosperously for you. – St. John of the Cross