Monday, December 14th
The fly that clings to honey hinders its flight, and the soul that allows itself attachment to spiritual sweetness hinders its own liberty and contemplation. – St. John of the Cross
Category: Hearthcakes
Sunday, December 13th
Prayer is looking up into the face of the Eternal. We can do this only when the spirit is awake in its innermost depths, freed from all earthly occupations and pleasures that benumb it. Being awake in body does not guarantee this consciousness, nor does rest required by nature interfere.…
Saturday, December 12th
My life begins anew each morning and ends each evening; beyond that I have no plans or intentions; that is, it may be part of one’s daily duties to plan ahead, but one must never worry about the next day. -St. Teresa Benedicta
Friday, December 11th
You, my God, have declared yourself my captain; you have raised the standard of the Cross, saying: ‘Take up the cross and follow in my footsteps.’ To correspond with this invitation, I promise to resist your love no longer; rather, I will follow you to Calvary without hesitation. – St.…
Thursday, December 10th
We cannot give him anything, he needs nothing and asks for nothing. ‘He wants but one thing, the exaltation of the soul.’ The only thing that gives him pleasure is the enrichment of the soul. – St. John of the Cross
Wednesday, December 9th
God does not bestow these favors on a possessive soul, since He gives them out of a very special love for the recipient. For the individual receiving them is one who loves God with great detachment. – St. John of the Cross
Tuesday, December 8th
Ah, if you got to know Him a little, prayer wouldn’t bore you any more; to me it seems to be rest, relaxation. We come quite simply to the One we love, stay close to Him like a little child in the arms of its mother, and we let our…
Monday, December 7th
For on this road there is room only for self denial (as our Savior asserts) and the cross. The cross is a supporting staff and greatly lightens and eases the journey. – St. John of the Cross
Sunday, December 6th
Yet, as is evident through experience, souls who will pass on to so happy and lofty a state as is the union of love must usually remain in these aridities and temptations for a long while no matter how quickly God leads them. – St. John of the Cross
Saturday, December 5th
Let your desire be to see God; your fear lest you lose Him; your joy in that which will take you to Him, and thus shall you live in great peace. – St. Teresa of Avila
Sunday, December 13th
Prayer is looking up into the face of the Eternal. We can do this only when the spirit is awake in its innermost depths, freed from all earthly occupations and pleasures that benumb it. Being awake in body does not guarantee this consciousness, nor does rest required by nature interfere.…
Saturday, December 12th
My life begins anew each morning and ends each evening; beyond that I have no plans or intentions; that is, it may be part of one’s daily duties to plan ahead, but one must never worry about the next day. -St. Teresa Benedicta
Friday, December 11th
You, my God, have declared yourself my captain; you have raised the standard of the Cross, saying: ‘Take up the cross and follow in my footsteps.’ To correspond with this invitation, I promise to resist your love no longer; rather, I will follow you to Calvary without hesitation. – St.…
Thursday, December 10th
We cannot give him anything, he needs nothing and asks for nothing. ‘He wants but one thing, the exaltation of the soul.’ The only thing that gives him pleasure is the enrichment of the soul. – St. John of the Cross
Wednesday, December 9th
God does not bestow these favors on a possessive soul, since He gives them out of a very special love for the recipient. For the individual receiving them is one who loves God with great detachment. – St. John of the Cross
Tuesday, December 8th
Ah, if you got to know Him a little, prayer wouldn’t bore you any more; to me it seems to be rest, relaxation. We come quite simply to the One we love, stay close to Him like a little child in the arms of its mother, and we let our…
Monday, December 7th
For on this road there is room only for self denial (as our Savior asserts) and the cross. The cross is a supporting staff and greatly lightens and eases the journey. – St. John of the Cross
Sunday, December 6th
Yet, as is evident through experience, souls who will pass on to so happy and lofty a state as is the union of love must usually remain in these aridities and temptations for a long while no matter how quickly God leads them. – St. John of the Cross
Saturday, December 5th
Let your desire be to see God; your fear lest you lose Him; your joy in that which will take you to Him, and thus shall you live in great peace. – St. Teresa of Avila