Thursday, August 27th
Sometimes when I am in such a state of spiritual dryness that not a single good thought occurs to me, I say very slowly the “Our Father,” or the “Hail Mary,” and these prayers suffice to take me out of myself. – St. Therese
Category: Hearthcakes
Wednesday, August 26th
Whoever lives in the presence of so good a friend and excellent a leader as is Jesus Christ can endure all things. Christ helps us and strengthens us and never fails; he is a true friend…What more do we desire from such a good friend at our side, who will…
Tuesday, August 25th
Oh, would that I could tell everyone what sources of strength, of peace and also of happiness they would find if they consented to live in this intimate union with Him. Only they do not know how to wait. If God does not bestow Himself in a manner they can…
Monday, August 24th
In my Little Way there are only very ordinary things. – St. Therese
Sunday, August 23rd
To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that. -St. Teresa of Avila
Saturday, August 22nd
It frequently needs only a word or a smile to impart fresh life to a despondent soul. Yet it is not merely in the hope of bringing consolation that I wish to be kind; if it were, I should soon be discouraged, for often well-intentioned words are totally misunderstood. Consequently,…
Friday, August 21st
And should by chance you do not know Where to find Me, Do not go here and there; But if you wish to find Me, In yourself seek Me. Soul, since you are My room, My house and dwelling, If at any time, Through your distracted ways I find the…
Thursday, August 20th
His Majesty, in saying that the soul is made in His own image, makes it almost impossible for us to understand the sublime dignity and beauty of the soul. – St. Teresa of Avila
Wednesday, August 19th
Through this humility acquired by means of self-knowledge, individuals are purged of all those imperfections of the vice of pride into which they fell in the time of their prosperity. Aware of their own dryness and wretchedness, the thought of their being more advanced than others does not even occur…
Tuesday, August 18th
The soul loses itself, making no account whatever of itself but of the Beloved, resigning itself freely into His hands without any self-seeking. It holds everything of no value unless it serves the beloved. -St. John of the Cross
Wednesday, August 26th
Whoever lives in the presence of so good a friend and excellent a leader as is Jesus Christ can endure all things. Christ helps us and strengthens us and never fails; he is a true friend…What more do we desire from such a good friend at our side, who will…
Tuesday, August 25th
Oh, would that I could tell everyone what sources of strength, of peace and also of happiness they would find if they consented to live in this intimate union with Him. Only they do not know how to wait. If God does not bestow Himself in a manner they can…
Monday, August 24th
In my Little Way there are only very ordinary things. – St. Therese
Sunday, August 23rd
To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that. -St. Teresa of Avila
Saturday, August 22nd
It frequently needs only a word or a smile to impart fresh life to a despondent soul. Yet it is not merely in the hope of bringing consolation that I wish to be kind; if it were, I should soon be discouraged, for often well-intentioned words are totally misunderstood. Consequently,…
Friday, August 21st
And should by chance you do not know Where to find Me, Do not go here and there; But if you wish to find Me, In yourself seek Me. Soul, since you are My room, My house and dwelling, If at any time, Through your distracted ways I find the…
Thursday, August 20th
His Majesty, in saying that the soul is made in His own image, makes it almost impossible for us to understand the sublime dignity and beauty of the soul. – St. Teresa of Avila
Wednesday, August 19th
Through this humility acquired by means of self-knowledge, individuals are purged of all those imperfections of the vice of pride into which they fell in the time of their prosperity. Aware of their own dryness and wretchedness, the thought of their being more advanced than others does not even occur…
Tuesday, August 18th
The soul loses itself, making no account whatever of itself but of the Beloved, resigning itself freely into His hands without any self-seeking. It holds everything of no value unless it serves the beloved. -St. John of the Cross