Although he is not displeased with other souls that have not reached this union, for after all they are in the state of grace, yet insofar as they are not well disposed his dwelling is secret to them, even though he does dwell in them. – St. John of the…
Interior mortification makes everything else more meritorious and perfect, and afterward enables us to do the other things with greater ease and repose. – St. Teresa of Avila
I know quite well all you are suffering. I know your anguish, and I share it. Oh! if I could but impart to you the peace which Jesus has put into my soul amid my most bitter tears. Be comforted – all passes away. – St. Therese
There are two words that sum up for me all holiness, all aspotolate: “Union and Love.” – St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Then, when the hour of humiliation comes, when one is brought to nothing, she will remember that short sentence, ‘But Jesus made no further answer’, and she too will be silent, keeping all her strength — that strength we draw from silence — for the Lord. When she is abandoned,…
To live of love is not to set up our tent on Tabor. It is to climb Calvary with Jesus and see the Cross as a treasure. -St. Therese
The hours of adoration before the Highest Good and the listening for the voice of the Eucharistic God are simultaneously “meditation on the Law of the Lord” and “watching in prayer.” But the highest level is reached “when the Law is deep within our hearts” (Ps 40:8), when we are…
You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, or even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them. – St. Therese
Fasten your eyes on Him alone because in Him I have spoken and revealed all and in Him you will discover even more than you ask for and desire. -St. John of the Cross
Once you get used to enjoying the castle, you will find rest in all things, even those involving much labor, for you will have hope of returning to the castle, which no one can take from you. – St. Teresa of Avila