Tuesday, October 2nd

Just as we cannot stop the movement of the heavens, but they proceed in rapid motion, so neither can we stop our mind; and then the faculties of the soul go with it, and we think we are lost and have wasted the time spent before God. But the soul…

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Monday, October 1st

I understand very well why St. Peter fell. Poor Peter, he was relying upon himself instead of relying only upon God’s strength…Before Peter fell, Our Lord said to him: ‘And once you are converted, strengthen your brethren.’ This means: Convince them of the weakness of human strength through your own…

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Saturday, September 29th

If you put yourself completely into the hands of the Lord, you can trust that you are being guided safely. What you surrender to Him is never lost; it is preserved, purified, and elevated and balanced to the correct proportions. -St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)

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Thursday, September 27th

In savoring a finite joy the very most one can expect is to enfeeble and destroy our taste, leaving the palate wrecked; for all the sweetness there may be I’ll never throw away my soul… – St. John of the Cross Poem For All the Beauty there May Be

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Tuesday, September 25th

The most potent and acceptable prayer is the prayer that leaves the best effects. I don’t mean it must immediately fill the soul with desire . . . The best effects are those that are followed up by actions…when the soul not only desires the honor of God, but really…

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