Thursday, April 2nd
Fear nothing and be ever joyous…The love of God raises us above our weaknesses. It is He who renders us strong and intrepid. – Bl. Anne of St. Bartholomew
Category: Hearthcakes
Wednesday, April 1st
Let the soul, then, be ‘enclosed’ without anxiety. He who, when the doors were shut, entered bodily among His disciples and said ‘Peace be with you’ in an unexpected and inconceivable way, will enter spiritually into the soul when it keeps the door of its powers closed-that is, memory, understanding…
Tuesday, March 31st
Reflect that the most delicate flower loses its fragrance and withers fastest; therefore guard yourself against seeking to walk in a spirit of delight, for you will not be constant. Choose rather for yourself a robust spirit, detached from everything, and you will discover abundant peace and sweetness, for delicious…
Monday, March 30th
Just as the Lamb had to be killed to be raised upon the throne of glory, so the path to glory leads through suffering and the cross for everyone chosen to attend the marriage supper of the Lamb. All who want to be married to the Lamb must allow themselves…
Sunday, March 29th
Almighty Father, I place the Precious Blood of Jesus before my lips before I pray, that my prayers may be purified before they ascend to Your divine altar. -Prayer of St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi
Saturday, March 28th
The soul which does not attain to the degree of purity corresponding with the light and vocation it has received from God can never be wholly content and at peace. -St. John of the Cross
Friday, March 27th
O my God, the more gently you touch, the more you are hidden in the purified souls of those who have made themselves aliens on earth, and whom you hide in the secret of your face. -St. John of the Cross
Thursday, March 26th
I would like to fly as the eagle does, but I can only flutter my wings – it is beyond my feeble strength to soar. -St. Therese
Wednesday, March 25th
True union can very well be reached, with God’s help, if we make the effort to obtain it by keeping our wills fixed only on that which is God’s will. – St. Teresa of Avila
Tuesday, March 24th
Forget your self-interests for theirs, however much they rebel: when opportunity occurs take some burden upon yourself to ease your neighbor of it. -St. Teresa of Avila
Wednesday, April 1st
Let the soul, then, be ‘enclosed’ without anxiety. He who, when the doors were shut, entered bodily among His disciples and said ‘Peace be with you’ in an unexpected and inconceivable way, will enter spiritually into the soul when it keeps the door of its powers closed-that is, memory, understanding…
Tuesday, March 31st
Reflect that the most delicate flower loses its fragrance and withers fastest; therefore guard yourself against seeking to walk in a spirit of delight, for you will not be constant. Choose rather for yourself a robust spirit, detached from everything, and you will discover abundant peace and sweetness, for delicious…
Monday, March 30th
Just as the Lamb had to be killed to be raised upon the throne of glory, so the path to glory leads through suffering and the cross for everyone chosen to attend the marriage supper of the Lamb. All who want to be married to the Lamb must allow themselves…
Sunday, March 29th
Almighty Father, I place the Precious Blood of Jesus before my lips before I pray, that my prayers may be purified before they ascend to Your divine altar. -Prayer of St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi
Saturday, March 28th
The soul which does not attain to the degree of purity corresponding with the light and vocation it has received from God can never be wholly content and at peace. -St. John of the Cross
Friday, March 27th
O my God, the more gently you touch, the more you are hidden in the purified souls of those who have made themselves aliens on earth, and whom you hide in the secret of your face. -St. John of the Cross
Thursday, March 26th
I would like to fly as the eagle does, but I can only flutter my wings – it is beyond my feeble strength to soar. -St. Therese
Wednesday, March 25th
True union can very well be reached, with God’s help, if we make the effort to obtain it by keeping our wills fixed only on that which is God’s will. – St. Teresa of Avila
Tuesday, March 24th
Forget your self-interests for theirs, however much they rebel: when opportunity occurs take some burden upon yourself to ease your neighbor of it. -St. Teresa of Avila