Tuesday, November 27th
Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity. – St. Therese
Category: Hearthcakes
Monday, November 26th
Jesus prefers leaving me in darkness to giving me a false light which would not be Himself. – St. Therese
Sunday, November 25th
I keep thinking of Queen Esther who was taken away from her people precisely because God wanted her to plead with the king on behalf of her nation. I am a very poor and powerless little Esther, but the King who has chosen me is infinitely great and merciful. This…
Saturday, November 24th
Oh Jesus, I feel that if You found a soul feebler than mine- though that’s impossible- You would delight in heaping even greater favors on it, if it abandoned itself with supreme confidence to Your infinite mercy. – St. Therese
Friday, November 23rd
But when souls are worn out from many years of meditation and of having sought this Bridegroom, and most weary of worldly things, they sit under the shadow of Truth, they do not seek their comfort or calm or rest anywhere except where they understand they can truly have it.…
Thursday, November 22nd
The proud person is like a grain of wheat thrown into water: it swells, it gets big. Expose that grain to the fire: it dries up, it burns. The humble soul is like a grain of wheat thrown into the earth: it descends, it hides itself, it disappears, it dies;…
Wednesday, November 21st
The soul states that it was able to make this escape because of the strength and warmth gained from loving its Bridegroom in this obscure contemplation. It emphasizes its good fortune in having journeyed to God through this dark night. – St. John of the Cross
Tuesday, November 20th
There is no need for beautiful thoughts, only an outpouring of the heart. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Monday, November 19th
If through my intercession I could play a part in getting a soul to love and praise God more, even if it be for just a short time, I think that would matter more to me than being in glory. – St. Teresa of Avila
Sunday, November 18th
God is the goal: whether you are engaged in activity or contemplation, remember that this is the essential thing. – Ven. Fr. Marie-Eugene, OCD
Monday, November 26th
Jesus prefers leaving me in darkness to giving me a false light which would not be Himself. – St. Therese
Sunday, November 25th
I keep thinking of Queen Esther who was taken away from her people precisely because God wanted her to plead with the king on behalf of her nation. I am a very poor and powerless little Esther, but the King who has chosen me is infinitely great and merciful. This…
Saturday, November 24th
Oh Jesus, I feel that if You found a soul feebler than mine- though that’s impossible- You would delight in heaping even greater favors on it, if it abandoned itself with supreme confidence to Your infinite mercy. – St. Therese
Friday, November 23rd
But when souls are worn out from many years of meditation and of having sought this Bridegroom, and most weary of worldly things, they sit under the shadow of Truth, they do not seek their comfort or calm or rest anywhere except where they understand they can truly have it.…
Thursday, November 22nd
The proud person is like a grain of wheat thrown into water: it swells, it gets big. Expose that grain to the fire: it dries up, it burns. The humble soul is like a grain of wheat thrown into the earth: it descends, it hides itself, it disappears, it dies;…
Wednesday, November 21st
The soul states that it was able to make this escape because of the strength and warmth gained from loving its Bridegroom in this obscure contemplation. It emphasizes its good fortune in having journeyed to God through this dark night. – St. John of the Cross
Tuesday, November 20th
There is no need for beautiful thoughts, only an outpouring of the heart. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Monday, November 19th
If through my intercession I could play a part in getting a soul to love and praise God more, even if it be for just a short time, I think that would matter more to me than being in glory. – St. Teresa of Avila
Sunday, November 18th
God is the goal: whether you are engaged in activity or contemplation, remember that this is the essential thing. – Ven. Fr. Marie-Eugene, OCD