Saturday, October 27th
Let us not tire of praising so great a King and Lord, who has prepared for us a kingdom without end in exchange for some little troubles which will end tomorrow and which come wrapped in a thousand joys. – St. Teresa of Avila
Category: Hearthcakes
Friday, October 26th
The cross is not an end in itself. It beckons one toward the summit. Therefore it is not only a standard, it is also Christ’s powerful weapon, the triumphal symbol with which He knocks at the gate of heaven and throws it wide. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Thursday, October 25th
We must, above all, pray as the Savior Himself has taught us so insistently. “Ask and it shall be given you.” This is the certain promise of being heard. And if we pray every day with all our heart: “Lord, thy will be done,” we may well trust that we…
Wednesday, October 24th
We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can – namely, surrender our will and fulfill God’s will in us. – St. Teresa of Avila
Tuesday, October 23rd
Believe me, in the presence of Infinite Wisdom, …one act of humility is worth more than all the knowledge of the world. – St. Teresa of Avila
Monday, October 22nd
It is good to serve God in darkness and trial! We have only this life to live by faith. -St. Therese
Sunday, October 21st
Oh, by how many things was I offended! I am ashamed now…I didn’t consider or pay any heed to the honor that is beneficial; that is, the honor that benefits the soul. – St. Teresa of Avila
Saturday, October 20th
I am happy and shall never cease to be so because I belong to my God. At every moment I find in him my heaven and an eternal and immutable love. I don’t desire anything but him and this love grows in my soul inasmuch I see myself introduced in…
Friday, October 19th
Hope creates an emptiness in the memory constraining it to occupy itself with something it does not yet possess. It teaches us to hope for everything from God and for nothing from ourselves or from other creatures; to hope for eternal happiness from Him and therefore to renounce every pleasure…
Thursday, October 18th
Never complain of anyone, but turn the complaints against yourself; because if you do not succeed in doing what you long to do, how can you complain if others fail? -St. Teresa Margaret Redi
Friday, October 26th
The cross is not an end in itself. It beckons one toward the summit. Therefore it is not only a standard, it is also Christ’s powerful weapon, the triumphal symbol with which He knocks at the gate of heaven and throws it wide. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Thursday, October 25th
We must, above all, pray as the Savior Himself has taught us so insistently. “Ask and it shall be given you.” This is the certain promise of being heard. And if we pray every day with all our heart: “Lord, thy will be done,” we may well trust that we…
Wednesday, October 24th
We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can – namely, surrender our will and fulfill God’s will in us. – St. Teresa of Avila
Tuesday, October 23rd
Believe me, in the presence of Infinite Wisdom, …one act of humility is worth more than all the knowledge of the world. – St. Teresa of Avila
Monday, October 22nd
It is good to serve God in darkness and trial! We have only this life to live by faith. -St. Therese
Sunday, October 21st
Oh, by how many things was I offended! I am ashamed now…I didn’t consider or pay any heed to the honor that is beneficial; that is, the honor that benefits the soul. – St. Teresa of Avila
Saturday, October 20th
I am happy and shall never cease to be so because I belong to my God. At every moment I find in him my heaven and an eternal and immutable love. I don’t desire anything but him and this love grows in my soul inasmuch I see myself introduced in…
Friday, October 19th
Hope creates an emptiness in the memory constraining it to occupy itself with something it does not yet possess. It teaches us to hope for everything from God and for nothing from ourselves or from other creatures; to hope for eternal happiness from Him and therefore to renounce every pleasure…
Thursday, October 18th
Never complain of anyone, but turn the complaints against yourself; because if you do not succeed in doing what you long to do, how can you complain if others fail? -St. Teresa Margaret Redi