Tuesday, November 14th
Beg our Lord to grant you perfect love of neighbor and leave the rest to Him. -St. Teresa of Avila
Category: Hearthcakes
Monday, November 13th
Why should we defend ourselves when we are misunderstood and misjudged? Let us leave that aside. Let us not say anything…O blessed silence, which gives so much peace to the soul. – St. Therese
Sunday, November 12th
Adore Him in truth, which is to say, by our works, for it is above all else by our actions that we prove true; to do always that which is pleasing to God our Father, for we are His children. – St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Saturday, November 11th
They dislike praising others and love to be praised themselves; sometimes they seek out such praise. Herein they are like the foolish virgins, who, when their lamps could not be lit, sought oil from others. – St. John of the Cross
Friday, November 10th
One must not think that a person who is suffering is not praying. He is offering up his sufferings to God, and many a time he is praying much more truly than one who goes away by himself and meditates his head off, and, if he has squeezed out a…
Thursday, November 9th
Oh, then soul most beautiful among all creatures, so anxious to know the dwelling place of your Beloved so you may go in search of him and be united with him, now we are telling you that you yourself are his dwelling and his secret inner room and hiding place.…
Wednesday, November 8th
To prove to Our Lord how much you love Him, learn to forget yourself always … and be very faithful to all your duties and all your resolutions. Live by will rather than by imagination. If you feel your weakness, God wants you to make use of it in order…
Tuesday, November 7th
And I saw a river over which every soul must pass to reach the Kingdom of Heaven, and the name of that river was suffering…and then I saw a boat which carried souls across the river, and the name of the boat was Love. -St. John of the Cross
Monday, November 6th
The soul must forget about understanding, and abandon itself into the arms of love, and His Majesty will teach it what to do next.. – St. Teresa of Avila
Sunday, November 5th
Living on Love, when Jesus is sleeping, Is rest on stormy seas. Oh! Lord, don’t fear that I’ll wake you. I’m waiting in peace for Heaven’s shore… Faith will soon tear its veil. My hope is to see you one day. Charity swells and pushes my sail: I love on…
Monday, November 13th
Why should we defend ourselves when we are misunderstood and misjudged? Let us leave that aside. Let us not say anything…O blessed silence, which gives so much peace to the soul. – St. Therese
Sunday, November 12th
Adore Him in truth, which is to say, by our works, for it is above all else by our actions that we prove true; to do always that which is pleasing to God our Father, for we are His children. – St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Saturday, November 11th
They dislike praising others and love to be praised themselves; sometimes they seek out such praise. Herein they are like the foolish virgins, who, when their lamps could not be lit, sought oil from others. – St. John of the Cross
Friday, November 10th
One must not think that a person who is suffering is not praying. He is offering up his sufferings to God, and many a time he is praying much more truly than one who goes away by himself and meditates his head off, and, if he has squeezed out a…
Thursday, November 9th
Oh, then soul most beautiful among all creatures, so anxious to know the dwelling place of your Beloved so you may go in search of him and be united with him, now we are telling you that you yourself are his dwelling and his secret inner room and hiding place.…
Wednesday, November 8th
To prove to Our Lord how much you love Him, learn to forget yourself always … and be very faithful to all your duties and all your resolutions. Live by will rather than by imagination. If you feel your weakness, God wants you to make use of it in order…
Tuesday, November 7th
And I saw a river over which every soul must pass to reach the Kingdom of Heaven, and the name of that river was suffering…and then I saw a boat which carried souls across the river, and the name of the boat was Love. -St. John of the Cross
Monday, November 6th
The soul must forget about understanding, and abandon itself into the arms of love, and His Majesty will teach it what to do next.. – St. Teresa of Avila
Sunday, November 5th
Living on Love, when Jesus is sleeping, Is rest on stormy seas. Oh! Lord, don’t fear that I’ll wake you. I’m waiting in peace for Heaven’s shore… Faith will soon tear its veil. My hope is to see you one day. Charity swells and pushes my sail: I love on…