Friday, March 30th
Suffering is not unknown to me. In it I find my joy, for on the Cross one finds Jesus and He is love. And what does suffering matter when one loves? -St. Teresa of the Andes
Category: Hearthcakes
Thursday, March 29th
Nothing shows forth the love which the Heart of God bears for us as does the Eucharist. It means union, consummation, He in us and we in Him. Is not that heaven on earth, heaven in faith, while we await the face to face vision for which we so yearn?…
Wednesday, March 28th
He that seeks here any other thing than purely God and the salvation of his soul, will find nothing but trouble and sorrow. – St. Therese
Tuesday, March 27th
The soul must be attached to nothing, whether of sense or spirit, which would introduce noise into the deep silence. The voice of God speaks to the heart in this secret place, in utmost peace and tranquility. -St. John of the Cross
Monday, March 26th
What is the sacrifice? What is the Cross but heaven when Jesus Christ is on it? Give Him your will in such a way that you can no longer say “I want this,” but I desire what He desires. -St. Teresa de los Andes
Sunday, March 25th
The Lord told me this:…’Behold these wounds, for your sufferings have never reached this point. Suffering is the way of truth. By this means you will help me weep over the loss of those who follow the way of the world… -St. Teresa of Avila
Saturday, March 24th
God created the child who knows only how to make his feeble cries heard; He has created the poor savage who has nothing but the natural law to guide him. It is to their hearts that God deigns to lower Himself. These are the wild flowers whose simplicity attracts Him.…
Friday, March 23rd
What God seeks, He being Himself God by nature, is to make us gods through participation, just as fire converts all things into fire. – St. John of the Cross
Thursday, March 22nd
I understand so very well that it is only through love that we can render ourselves pleasing to the good Lord, that love is the one thing I long for. The science of love is the only science I desire. -St. Therese
Wednesday, March 21st
In the first place, we ought to be astonished by this fact: when we praise God or give him thanks for his benefits in general, we are not particularly concerned whether or not our prayer is acceptable to him. On the other hand, we demand to see the results of…
Thursday, March 29th
Nothing shows forth the love which the Heart of God bears for us as does the Eucharist. It means union, consummation, He in us and we in Him. Is not that heaven on earth, heaven in faith, while we await the face to face vision for which we so yearn?…
Wednesday, March 28th
He that seeks here any other thing than purely God and the salvation of his soul, will find nothing but trouble and sorrow. – St. Therese
Tuesday, March 27th
The soul must be attached to nothing, whether of sense or spirit, which would introduce noise into the deep silence. The voice of God speaks to the heart in this secret place, in utmost peace and tranquility. -St. John of the Cross
Monday, March 26th
What is the sacrifice? What is the Cross but heaven when Jesus Christ is on it? Give Him your will in such a way that you can no longer say “I want this,” but I desire what He desires. -St. Teresa de los Andes
Sunday, March 25th
The Lord told me this:…’Behold these wounds, for your sufferings have never reached this point. Suffering is the way of truth. By this means you will help me weep over the loss of those who follow the way of the world… -St. Teresa of Avila
Saturday, March 24th
God created the child who knows only how to make his feeble cries heard; He has created the poor savage who has nothing but the natural law to guide him. It is to their hearts that God deigns to lower Himself. These are the wild flowers whose simplicity attracts Him.…
Friday, March 23rd
What God seeks, He being Himself God by nature, is to make us gods through participation, just as fire converts all things into fire. – St. John of the Cross
Thursday, March 22nd
I understand so very well that it is only through love that we can render ourselves pleasing to the good Lord, that love is the one thing I long for. The science of love is the only science I desire. -St. Therese
Wednesday, March 21st
In the first place, we ought to be astonished by this fact: when we praise God or give him thanks for his benefits in general, we are not particularly concerned whether or not our prayer is acceptable to him. On the other hand, we demand to see the results of…