Thursday, March 7th
When you are suffering or when you are feeling lonely…then take comfort in the fact that Jesus is with you and sees you suffering. -St. Teresa de los Andes
When you are suffering or when you are feeling lonely…then take comfort in the fact that Jesus is with you and sees you suffering. -St. Teresa de los Andes
I am content, nay, full of joy, to be without all consolation. I should be ashamed if my love were like that of earthly brides who are ever looking for gifts from their bridegrooms, or seeking to catch the smile which fills them with delight. Therese, the little Spouse of…
Like the blind, they must lean on dark faith, accept it for their guide and light, and rest on nothing of what they understand, taste, feel, or imagine. – St. John of the Cross
Turn your eyes upon yourself and look at yourself inwardly, as I have said. You will find your Master; He will not fail you: indeed, the less outward comfort you have, the [much] greater the joy He will give you. He is full of compassion and never fails those who…
Many of these beginners have also at times great spiritual avarice. They will be found to be discontented with the spirituality which God gives them; and they are very disconsolate and querulous because they find not in spiritual things the consolation that they would desire. – St. John of the…
When I am in this state of spiritual dryness, unable to pray, or to practice virtue, I look for little opportunities, for the smallest trifles, to give pleasure to Jesus; a smile or a kind word, for instance, when I would wish to be silent, or to show that I…
The great proof of holiness is not to not have temptations or weariness, but to always go on, to react, to climb towards God. -Pere Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus, OCD
Instead of becoming discouraged, I say to myself, “The good God does not inspire us with desires that could not be realized. Therefore, in spite of my lowliness, I can aspire to sanctity.” – St. Therese
Many of these beginners have also at times great spiritual avarice. They will be found to be discontented with the spirituality which God gives them; and they are very disconsolate and querulous because they find not in spiritual things the consolation that they would desire. – St. John of the…
It is not human activity that can save us, but the sufferings of Christ. To take part in these is my aspiration. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)