Friday, June 30th
Those who walk in the love of God seek neither their own gain nor their reward, but only to lose all things and themselves for God; and this loss they judge to be their gain. -St. John of the Cross
Category: Hearthcakes
Thursday, June 29th
The day on which God has unrestricted power over our hearts we shall also have unrestricted power over his. If we ponder this, we will no longer dare to judge anyone else. But neither will we be discouraged if, after living in the Order for a long time, we must…
Wednesday, June 28th
Man is, of all creatures, beloved of God. God created man, and before creating him He thought of him, loved him. This is our treasure: God has loved us, He has created us in love, and because He loves us He wants to draw us back to Himself. – Bl.…
Tuesday, June 27th
…for the love of the Lord, let us make a real effort: let us leave our reason and our fears in His hands and let us forget the weakness of our nature which is apt to cause us so much worry…our own task is only to journey with good speed…
Monday, June 26th
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, June 25th
O you who do not dare draw near to Him, make the test and prove how good and generous is our most loving God! – St. Teresa Margaret Redi
Saturday, June 24th
For this reason, the purer, simpler, and more perfect the general knowledge is, the darker it seems to be and the less the intellect perceives. – St. John of the Cross
Friday, June 23rd
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?…
Thursday, June 22nd
His Majesty gave us, as I have said, the manna and nourishment of His humanity that we might find Him at will and not die of hunger, save through our own fault. In no matter how many ways the soul may desire to eat, it will find delight and consolation…
Wednesday, June 21st
To make the Eucharist part of one’s own life means to go beyond the limitations of one’s own life and to graft oneself onto the immensity of Christ’s life. He who visits the Lord in His house will not always want to bother Him about his own affairs, but will…