The angels who assist Him know well the attitude of their King, for He delights more in the unpolished manners of a humble shepherd who He realizes would say more if he knew more than He does in the talk of very wise and learned men, however elegant their discourse,…
It is a serious evil to have more regard for God’s blessings than for God Himself: prayer and detachment. – St. John of the Cross
You will ask me perhaps how we are to glorify Him. It is very simple…cling closely to the will of this adorable Master. Look upon everything, every suffering and every joy, as coming straight from Him and your life will be a continual communion since everything will be, as it…
Now be on your guard, daughters, against some types of humility given by the devil in which great disquiet is felt about the gravity of our sins. This disturbance can afflict in many ways even to the point of making one give up receiving Communion and practicing private prayer. These…
In order to become a temple of the Lord (in which He will be pleased to dwell)- it is necessary to put unto practice His teachings and virtues, and the first of these is purity. -St. Teresa de los Andes
Continue to apply yourself with ever greater abandonment to the will of the Lord; this is the direct way to lose yourself in Him. – Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, OCD
If He is my Father, and knows the present, the past and the future, why shall I not abandon myself to Him with the utmost confidence? – St. Teresa of the Andes
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
My Jesus, I wish only to be emptied to please You. My feeling is not important- I could be as insensible as a stone (in my feelings) if only I know that I love You. I do not wish to feel happiness without knowing that You are happy. – St.…
Even though your obligations and duties are difficult and disagreeable to you, you should not become dismayed, for this will not always be so. And God, Who proves the soul by a precept under the guise of a trial, will after a time accord it the experience of its own…