Tuesday, December 24th
We must let ourselves be transformed into one and the same image with Him, and that, quite simply, by loving all the time. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
We must let ourselves be transformed into one and the same image with Him, and that, quite simply, by loving all the time. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
You must build a little cell within your soul as I do. Remember that God is there and enter it from time to time; when you feel nervous or you’re unhappy, quickly seek refuge there and tell the Master all about it….We come quite simply to the One we love,…
If heavenly grace and true charity come in, there shall be no envy or narrowness of heart, nor shall self-love keep its hold. For divine charity overcomes all, and dilates all the powers of the soul. – St. Therese
Our Lord’s love is revealed as perfectly in the most simple soul that resists His grace in nothing as in the most excellent soul… -St. Therese
Since, when the hour of reckoning comes, you will be sorry for not having used this time in the service of God, why do you not arrange and use it now as you would wish to have done were you dying? – St. John of the Cross
Be very attentive to His voice, and remember that when He thus takes His place in a heart, it is to dwell there alone and apart. You understand what I mean… I am not referring to the religious life, which is the great break with the world, but to that…
Just as the Prophet did not hear the voice of God in the storm, but in the gentle breeze, so the heart of the spiritual person must not be shaken by the storm, but must listen for God’s voice in the silence of its own interior. – St. Titus Brandsma
For now, his voice reaches us through words spoken by good people, through listening to spiritual talks, and reading sacred literature. God calls to us in countless little ways all the time. Through illnesses and suffering and through sorrow he calls to us. Through a truth glimpsed fleetingly in a…
Today I felt annihilated, but I held my crucifix tightly and I only told Him: “I love You.” – St. Teresa de los Andes
I assure you that God is much better than you believe. He is content with a glance, a sigh of love. As for me, I find perfection very easy to practice because I have understood it as a matter of taking Jesus by His Heart. – St. Therese