Sunday, May 8th
God…never tires of waiting for some people, enlightening them only little by little, so I was careful not to rush things. – St. Therese
God…never tires of waiting for some people, enlightening them only little by little, so I was careful not to rush things. – St. Therese
If you are willing to bear in peace the trial of not being pleased with yourself, you will be offering the Divine Master a home in your heart. It is true that you will suffer, because you will be like a stranger to your own house; but do not be…
Never fail to keep your heart at peace and in tender love, ready to suffer as things present themselves. -St. John of the Cross
I realize better than ever before how tender and merciful Our Lord is; He has sent me this cross when I am capable of bearing it, whereas before I should have given way to discouragement. – St. Therese
Love can accomplish all things. Things that are ‘most impossible’ become very easy where love is at work. -St. Therese
Suffering is the way to heaven. In the cross is salvation, in the cross is victory. God willed it so. He Himself assumed the obligation of suffering in view of the glory of redemption. St. Paul makes it clear to us how all the disasters of this earthly life are…
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
How little is all we can do for so generous a God, Who died for us, Who created us, Who gives us being, that we should not think ourselves happy to be able to acquit ourselves of part of the debt we owe Him for having served us, without asking…
… the communication and sense of His presence, however great they may be, and the most sublime and profound knowledge of God which the soul may have in this life, are not God essentially, neither have they any affinity with Him, for in very truth He is still hidden from…
I ask Him to give you that love for the Cross that makes saints. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity