Saturday, June 5th
When one cannot put oneself right by speaking, it is better to have recourse to prayer and silence; and thus to keep one’s peace alone with God. – St. Teresa Margaret Redi
When one cannot put oneself right by speaking, it is better to have recourse to prayer and silence; and thus to keep one’s peace alone with God. – St. Teresa Margaret Redi
Consider now what your Master says next: “Who art in the Heavens.” Do you suppose it matters little what Heaven is and where you must seek your most holy Father? I assure you that for minds which wander it is of great importance not only to have a right belief…
Be extremely careful for the love of the Lord not to be tricked into giving up prayer. -St. Teresa of Avila
This sweet Savior has long since forgotten your infidelities. He sees only your longing after perfection, and the sight makes His heart glad. – St. Therese
We come to the great King of Heaven with empty hands, in debt to Him for everything: life itself, and grace, and all the gifts He lavishes on us. Yet all we can say is, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all I owe,’ while all the…
He will see that whoever loves Him much will be able to suffer much for Him; whoever loves Him little will be capable of little. I myself hold that the measure for being able to bear a large or small cross is love. – St. Teresa of Avila
If we plant a flower or a shrub and water it daily it will grow so tall that in time we shall need a spade and a hoe to uproot it. It is just so, I think, when we commit a fault, however small, each day, and do not cure…
Prayer is a repose, a relaxation. One must come in total simplicity to the One whom one loves, holding oneself near to Him as a small child in its mother’s arms, allowing one’s heart to go out … -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Never deny our Lord anything. The practice of the presence of God helps accomplish this goal especially by resolving to fulfill all your obligations during that hour perfectly, and by keeping in mind that the Will of God is perfectly fulfilled in that way. -St. Teresa de los Andes
The Savior hangs before you with a pierced heart. He has spilled His heart’s blood to win your heart…The arms of the Crucified are spread out to draw you to His heart, He wants your life in order to give you His. -St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross