Friday, September 18th
Fortunately, while being Martha one can remain like Mary Magdalene always near the Master, contemplating Him with a wholly loving look. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Thursday, September 17th
With daring confidence, and reckless of self, I will remain there till death, my gaze fixed upon the Divine Sun. Nothing shall affright me, neither wind or rain; and should impenetrable clouds conceal from my eyes the Orb of Love, should it seem to me that beyond this life there…
Wednesday, September 16th
All the being of creation, then, compared with the infinite Being of God, is nothing. And therefore the soul that sets its affection upon the being of creation is likewise nothing in the eyes of God, and less than nothing; for, as we have said, love makes equality and similitude,…
Tuesday, September 15th
When Jesus made in me His dwelling place, When God took possession of my heart, So well that since that hour, Since that mysterious colloquy, That divine and delicious meeting, I have aspired to nothing else but to give my life In order to return a bit of His great…
Monday, September 14th
God is hidden within the soul, and the true contemplative will seek Him there in love. -St. John of the Cross
Sunday, September 13th
Let us avoid all display; let us love our lowliness; let us be affected by nothing. Then we shall be poor in spirit and Jesus will come to seek us. -St. Therese
Then Our Lord said: “Ah, my daughter, they are few who love me in truth; for if men loved me, I should not hide my secrets from them. Do you know what is to love me in truth? It is to admit everything to be a lie which is not…
Friday, September 11th
I do not propose, O my God, to have any other motive in any of my actions, whether they be exterior or interior, than love alone; I shall check myself in this constantly by recalling that I must strive to return love for love. -St. Teresa Margaret Redi
Thursday, September 10th
Do not accept anything as the truth if it lacks love. And do not accept anything as love which lacks truth! One without the other becomes a destructive lie. -St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Wednesday, September 9th
I go to him as a baby goes to his mother so that he can fill me and invade all and take me in his arms. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity