Friday, January 28th
Let us place all our trust in God, and let us remember that it is of faith that God gives us strength in proportion to the work. – St. Teresa Margaret Redi
Thursday, January 27th
Let’s concern ourselves with our neighbor and with serving him, even though it may be repugnant to do so. In this way we’ll make sure that the throne of our heart is occupied by God our creator. – St. Teresa of the Andes
Wednesday, January 26th
Whoever lives in the presence of so good a friend and excellent a leader as is Jesus Christ can endure all things. Christ helps us and strengthens us and never fails; he is a true friend…What more do we desire from such a good friend at our side, who will…
Tuesday, January 25th
I wish I could persuade everyone to be devoted to this glorious saint (St. Joseph), for I have great experience of the blessings which he can obtain from God. I have never known anyone to be truly devoted to him and render him particular services who did not notably advance…
Monday, January 24th
Do you think it possible that anyone who really and truly loves God can love vanities, riches, worldly pleasures or honors? Can he engage in strife or feel envy? No; for his only desire is to please the Beloved. – St. Teresa of Avila
Sunday, January 23rd
One must not think that a person who is suffering is not praying. He is offering up his sufferings to God, and many a time he is praying much more truly than one who goes away by himself and meditates his head off, and, if he has squeezed out a…
Saturday, January 22nd
If God tells me through the prophets He is a faithful God, like a father and mother for me, that He is absolutely Love itself, then I ought to admit that my confidence in the arm that upholds me is reasonable, and that on the contrary, fear of falling into…
Friday, January 21st
Everyone, in the world, or in religion, who has devotion to the Holy Spirit and who invokes Him, will not die in error. – Bl. Mary of Jesus Crucified
Thursday, January 20th
I wish…I could help you find consolation near the Cross. In its shadow, every kind of bitterness fades. No one has suffered like Jesus has and, from His cross, He teaches us to bear with every pain in silence and in resignation. From the cross and with open arms He…
Wednesday, January 19th
When I accepted the fact that I might spend my life suffering from these troubles and anxieties-which in no way diminished the trust I had in God and served only to increase my faith-I found myself changed all at once. And my soul, until that time always in turmoil, experienced…