Thursday, April 2nd
The devil gains much and is extremely pleased to see a soul afflicted and disquieted, for he knows that disturbance impedes it from being totally occupied in loving and praising God. – St. Teresa of Avila
Wednesday, April 1st
If I did not suffer from moment to moment, I would not be able to keep patience, but I see only the present moment; I forget the past and take care not to peer into the future. -St. Therese
Tuesday, March 31st
It is possible to remain little even in the most responsible position, and besides is it not written, that at the last day ‘The Lord will arise and save the meek and lowly ones of the earth’? He does not say ‘to judge’ but ‘to save!’ -St. Therese
Monday, March 30th
Now I ask You, Lord, not to abandon me at any time in my recollection, for I am a squanderer of my soul. – St. John of the Cross
Sunday, March 29th
Let us sanctify ourselves for the sake of souls and since we are members of one and the same body, in the measure in which we possess abundantly the divine life we shall be able to impart it to the great body of the Church. For me, all apostleship is…
Saturday, March 28th
O my beloved Spouse and loving Word, you engender the Body of the holy Church in a way which you alone know and understand…By means of your Blood, you make a well-organized, well-formed body of which you are the head. The angels delight in its beauty, the archangels admire it,…
Friday, March 27th
How serious life is: each minute is given us in order to “root” us deeper in God, as Saint Paul says, so the resemblance to our divine Model may be more striking, the union more intimate. But to accomplish this plan, which is that of God Himself, here is the…
Thursday, March 26th
Fear nothing and be ever joyous…The love of God raises us above our weaknesses. It is He who renders us strong and intrepid. – Bl. Anne of St. Bartholomew
Wednesday, March 25th
What do you think serving God involves other than avoiding evil, keeping His commandments, and being occupied with the things of God as best we can? When this is had, what need is there of other apprehensions or other lights and satisfactions from this source or that. -St. John of…
Tuesday, March 24th
…I imagine her passing by, so beautiful, so calm and so majestic, so absorbed in recollection of the Word of God within her. Like Him, her prayer was always this: “Ecce. Here I am.” Who? “The servant of the Lord,” the lowliest of His creatures: she, His Mother! Her humility…