Thursday, May 28th
For, after all the efforts of the soul, it cannot by its unaided labors make itself fitted for union with God in love. God must take it to Himself into His own hands and purify it in the dark fire. -St. John of the Cross
Wednesday, May 27th
I do not tremble when I see my weakness, for the treasures of a mother belong also to her child, and I am thy child, O dear Mother Mary. -St. Therese
Tuesday, May 26th
God enlightens the soul, making it see not only its misery and meanness, but also it’s grandeur and majesty. -St. John of the Cross
Monday, May 25th
As to the aridity you are suffering from, it seems to me our Lord is treating you like someone He considers strong: He wants to test you and see if you love Him as much at times of aridity as when He sends you consolations. I think this is a…
Sunday, May 24th
I see that my vocation is very great: to save souls, to give workers to the vineyard of Christ. In comparison with the value of one soul, all the sacrifices we make are small in comparison. God gave His life for them, and how we disregard their salvation. St. Teresa…
Saturday, May 23rd
I would like to fly as the eagle does, but I can only flutter my wings – it is beyond my feeble strength to soar. -St. Therese
Friday, May 22nd
These persons know only their own misery and keep it so much in sight that they have no opportunity to watch anyone else’s conduct. David while in this night gives an admirable manifestation of such a state of soul: I became dumb, and was humbled, and I kept silent in…
Thursday, May 21st
What offends Jesus, what wounds His Sacred Heart, is lack of confidence in Him. -St. Therese
Wednesday, May 20th
If a man puts anything in his line of vision, however small, it is enough to obstruct his sight and prevent him from seeing other things in front of him; just so any small desire or idle act in the soul is sufficient to obstruct its vision of great and…
Tuesday, May 19th
I had many friends to help me to fall; but as to rising again, I was so much left to myself, that I wonder now I was not always on the ground. I praise God for His mercy; for it was He only Who stretched out His hand to me.…