Wednesday, April 8th
Strive to preserve your heart in peace; let no event of this world disturb it; reflect that all must come to an end. – St. John of the Cross
Tuesday, April 7th
Oh, how much we gain if we have no desire to gain what seems to us best and so have no fear of losing, since God never permits a truly mortified person to lose anything except when such loss will bring him greater gain! – St. Teresa of Avila
Monday, April 6th
By love and not by fear, does a soul avoid committing the least voluntary fault. -St.Therese
Sunday, April 5th
Since this edifice is built entirely on humility, the closer one comes to God, the more progress there must be in this virtue; and if there is no progress in humility, everything is going to be ruined. -St. Teresa of Avila
Saturday, April 4th
Our Lord to Teresa: “In this way you will see the reward that comes from suffering, for since you did not have the health to speak with Me, I have spoken with you and favored you.” -St. Teresa of Avila
Friday, April 3rd
The very pure spirit does not meddle with exterior attachments or human respect, but it communes inwardly with God, alone and in solitude as to all forms, and with delightful tranquility, for the knowledge of God is received in divine silence. -St. John of the Cross
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