Wednesday, July 10th
It is enough if we desire to be victims of love, but we must be willing to remain poor and weak – and that is the difficulty. – St. Therese
Tuesday, July 9th
It would not disturb me if (supposing the impossible) God Himself did not see my good actions. I love Him so much, that I would like to give Him joy without His knowing who gave it. When He does know, He is, as it were, obliged to make a return.…
Monday, July 8th
I say, daughters, that we should set our eyes on Christ, our Good, and on His saints. There we shall learn true humility, the intellect will be enhanced, as I have said, and self-knowledge will not make one base and cowardly. – St. Teresa of Avila
Sunday, July 7th
Always think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all. – St. Teresa of Avila
Saturday, July 6th
I consider myself as the most wretched of men, full of sores and corruption, and who has committed all sorts of crimes against his King; touched with a sensible regret I confess to Him all my wickedness, I ask His forgiveness, I abandon myself in His hands, that He may…
Friday, July 5th
To live in accord with the Eucharist means to let go of one’s own body voluntarily and grow into the broad expanse of life in Christ. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Thursday, July 4th
First, have a habitual desire to imitate Christ in all your deeds by bringing your life into conformity with His. You must then study His life in order to know how to imitate Him and behave in all events as He would. – St. John of the Cross
Wednesday, July 3rd
If you knew how good it is to love God and give Him what He asks, above all when it costs us something, you would not be so slow to listen to me. At first you will be aware only of the sacrifice, but later you will experience a delightful…
Tuesday, July 2nd
The great proof of holiness is not to not have temptations or weariness, but to always go on, to react, to climb towards God. -Pere Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus, OCD
Monday, July 1st
God highly esteems these works…done for him in aridity and hardship, for by such means the virtues and gifts are acquired in a high degree. Those acquired through this labor are for the most part more select, refined, and stable than if they were obtained with spiritual relish and enjoyment,…