Saturday, March 15th
You are the true peace of the heart, You are its only rest; outside of You all things are hard and uneasy. -St. Therese
Friday, March 14th
Since I have no other desire than to unite myself to the heart of Jesus, for that reason I try to keep up my effort in the practice of those virtues that can render me a true copy of my dear God. – St. Teresa Margaret Redi
Thursday, March 13th
When under the action of detachment and spiritual darkness, faith plants firm roots in the soul, hope and charity likewise flow into it; a charity that logically does not manifest itself by giving a sensation of sweetness, but rather by producing in the soul a strength, a more decisive courage,…
Wednesday, March 12th
We are like so many foolish peasant lads: we think we know something of Thee, yet it must be comparatively nothing, for there are profound secrets even in ourselves of which we know naught. -St. Teresa of Avila
Tuesday, March 11th
Midnight is not the time to greet a guest. Caution the doors against both foes and friends, and try to make the windows understand their unimportance when the daylight ends. Persuade the stairs to patience, and deny the passages their aimless to and fro. Virtue it is that puts a…
Monday, March 10th
It is that much harder to let what belongs to us be taken without asking for it back. But the moment we accept this, we feel how light the burden is. – St. Therese
Sunday, March 9th
He wants you to go out from yourself to leave all preoccupations, in order to retire into that solitude which He is choosing for Himself in the depths of your heart. He is always there, even when you do not feel Him. He is waiting for you, to establish with…
Saturday, March 8th
Prayer ought to be humble, fervent, resigned, persevering, and accompanied with great reverence. One should consider that he stands in the presence of a God, and speaks with a Lord before whom the angels tremble from awe and fear. -Saint Mary Magdalen de Pazzi
Friday, March 7th
I realize that we aren’t all made alike. For me, God’s infinite mercy is the quality that stands out in my life, and when I contemplate and adore God’s other perfections, it’s against this background of mercy all the time. -St. Therese
Thursday, March 6th
Prayer is a repose, a relaxation. One must come in total simplicity to the One whom one loves, holding oneself near to Him as a small child in its mother’s arms, allowing one’s heart to go out … there is only one occupation for a Carmelite and that is to…