Wednesday, January 30th
It is in that soul in which less of its own appetites and pleasures dwell that He dwells more alone, more pleased, and more as though in His own house, ruling and governing it. -St. John of the Cross
Tuesday, January 29th
I am amused sometimes to see certain souls who think when they are at prayer that they would like to be humiliated and publicly insulted for God, and afterward they would hide a tiny fault if they could; or, if they have not committed one, and yet are charged with…
Monday, January 28th
Be not afraid to tell Jesus that you love Him; even though it be without feeling, this is the way to oblige Him to help you, and carry you like a little child too feeble to walk. – St. Therese
Sunday, January 27th
I always feel the same fearless certainty that I shall become a great saint. I’m not relying on my own merits, as I have none, but I put my hope in Him who is goodness and holiness Himself. It is He alone who, satisfied with my feeble efforts, will raise…
Saturday, January 26th
St Paul says that ‘our God is a consuming fire’ (Heb. 12:29). If we remain continually united to Him by means of a simple, loving gaze of faith, if, like our adored Master, we can say at the end of each day, ‘I do always the things that please Him’…
Friday, January 25th
.. in the light of eternity we see things very clearly. Oh, how empty is everything that has not been done for God and with God! I beg you to set the seal of love upon everything; for only that which is so marked will last … – St. Elizabeth…
Thursday, January 24th
In the evening of this life, I shall appear before You with empty hands, for I do not ask You, Lord, to count my works. All our justice is stained in Your eyes. I wish, then, to be clothed in Your own Justice and to receive from Your Love the…
Wednesday, January 23rd
To be truly a victim of love, we must give ourselves up entirely; for we are only consumed by love in the degree that we give ourselves to love. – St. Therese
Tuesday, January 22nd
We must act in such a way that all our acts are of love. – Sr. Marie Angelique of Jesus, OCD
Monday, January 21st
God is love, and love is goodness giving itself away. It is a fullness of being that does not want to remain enclosed in itself, but rather to share itself with others, to give itself to them and to make them happy. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)