Saturday, December 15th
If you have confidence in Him and have courageous spirits–for His Majesty is very fond of these–you need not fear that He will fail you in anything. -St. Teresa of Avila
Friday, December 14th
Virtue does not consist in apprehensions and feelings of God, however sublime they may be, or in any similar experience. On the contrary, it comprises… deep humility, contempt for themselves and all things. All heavenly visions, revelations, and feelings are not worth as much as the least act of humility.…
Thursday, December 13th
The cross and peace are my portion. But the cross and discouragement are the portion of the enemy and of those who listen to the enemy. – Bl. Mariam of Jesus Crucified
Wednesday, December 12th
Trials are nothing else but the forge that purifies the soul of all its imperfections. -St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi
Tuesday, December 11th
Learn, for the Creator’s sake, to overcome yourself in all things; and then you will be able to attain to the knowledge of God. -St. Therese
Monday, December 10th
If we plant a flower or a shrub and water it daily it will grow so tall that in time we shall need a spade and a hoe to uproot it. It is just so, I think, when we commit a fault, however small, each day, and do not cure…
Sunday, December 9th
But because being one with Christ is our sanctity, and progressively becoming one with him our happiness on earth, the love of the cross in no way contradicts being a joyful child of God. Helping Christ carry his cross fills one with a strong and pure joy, and those who…
Saturday, December 8th
Perfection does not lie in the virtues that the soul knows it has, but in the virtues that our Lord sees in it. This is a closed book; hence one has no reason for presumption, but must remain prostrate on the ground with respect to self. – St. John of…
Friday, December 7th
Living faith is the firm conviction that God exists, an acceptance as true of all that He has revealed, a loving promptness to let oneself be guided by the will of God. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Thursday, December 6th
It is a good proof and test of our love if we can bear with such faults and not be shocked by them. Others, in their turn, will bear with your faults, which, if you include those of which you are not aware, must be much more numerous. – St.…