Tuesday, February 26th
In such a way God manifests the decrees of His wisdom; He knows how to draw good from evil so wisely and beautifully, and to ordain to a greater good what was a cause of evil. – St. John of the Cross
Monday, February 25th
Just as Jesus in the extreme abandonment at His death surrendered Himself into the hands of the invisible and incomprehensible God, so will the soul yield herself to the midnight darkness of faith which is the only way to the incomprehensible God. -St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Sunday, February 24th
In all our necessities, trials, and difficulties, no better or safer aid exists for us than prayer and hope that God will provide for us by the means He desires. -St. John of the Cross
Saturday, February 23rd
Does He not see our anguish and the burden that weighs us down? Why does He not come and comfort us? …He knows that it is the only means of preparing us to know Him as He knows Himself, and to become ourselves Divine! -St. Therese
Friday, February 22nd
One fall is not sufficient for a person to be lost nor are many, if they love You and not the things of the world. They journey in the valley of humility. I cannot understand what it is that makes people afraid of setting out on the road of perfection.…
Thursday, February 21st
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
Wednesday, February 20th
O Mary, anyone who looks at you is comforted in any anxiety or tribulation or pain, and is victorious over any temptation. Anyone who does not know something about God, let him have recourse to you, O Mary. – St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi, OCD
Tuesday, February 19th
Look upwards. There is a Father up there who is looking out for us. – Bl. Titus Brandsma
Monday, February 18th
The devil through very small things drills holes through which very large things enter. -St. Teresa of Avila
Sunday, February 17th
God is compassionate and filled with gentleness, slow to punish and abundant in mercy, for He knows our frailty, He remembers we are dust. -St. Therese