Monday, September 3rd
Be indifferent in all things; and let it be the same to you to do one thing as to do another, to have one office as to have another. – St. Mary Magdalen de’Pazzi
Sunday, September 2nd
Oh, would that I could tell everyone what sources of strength, of peace and also of happiness they would find if they consented to live in this intimate union with Him. Only they do not know how to wait. If God does not bestow Himself in a manner they can…
Saturday, September 1st
Our Lord’s love is revealed as perfectly in the most simple soul that resists His grace in nothing as in the most excellent soul… -St. Therese
Friday, August 31st
Keep yourself from setting your thoughts upon what happens in the community, and still more from speaking of it except to the proper person at the proper time…For if you want to ponder on all that happens you would always discover something amiss even if you lived among angels. -St.…
Thursday, August 30th
Now, then, to enjoy a part in His kingdom and want no part in His dishonors and trials is nonsense. – St. Teresa of Avila
Wednesday, August 29th
I only think that the soul comes out of the crucible like gold, more refined and purified, so as to see the Lord within itself. So afterward these trials that seemed unbearable become small. – St. Teresa of Avila
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For You, O divine life, never kill unless to give life, never wound unless to heal. – St. John of the Cross
Monday, August 27th
Let us begin: perhaps He is only waiting for a single generous resolution from us. – Brother Lawrence
Sunday, August 26th
Nothing is accomplished without effort, wihtout struggle. In our better moments, we no longer shed tears over our own weaknesses or over those of others, but we recall what was interiorly said to St. Paul: My grace is sufficient for you; in union with me you can do all things.…
Saturday, August 25th
…some books on prayer tell us where one must seek God. Within oneself, very clearly, is the best place to look. – St. Teresa of Avila