Thursday, February 1st
Not observing the imperfections of others, preserving silence and a continual communion with God will eradicate great imperfections from the soul and make it the possessor of great virtues. – St. John of the Cross
Wednesday, January 31st
My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on you. – St. John of the Cross
Tuesday, January 30th
…God has an immense desire to enrich us with His graces, but it is we who determine the amount to the extent that we know how to let ourselves be immolated by Him… -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Monday, January 29th
And it is clear that since God wants to lead those whom He greatly loves by the path of tribulation there is no reason to think that He despises contemplatives, for with His own mouth He praises them and considers them His friends. – St. Teresa of Avila
Sunday, January 28th
Sanctity lies not in saying beautiful things, or even in thinking them, or feeling them: it lies in truly being willing to suffer. – St. Therese
Saturday, January 27th
When our hearts are free from liking and judging people merely according to their natural gifts we are not held captive by external and changing charms. We are instead free to love people as they really are, and we can penetrate more easily to the core of their personality, their…
Friday, January 26th
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
Thursday, January 25th
When I see souls very earnest in trying to understand the prayer they have and very sullen when they are in it- for it seems they don’t dare let their minds move or stir lest a bit of their spiritualdelight and devotion be lost- it makes me realize how little…
Wednesday, January 24th
His Majesty, in saying that the soul is made in His own image, makes it almost impossible for us to understand the sublime dignity and beauty of the soul. – St. Teresa of Avila
Tuesday, January 23rd
They condemn others in their heart when they see that they have not the kind of devotion which they themselves desire; and sometimes they even say this in words, herein resembling the Pharisee, who boasted of himself, praising God for his own good works and despising the publican. -St. John…