Sunday, June 18th
Never fear that the Lord Who invites us to drink of the fountain will allow us to die of thirst. -St. Teresa of Avila
Saturday, June 17th
Our good God ardently desires to give us the great treasure of His love; but He wants us to ask Him for it insistently, and to act in such a way that each work we perform will be a request for this love. – St. Teresa Margaret Redi
Friday, June 16th
Many of these beginners …feel an aversion toward adapting their will to God’s. Hence they frequently believe that what is not their will, or brings them no satisfaction, is not God’s will, and, on the other hand, that if they are satisfied, God is too. They measure God by themselves…
Thursday, June 15th
In all things I shall be content, knowing that the route I travel leads to Calvary. The thornier the path, the heavier the cross, the more consoled I shall be, because I desire to love you with a suffering love, a selfless love, an active love, with a firm, undivided,…
Wednesday, June 14th
Let us avoid all display; let us love our lowliness; let us be affected by nothing. Then we shall be poor in spirit and Jesus will come to seek us. -St. Therese
Tuesday, June 13th
Beware, daughters, of a certain kind of humility suggested by the devil which is accompanied by great anxiety about the gravity of our sins. -St. Teresa of Avila
Monday, June 12th
The fly that clings to honey hinders its flight, and the soul that allows itself attachment to spiritual sweetness hinders its own liberty and contemplation. – St. John of the Cross
Sunday, June 11th
The soul in which God dwells has no other function than of an altar. – St. John of the Cross
Saturday, June 10th
A Carmelite sanctifies herself in order to make all the Church’s members holy… Let’s live intimately united with Him, since one who loves tends to be united with the one loved. The fusing of two souls is done through love. -St. Teresa of the Andes
Friday, June 9th
Almighty Father, I place the Precious Blood of Jesus before my lips before I pray, that my prayers may be purified before they ascend to Your divine altar. -Prayer of St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi