Thursday, September 28th
God takes care of the affairs of those who truly love Him without their having to be anxious about them. -St. John of the Cross
Wednesday, September 27th
We seem to ourselves to be making progress, yet we become weary, for, believe me, we are walking through a mist; it will be fortunate if we do not lose ourselves. Do you think, my daughters, if we could travel from one country to another in eight days, that it…
Tuesday, September 26th
Devotion to the presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament was, and still is, for me a source of patience, perseverance, refuge and consolation; literally, the very spring of my life. Without this mystery of our Savior’s love, which he has left for us in the Church, I would have…
Monday, September 25th
When words are of no avail…speak of such things with God alone. – St. Teresa of the Andes
Sunday, September 24th
…yet true humility is not attended with trouble; it does not disturb the soul; it causes neither obscurity nor aridity: on the contrary, it consoles. It is altogether different, bringing with it calm, sweetness, and light. It is no doubt painful; but, on the other hand, it is consoling, because…
Saturday, September 23rd
Awaken and enlighten us, my Lord, that we might know and love the blessings which You ever propose to us, and that we might understand that You have moved to bestow favors on us and have remembered us. -St. John of the Cross
Friday, September 22nd
All things count for nothing when it is a matter of acquiring true love of God. – St. Teresa Margaret Redi
Thursday, September 21st
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…
Wednesday, September 20th
I like to find at least a few moments each day spent in doing good for others out of love for God. These few moments, almost unnoticeably used, bring something like rays of peace and comfort behind them. They unite us with people and God with purity and sweetness. -St.…
Tuesday, September 19th
For we must not be without our cross, even as our Beloved had his cross, until he died the death of love. -St. John of the Cross