Tuesday, August 22nd
O Lord, it is no longer just a veil that hides You from me, but a thick high wall…It is hard, after having felt so near You! But I am ready to remain in this state for as long as it pleases You to leave me in it, my Beloved,…
Monday, August 21st
These persons know only their own misery and keep it so much in sight that they have no opportunity to watch anyone else’s conduct. David while in this night gives an admirable manifestation of such a state of soul: I became dumb, and was humbled, and I kept silent in…
Sunday, August 20th
For even though we already know that God is present in all we do, our nature is such that we neglect to think of this. – St. Teresa of Avila
Saturday, August 19th
It is not a refreshing peaceful fire, but a consuming and searching one that makes the soul grieve at the sight of itself. The soul perceives its own smallness in comparison with the immensity of the flame. -St. John of the Cross
Friday, August 18th
I have found heaven on earth, since heaven is God, and God is in my soul. My mission in heaven will be to draw souls, helping them to go out of themselves to cling to God, with a spontaneous, love-filled action, and to keep them in that great interior silence…
Thursday, August 17th
If a man puts anything in his line of vision, however small, it is enough to obstruct his sight and prevent him from seeing other things in front of him; just so any small desire or idle act in the soul is sufficient to obstruct its vision of great and…
Wednesday, August 16th
For perfection as well as its reward does not consist in spiritual delights but in greater love and in deeds done with greater justice and truth. – St. Teresa of Avila
Tuesday, August 15th
I do not tremble when I see my weakness, for the treasures of a mother belong also to her child, and I am thy child, O dear Mother Mary. -St. Therese
Monday, August 14th
I’d like to make souls understand that the Eucharist is heaven, given because “heaven is only a tabernacle without doors, a Eucharist without veils, a communion without end. -St. Teresa of the Andes
Sunday, August 13th
Oh my Lord, how certain it is that anyone who renders You some service soon pays with a great rial! And what a precious reward a trial is for those who truly love You if we could at once understand its value! – St. Teresa of Avila