Tuesday, April 11th
Especially persons of prayer should always be attached to St. Joseph… Those who cannot find a master to teach them prayer should take this glorious saint for their master, and they will not go astray. – St. Teresa of Jesus
Monday, April 10th
In order to become a temple of the Lord in which He will be pleased to dwell it is necessary to put into practice His teaching and virtues, and the first of these is purity. – St. Teresa of the Andes
Sunday, April 9th
…Until slumber comes to the appetites through the mortification of sensuality, and until this very sensuality is stilled in such a way that the appetites do not war against the spirit, the soul will not walk out to genuine freedom, to the enjoyment of union with its Beloved. -John of…
Saturday, April 8th
…you have only to stay close to the crucified and your suffering is the best prayer. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Friday, April 7th
No one can be for God what I ought to be for Him. -Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, OCD
Thursday, April 6th
Let us live with God as with a Friend. Let us make our faith a living thing, so as to remain in communion with Him through everything. That is how saints are made. -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Wednesday, April 5th
I do not count on my own merits, since I have none, but I trust in Him who is Virtue and Sanctity Itself. -St.Therese
Tuesday, April 4th
A love of pleasure, and attachment to it, usually fires the will toward enjoyment of things that give pleasure. A more intense enkindling of another, better love (love of the soul’s Bridegroom) is necessary for the vanquishing of the appetites and the denial of this pleasure. By finding satisfaction and…
Monday, April 3rd
But they, O my God and my life, will see and experience Your mild touch, who withdraw from the world and become mild, bringing the mild into harmony with the mild, thus enabling themselves to experience and enjoy You. – St. John of the Cross
Sunday, April 2nd
Look at my whole life filled with suffering, and only in the incident on Mount Tabor do you hear about my joy. The great saints…spent long periods without any spiritual consolation. – St. Teresa of Avila