Monday, October 28th
I would like to fly as the eagle does, but I can only flutter my wings – it is beyond my feeble strength to soar. -St. Therese
Sunday, October 27th
God is hidden within the soul, and the true contemplative will seek Him there in love. -St. John of the Cross
Saturday, October 26th
The soul, in the courage of its love, glories in what ministers to the Beloved, in that it has done anything for Him, and is lost to the things of the world. -St. John of the Cross
Friday, October 25th
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 de los Andes
Thursday, October 24th
God enlightens the soul, making it see not only its misery and meanness, but also it’s grandeur and majesty. -St. John of the Cross
Wednesday, October 23rd
Oh my Lord, how certain it is that anyone who renders You some service soon pays with a great trial! 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
Monday, October 21st
We find our peace in taking persons as they are and not wasting time wishing they were otherwise. -Mother Aloysius of the Blessed Sacrament
Sunday, October 20th
The more this kind of love grows the more our love of God grows with it; and the deeper our love for Him the more we shall love our neighbor for the principle of both is the same. -St. John of the Cross
Saturday, October 19th
Yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled. The Lord will work wonders in me which will even surpass my great desires. -St. Therese
Friday, October 18th
How people delude themselves as to the real meaning of union with God! There are those who think they have reached it because they enjoy sensible consolations; they make one think of children playing with ashes which the wind blows away. No. no! True union lies not in enjoyment, but…