Monday, September 22nd
O true God and my Lord! It is a great consolation for the soul wearied by the loneliness of being separated from You to see that You are everywhere. -St. Teresa of Avila

O true God and my Lord! It is a great consolation for the soul wearied by the loneliness of being separated from You to see that You are everywhere. -St. Teresa of Avila
In these aridities the soul practices corporally and spiritually all the virtues, theological as well as cardinal and moral. – St. John of the Cross
Isn’t love shown in sacrifice? When I think about Jesus’ love, then everything I can offer him seems to me so little. -St. Teresa of the Andes
I invited the whole earth to bless you, to serve you. Forever and always, never to end! I invited the entire sea to bless you, to serve you. Forever and always, never to end! I called him, invited ungrateful man, to bless you, to serve you, to praise and to…
It’s true that we cannot live without faults, but at least there should be some change so that they don’t take root. If they take root, they will be harder to eradicate and even many others could arise from them. – St. Teresa of Avila
All of this darkness signifies the obscurity of faith with which the divinity is clothed while communicating itself to the soul. -St. John of the Cross
The Lord asks of us only two things: love of His Majesty and love of our neighbor. These are what we must work for. By observing them with perfection, we do His will and so will be united with Him. – St. Teresa of Avila
…It is for us to console Our Lord, and not for Him to be always consoling us. His Heart is so tender that if you cry He will dry your tears; but thereafter He will go away sad, since you did not suffer Him to repose tranquilly within you. Our…
Just as a mother is proud of her children so we shall be proud of one another without the least trace of jealousy. – St. Therese
Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent. – St. John of the Cross