Sunday, October 22nd
If, by an impossibility, the good God Himself did not see my good deeds I would not be grieved. I love Him so much that I wish to give Him pleasure, even without Him knowing that it is I. -St. Therese
Saturday, October 21st
Oh, then, spiritual soul, when you see your appetites darkened, your inclinations dry and constrained, your faculties incapacitated for any interior exercise, do not be afflicted; think of this as a grace, since God is freeing you from yourself and taking from you your own activity. -St. John of the…
Friday, October 20th
Our faith is so dead that we desire what we see more than what faith tells us. – St. Teresa of Avila
Thursday, October 19th
I desire your progress, but it strikes me that enough has already been said and written for the attainment of everything you need. If anything is lacking it is not writing and speaking, but in silence and work. -St. John of the Cross
Wednesday, October 18th
The devil does a great deal to incapacitate us when he sees a little fear. -St. Teresa of Avila
Tuesday, October 17th
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,…
Saturday, October 14th
Never fear that the Lord Who invites us to drink of the fountain will allow us to die of thirst. -St. Teresa of Avila
Friday, October 13th
The more God gives the more He makes us desire, until we are empty and He is able to fill us with good things. -St. John of the Cross
Thursday, October 12th
Be extremely careful for the love of the Lord not to be tricked into giving up prayer. -St. Teresa of Avila
Monday, October 9th
He has borne with many offences and much unworthiness in you, yet these have not sufficed to make Him turn away; is it much to ask that you should sometimes shift your gaze from earthly things to fix it on Him? -St. Teresa of Avila