Sunday, November 13th
I started to love the most Sacred Humanity. Prayer began to take shape as an edifice that now had a foundation. – St. Teresa of Avila
Saturday, November 12th
I thank You, O my God, for all the graces You have bestowed on me, and particularly for making me pass through the crucible of suffering. It is with joy I shall behold You on the Last Day bearing Your scepter – the Cross; since You have deigned to give…
Friday, November 11th
To remain in prayer without obtaining any advantage is not lost time, but a season of great gain, because then we labor without interest, and only for the glory of God. And though at first it may seem as if we labored in vain, it is not so; but it…
Thursday, November 10th
We must keep in mind, for the better understanding of this, that the soul lives there where it loves, rather than in the body which it animates. The soul does not live by the body, but, on the contrary, gives it life, and lives by love in that which it…
Wednesday, November 9th
We have to be on our guard against wanting to judge for ourselves what point we have reached in the way of pure love. Only God knows this. What we recognize of ourselves, also of our faults and failings, is only the illuminated part on the surface. The deep roots…
Tuesday, November 8th
I’m keeping a rendezvous with you in the shadow of the Cross to learn the science of suffering. – St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Monday, November 7th
Whoever lives in the presence of so good a friend and excellent leader, who went ahead of us to be the first to suffer, can endure all things. The Lord helps us, strengthens us, and never fails. -St. Teresa of Avila
Sunday, November 6th
Instead of becoming discouraged, I say to myself, “The good God does not inspire us with desires that could not be realized. Therefore, in spite of my lowliness, I can aspire to sanctity.” – St. Therese
Saturday, November 5th
May He Who by coming upon Mary caused the Word to be Incarnate…do in us by grace what He did in her by nature. – St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi
Friday, November 4th
Souls without prayer are like people whose bodies or limbs are paralyzed: they possess feet and hands but they cannot control them. – St. Teresa of Avila