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St. Thérèse writes, “This God of goodness and mercy will magnificently reward not only the striking things done for Him, but also the simple desires to serve Him and love Him, because He sees everything.”
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The prophets called on God’s people to wait with hope. St. Edith wrote, “to suffer and to be happy although suffering […] this is the life of the Christian until the morning of eternity breaks forth.”
With gratitude for the life of biographer Father Timothy Tierney, OCD (1941-2022) he quotes Kalinowski saying, "All our actions are eternal; when you work with love for God and neighbor, our actions deserve an eternal reward."
Formerly, little Mother, I used to like to think that in heaven I would know all the marvels of nature, all the beauty of the stars and their immensity. Now, all that holds little interest for me, and I desire only one thing — to lose myself in Him Who has done so many wonderful things....
My beloved Antoinette, I leave you my faith in the presence of God, of the God who is all Love dwelling in our souls.
Pray for me, help me prepare for the wedding feast of the Lamb... My Master urges me on, He speaks to me of nothing but the eternity of love.
“Virgo fidelis”: that is, Faithful Virgin, “who kept all these things in her heart.”
Eternity is not long enough for us to know the infinite goodness of the good God
Silence is the echo of God's eternity
The evening of my life has arrived
I am keeping a rendezvous with you in the Furnace of love
It does us much good to look into the soul of saints and then to follow them through faith right up to Heaven
Her great desire will be fulfilled: I will be a priest, an apostle according to God's heart
He knows that even though I don’t have the joy of the Faith, I try at least to do its work
Listen to St. Paul again who will give you a program of life.
Let your life be transformed
The scapular of the Virgin cannot separate us from the Gospel
John's entire work is tensed towards eternity
Mark everything with the seal of love! It alone endures
I am keeping a rendez-vous with you in the Furnace of love
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Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things are passing away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things. Whoever has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices. ~ St. Teresa of Avila
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