We have the right to dream of a Nicaragua without rulers who oppress the people, where the dignity and rights of every person are respected...
Quote of the day, 2 August: Silvio José Báez, o.c.d.
Triduum of Prayer to the Blessed Martyrs of Compiègne – Day 2
Sister Constance of Jesus, the novice and protomartyr of Compiègne, was seized with fear before their arrest. A clandestine priest offered her spiritual counsel: "you feel your head separated from your body and you enter paradise; are you happy?" She replied, "Yes, I'm no longer afraid."
Marie du jour 2022, 22 May: St. Teresa Margaret Redi
St. Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart was heroic in her charity and compassion, especially for the sick in the infirmary of the Discalced Carmelite monastery of Florence. When one of the nuns who was mentally infirm became quite insane, St. Teresa Margaret asked to be allowed to care for the nun, although it was terrifying. The Saint would kneel and pray before a statue of the Blessed Mother every time she would need to enter the patient's locked room.
Marie du jour 2022, 7 May: St. Thérèse of Lisieux
For the birthday of a novice, Sr. Martha of Jesus, St. Thérèse wrote a poem on 16 July 1894. It reads, in part: "Close to you, O my loving Mother! I've found rest for my heart..."
Quote of the day, 2 May: St. Teresa of Avila
"I would desire all fears so as not to offend for an instant Him who in an instant can annihilate us, because it pleases His Majesty that there be no one against us whom He will not put to flight."
True peace — Silvio José Báez, o.c.d.
On the evening of that unforgettable "first day of the week," the day of the Lord's resurrection, Jesus appeared to the disciples, full of mercy. He didn't reproach them; he didn't accuse or reject them. Instead, he offered them his peace.
Quote of the day, 2 March: Blessed Chiquitunga
Jesus, my Jesus! [...] You see my weaknesses, my cowardice, my fears, my miseries! [...] I'm afraid of sacrifice, of the Cross.
Quote of the day, 14 February: St. Zélie Martin
St. Zélie Martin, pregnant with Céline, is tortured with fear that she will lose the pregnancy or the child will die in infancy like her last two babies: "you can't imagine how frightened I am of the future... The best thing to do is to put everything in the hands of God..."
God’s Mercy is Greater: St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus on Purgatory
"You do a great injury to God in believing you're going to Purgatory. When we love, we can't go there."
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Novena 2021 – Day 7
Oh, how we ought to pray for the dying! I would gladly spend my eternity beside them, to help them, for there is something frightening about death!
St. Thérèse of Lisieux Novena 2021, Day 7: Trust
"It's trust and nothing but trust that must lead us to Love"
Quote of the day, 27 June: St. John of the Cross
The soul does not fear death when she loves; rather she desires it.
Quote of the day: 23 October
Her great desire will be fulfilled: I will be a priest, an apostle according to God's heart
Quote of the day: 17 October
'Let yourself be loved more than these' is your vocation
Quote of the day: 16 August
Mental prayer, in my opinion, is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends
Quote of the day: 14 July
We have the right to dream of a Nicaragua without rulers who oppress the people
Quote of the day: 11 May
To believe means to trust, first of all
Quote of the day: 9 May
On St. Gregory Nazianzen's Day, May 9 they vowed not to leave
Justice is a non-negotiable — Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
I believe that justice is a non-negotiable; the truth must be established
Quote of the day: 17 April
Reading of sacred scripture is a great and powerful remedy
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