On this Sunday of the Word of God, Bishop Silvio José Báez, OCD reminds us that Jesus’s entire life is the greatest book alive in which we can read the Word of God.
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Quote of the day, 22 January: Silvio José Báez, ocd
Quote of the day, 15 January: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Just as John the Baptist saw the Spirit come down from heaven and remain on Jesus, so St. Elizabeth of the Trinity begs the Spirit to come upon her and create "a kind of incarnation of the Word."
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Quote of the day, 9 September: Père Jacques de Jésus
On this Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Père Jacques speaks of the Virgin's silence: "she had so well absorbed the message of God that even St. Joseph was unaware."
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Quote of the day, 23 September: Silvio José Báez, o.c.d.
"We cannot see God, but we can listen to Jesus who has revealed God to us with an existence full of goodness and forgiveness," writes Bishop Silvio José Báez. "The only way to see God is to listen to Jesus, follow him, and live in communion with him."
Quote of the day, 9 September: Père Jacques de Jésus
On Thursday evening of his retreat for the Carmel of Pontoise, Père Jacques devoted his conference to the theme of silence. "Silence is not an empty void," he told the nuns; "God dwells therein."
Quote of the day, 27 June: Jessica Powers
God fills my being to the brim with floods of His immensity. I drown within a drop of Him whose sea-bed is infinity....
Quote of the day, 25 March: Silvio José Báez, o.c.d.
Bishop Silvio José Báez says that when we make room for God's love and trust him, the impossible begins to become a reality.
We are loved — Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
He loves each one of us as we are and he invites us to welcome him without fear—he only asks us to trust him. He came to be our brother and to fill our lives with happiness and meaning.
Quote of the day, 25 December: St. John of the Cross
When the interval of waitingFor His birth its course had run,Straight from out His bridal chamberCame the Bridegroom, God the Son. Once on earth, with arms extendedHe embrac'd His heavenly Bride,And the gracious Mother laid HimIn the manger, at her side. All around that helpless babyAnimals were standing by;Men sang songs of glad rejoicing;Angels join'd their songs... Continue Reading →
Quote of the day, 4 November: St. John Paul II
In a cosmic embrace that in Christ unites heaven and earth, John of the Cross was able to express the fullness of Christian life
Marie du jour 2021, May 26: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
I will look very often at this precious picture and will unite myself to the soul of the Virgin
Marie du jour 2021, May 25: St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi
That Word was and is so great the heaven cannot contain Him; yet he wished to be contained in the small womb of the little Virgin!
Marie du jour 2021, May 1: Père Jacques
Contemplate the Incarnation; it was accomplished in the silence of the Virgin Mary’s chamber
Quote of the day, 23 December: St. Edith Stein
Mary and Joseph, Zechariah and Elizabeth, the shepherds and the kings, Simeon and Anna—all of these had behind them a solitary life with God and were prepared for their special tasks
Marie du jour 2020: 22 May
The Blessed Virgin Mary was a prime presence in God's plan
Marie du jour 2020: 18 May
The Virgin praying alone in the hidden, silent room
Quote of the day: 11 April
My steps surprised a dark Iscariot plotting in my own will
Quote of the day: 6 March
She benefitted by the first Lent of the triennium to safeguard recollection in the house
Quote of the day: 6 January
He is near to us; he wants to be sought and found by us
Jesus: God’s love story — Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
The entire life of Jesus is the greatest book alive in which we can read the Word of God.
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