I would not consider any spirituality worthwhile that wants to walk in sweetness and ease and run from the imitation of Christ.
Quote of the day, 12 September: St. John of the Cross
Quote of the day, 7 September: Père Jacques de Jésus
Have you ever wondered what Christ's prayer was like? Upon explanation, we realize that his prayer consisted essentially in the penetration of his very being by God.
Quote of the day, 5 September: St. John of the Cross
The more wounded the lover, the healthier the lover is, and the cure caused by love is to wound and inflict wound upon wound, to such an extent that the entire soul is dissolved into a wound of love.
Quote of the day, 29 August: St. John of the Cross
Surrender your whole will to God so that it may thus be united with him
Quote of the day, 28 August: St. John of the Cross
On the fourth step of this ladder of love a habitual yet unwearisome suffering is engendered on account of the Beloved. As St. Augustine says: Love makes all burdensome and heavy things nearly nothing [Cf. Sermo 70, De verbis Domini in Evangelium S. Matthei, para. 3] The bride spoke of this step when, desiring to... Continue Reading →
Quote of the day, 22 August: St. John of the Cross
Those who do not relish this language God speaks within them must not think on this account that others do not taste it. St. Peter tasted it in his soul when he said to Christ: Lord, where shall we go?
Quote of the day, 20 August: St. John of the Cross
The same difference lying between a habit and an act lies between the transformation in love and the flame of love.
Quote of the day, 10 August: St. John of the Cross
On 10 August 1591 Saint John of the Cross transferred from the friars’ convent in Segovia to the solitude of La Peñuela
St. Edith Stein Novena 2021, Day 7: Oppression and dryness
For God’s sake they are able to suffer a little oppression and dryness without yearning to return to those better times
St. Edith Stein Novena 2021, Day 6: Dryness, distaste and trial
Oh, who can make this counsel of our Savior on self-denial understandable, practicable, and attractive! ... dryness, distaste, and trial. ... the pure spiritual cross and the nakedness of Christ’s poverty of spirit.
St. Edith Stein Novena 2021, Day 2: The Doctrine of the Darkest Path
The darkest path is the most secure: "Whoever seeks God and nothing else is not wandering in darkness no matter how dark and poor you think you are."
Quote of the day, 30 July: St. John of the Cross
Where there is devotion and faith any image will be sufficient, but if they are lacking none will suffice
Quote of the day, 25 July: St. John of the Cross
My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on you.
Quote of the day, 21 July: Conrad de Meester, O.C.D.
We can say without exaggeration that few young girls have loved her Lord Jesus. In order to find her Beloved, she walked through the very heart of the desert...
Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2021: Day 2
A person likes to remain alone in loving awareness of God, in interior peace and quiet
Quote of the day, 8 July: St. John of the Cross
The immense blessings of God can only enter and fit into an empty and solitary heart.
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, 20 June: St. John of the Cross
It is our anxiety that creates our needs; cast your care on the Lord, daughter, and he will sustain you
Quote of the day, 16 June: St. John of the Cross
Be courageous, my daughter, and give yourself greatly to prayer, forgetting this thing and that, for after all we have no other good or security or comfort than this
Quote of the day, 5 June: St. John of the Cross
A soul enkindled with love is a gentle, meek, humble, and patient soul
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