St. Teresa of Avila explains to her nuns why obedience is “the quickest or best means” for reaching perfection. She indicates that obedience and submission to superiors lead to mastery of one’s own will.
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Quote of the day, 5 June: Madame Acarie
Blessed Mary of the Incarnation, the famed founder Madame Acarie, was beatified by Pope Pius VI on 5 June 1791, amid the anti-clerical uproar of the French Revolution. Here is her prayer of surrender to God, "O more than admirable power."
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Quote of the day, 18 April: Madame Acarie
Madame Acarie clearly understood our total indebtedness to God. After her husband died, she had an enormous debt to repay. Thus it’s fitting that she would remind us that "everything is due to God."
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Quote of the day, 6 January: St. Edith Stein
St. Edith Stein writes, “In faithful trust, we must abandon our souls to the sovereignty of the Holy Spirit. It is not necessary that we experience the epiphany in our lives.” Edith urges trust and abandonment.
St. Teresa of Avila Novena 2022 — Day 7
When Saint Teresa wrote a poem about the Song of Songs, she said, “my Beloved One is mine and I at last am surely His.” All our self-denial and humble sacrifice prepare us for union with God.
Quote of the day, 22 March: St. John of the Cross
If you desire to possess profound peace in your soul... surrender your whole will to God so that it may thus be united with him
Quote of the day, 11 December: St. Maria Maravillas of Jesus
I saw clearly that a soul which sanctifies itself becomes fruitful in attracting souls to God.
St. Teresa of Avila Novena 2021: Day 6
St. Teresa proposes obedience as the solution to the "interior battle" between our self-will and God's will for us: "it means making Him Lord over the free will He has given us."
St. Thérèse of Lisieux Novena 2021, Day 8: Possessed by Him
"I'm sure that the Good Lord wouldn't give you the desire to be POSSESSED by Him — by His Merciful Love — if He didn't reserve this favor for you"
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
Prayer for Surrender to the Heart of Jesus — St. Teresa of the Andes
I can lose myself in the infinite Ocean of the Heart of Jesus
Quote of the day: 11 June
Thérèse predicted that after her death, we would never lack “our daily bread”
Marie du jour 2020: 15 May
Humility drew the King from heaven to the womb of the Virgin
Quote of the day: 11 May
To believe means to trust, first of all
Quote of the day: 23 January
What is, then, the great sickness of our time and of our people?
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Novena – Day 4
Bring yourself back to Him, let go of this natural inclination in order to please Him
Quote of the day: 13 October
My Beloved One is mine and I at last am surely His
St. Teresa Novena 2019 — Day 7
My spirit came to be one with its Maker, God above
Quote of the day: 9 March
The power of a soul surrendered to love is so great
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