St. John of the Cross teaches us that there is value in the temptations and trials of life...
Quote of the day, 17 January: Père Jacques de Jésus
We recall 17 January 1985, the date when the Servant of God Père Jacques de Jésus was named "Righteous Among the Nations" by the World Holocaust Remembrance Center Yad Vashem.
Quote of the day, 30 December: St. John of the Cross
It is not God's will that a soul be disturbed by anything or suffer trials...
Quote of the day, 6 November: The Carmelite Rule
You must use every care to clothe yourselves in God's armour so that you may be ready to withstand the enemy's ambush.
Quote of the day, 7 August: The Carmelite Rule
Since man's life on earth is a time of trial, and all who would live devotedly in Christ must undergo persecution...
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. Thérèse Novena: My Joy! — Day 9
Don’t think that when I’m in Heaven I’ll make your life easy
St. Thérèse Novena: My Joy! — Day 1
He knows that even though I don’t have the joy of the Faith, I try at least to do its work
St. Thérèse Novena: My Joy! — Introduction
A novena based on Poem 45, "My Joy!" written by St. Thérèse for her sister Pauline's feast day, 21 January 1897
Quote of the day: 5 September
It was night! The dark night of the soul! I felt I was all alone in the garden of Gethsemane
Quote of the day: 25 April
They told me about so many people dying
Quote of the day: 20 February
Don't forget this, because it's very very important
Quote of the day: 15 February
Edith’s six months of probation passed quickly.
Quote of the day: 5 November
One who is never tried acquires little virtue
Quote of the day: 9 October
It always consoles us more to complain to those who we know feel our trials
Quote of the day: 8 September
A little robin came and landed on her bed
Armatura Fortis: Novena 1
No era bueno dejar a la Virgen en tiempo de tanta necesidad
A prayer of comfort in time of mourning
As Thou didst not lose them in giving, so we do not lose them by their return.
"Take courage, the order of the Blessed Virgin will flourish"
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