St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi offers this reflection on the Virgin Mary's place at Our Lord's ascension to heaven: "Mary sees the Humanity, taken from herself, formed by her most precious blood, and nourished with her milk, arrive in heaven..."
Quote of the day, 22 May: Père Jacques of Jesus
How urgent it is for us to call on the Holy Spirit as we enroll, figuratively speaking, in the University of Divine Love! What do we have to do in order to benefit fully from our master’s lessons? First, we must consciously acknowledge the impossibility of progressing in prayer apart from our master. Recall the... Continue Reading →
Quote of the day, 14 March: St. John of the Cross
Strive to preserve your heart in peace...
Quote of the day, 6 March: St. John of the Cross
St. John of the Cross teaches us that there is value in the temptations and trials of life...
Quote of the day, 17 December: St. Teresa of Avila
Your works are holy, they are just, they are priceless and done with great wisdom
Quote of the day, 1 November: St. John of the Cross
St. Paul admonished the Ephesians not to grow weak in their tribulations and to be strong and rooted in charity in order to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and height and depth, and to know also the supereminent charity of the knowledge of Christ.
Quote of the day, 12 October: Paul-Marie of the Cross, O.C.D.
To Saint Teresa, Carmel owes its élan and its psychology. Carmelite psychology was always realistic. Under the reformer’s influence it became more so.
Quote of the day, 10 October: St. John of the Cross
We can understand that the very loving light and wisdom into which the soul will be transformed is what in the beginning purges and prepares it, just as the fire that transforms the wood
St. Edith Stein Novena 2021, Day 9: An immense, unbounded desert
She feels that she has been led into an immense, unbounded desert. And this, for her, is the more delightful, pleasant, and lovely, the deeper, vaster, and more solitary it is.
Quote of the day, 20 May: St. John of the Cross / San Juan de la Cruz
It is great wisdom to know how to be silent / Grande sabiduría es saber callar
Quote of the day, 5 March: St. John of the Cross
Christ acted this way with his disciples: He told them many parables and maxims the wisdom of which they did not understand
Quote of the day: 27 June
The doctrine of Teresa of Avila shines through the charisms
Quote of the day: 11 April
My steps surprised a dark Iscariot plotting in my own will
St. Joseph Novena 2020 — Day 2
How can we express the nearness of the Holy God?
St. Joseph Novena 2020 — Day 1
Like St Joseph, do I seek God's will in all things?
O Sapientia
O Sapientia: La sabiduría entra por el amor, silencio y mortificación
Quote of the day: 15 October
But what disorder in the way I write!
Quote of the day: 4 August
The soul here cannot comprehend God perfectly
Pentecost Novena: Edith Stein — Day 5
The kingdom of light from the kingdom of night
Pentecost Novena: Edith Stein — Day 4
Holy Spirit ray that penetrates everything!
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