The Jesus Prayer

28 June 2025

The Prayer of Jesus is said like this: Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Originally it was said without the addition of the word sinner: this word was added to the other words of the prayer later. This word, remarks Saint Nil Sorsky, which implies a consciousness and confession of the fall, is fitting for us and pleasing to God who has commanded us to offer prayers in acknowledgement and confession of our sinfulness.

        Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov

Trust In God

27 June 2025

Continue to trust in God. Do you think that the God who takes care to provide food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth – which neither sow nor reap – will ever forget to provide all that is necessary for the one who trusts wholly in His Providence, seeing that we are capable of being united to God, our sovereign good?

        Saint Francis de Sales

The Grace of God

26 June 2025

When the grace of God comes to us we can do all things, but when it leaves us, we become poor and weak, abandoned, as it were, to affliction. Yet, in this condition we should not become dejected or despair. On the contrary, we should calmly await the will of God and bear whatever befalls us in praise of Jesus Christ; for after winter comes the summer, after night comes the day, and after the storm, a great calm.

        Thomas a Kempis

On the Spiritual Life

25 June 2025

There is a little secret in the spiritual life: The more the heart gives thanks, the more God gives, even when life isn’t perfect, even when we don’t have everything we need or want. The more we thank God, the more our heart is open to receive even more of his mercy and his gifts.

        Jacques Philippe

On Grace

24 June 2025

Grace is from God, and works in the depth of the soul whose powers it employs. It is a light which issues forth to do service under the guidance of the Spirit. The Divine Light permeates the soul, and lifts it above the turmoil of temporal things to rest in God. The soul cannot progress except with the light which God has given it as a nuptial gift; love works the likeness of God into the soul.

        Meister Eckhart

On Marriage

23 June 2025

But if a man and a woman marry in order to be companions on the journey through earth to heaven, then their union will bring great joy to themselves and to others.

        Saint John Chrysostom

On Humility

22 June 2025

Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.

        Saint Augustine