30 May 2022
Now, if one will attain to true peace, he must yield himself up to this
spiritual destitution; he must make nothing of it; he must in all single
heartedness resign himself to the holy will of God, and suffer this oppression
of spirit in all patience; yes, even if it were to endure to the end of the
world.
Johannes Tauler (c. 1300-1361)
On Prayer
28 May 2022
As water extinguishes fire, so prayer extinguishes the heat of the passions.
Saint John Chrysostom
As water extinguishes fire, so prayer extinguishes the heat of the passions.
Saint John Chrysostom
Count Your Blessings
27 May 2022
The proud man counts his newspaper clippings; the humble, his blessings.
Blessed Fulton Sheen
The proud man counts his newspaper clippings; the humble, his blessings.
Blessed Fulton Sheen
On Gratitude
26 May 2022
Gratitude takes nothing for granted, is never unresponsive, is constantly awakening to new wonder.
Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Gratitude takes nothing for granted, is never unresponsive, is constantly awakening to new wonder.
Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
How to Die
25 May 2022
Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ.
Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ.
Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Our Great Responsibility
24 May 2022
Christians, have we understood the great responsibility that we have taken on before God through baptism? Have we come to know that we must conduct ourselves as children of God, that we must align our will with the will of God, that we must remain free from sin, that we must love God with all our hearts and always patiently await union with Him? Have we thought about the fact that our heart should be so filled with love that it should overflow to our neighbor? Do we have the feeling that we must become holy and perfect, children of God and heirs of the Kingdom of Heaven? We must struggle for this, so that we may not be shown unworthy and rejected. Let none of us lose our boldness, nor neglect our duties, nor be afraid of the difficulties of spiritual struggle. For we have God as a helper, who strengthens us in the difficult path of virtue.
Saint Nectarius of Aegina
Christians, have we understood the great responsibility that we have taken on before God through baptism? Have we come to know that we must conduct ourselves as children of God, that we must align our will with the will of God, that we must remain free from sin, that we must love God with all our hearts and always patiently await union with Him? Have we thought about the fact that our heart should be so filled with love that it should overflow to our neighbor? Do we have the feeling that we must become holy and perfect, children of God and heirs of the Kingdom of Heaven? We must struggle for this, so that we may not be shown unworthy and rejected. Let none of us lose our boldness, nor neglect our duties, nor be afraid of the difficulties of spiritual struggle. For we have God as a helper, who strengthens us in the difficult path of virtue.
Saint Nectarius of Aegina
Making A Good Confession
23 May 2022
If you would know whether you have made a good confession, ask yourself if you have resolved to abandon your sins.
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
If you would know whether you have made a good confession, ask yourself if you have resolved to abandon your sins.
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
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