Dryness leads us…
Dryness leads us gently from vocal prayer, where we learn to speak to God; to Meditation, where we think of God; to Contemplation, where our heart merely gazes upon Him with a love too deep for words.
–Mother Angelica (1923-2016)
Commune with God…
When we desire to commune with God to strengthen our souls for combat in the battles of life, we can close our eyes. When we have done that, we have closed the “doors” of our senses. We have for a few moments closed out the world around us. Now..it is dark, and if we are quiet and become aware of this silence in our souls, we suddenly realize He is there.
–Mother Angelica (1923-2016)
Harboring resentment…
Our minds, like broken records, repeat, rehearse, rehash, and relive the hurts, the angry moments, and the disappointments. If this attitude continues for days, and days turn into years, we can be sure we are indulging in a bad attitude. The luxury of harboring a resentment has cost us dearly, for we are experiencing a “spiritual hangover.” We are allowing something that upset our souls to hang over for months or years and destroy us.
–Mother Angelica (1923-2016)
The Church is heir…
The Church is heir to a long tradition which, passed down from generation to generation, is further enriched by the experience of each individual. Your personal history has a place within the greater history of the Church.
–Pope Francis (1936-
For us to repent…
Although He is greatly upset by our offenses, God, in His infinite goodness, puts up with us, spreads a veil over our sins, and waits for us to repent.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
Without love…
Without love, deeds, however brilliant, count as nothing.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
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