The [spiritual] director closest to us is Jesus himself in the tabernacle. We need to go to him and ask him how to sort out the messes that we’re in. And if that it not possible, we need to approach him in thought and heart, and ask for the light of grace.
–Marcel Nguyễn Tân Văn (1928–1959)
Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
God withholds Himself from no one who perseveres.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Let your words be few when in the midst of many.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
I always begin my prayer in silence, for it is in the silence of the heart that God speaks. God is the friend of silence, so we need to listen. For, it is not what we say, but what God says to us and through us that matters. Prayer feeds the soul — as blood is to the body, prayer is to the soul — and it brings us closer to God.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
The signs accompanying grace are much joy, peace, love, and truth. Such signs impel us to seek truth. But the signs of sin are accompanied by turmoil, not joy and love toward God.
–Saint Macarius the Great (c. 300-391)
