God save us from gloomy saints!
God save us from gloomy saints!
–Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582)
In times of dryness…
Remain calm in times of dryness.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Be thankful to God…
Be thankful to God. You are not abandoned. God holds you like an infant against his breast. It may seem the fire of first fervor is gone, but God has hidden it under the ashes so that you may ground yourself in true humility and know your nothingness. A time will come when the Holy Spirit will blow upon the ashes, and a fire more lively and bright that before will be lit because you have been faithful to God.
— Saint Paul of the Cross
Be not angry…
Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.
–Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471)
Prayer is a surge of the heart…
For me prayer is a surge of the heart, it is a simple look towards Heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
God is a spring of…
God is a spring of living water which flows unceasingly into the hearts of those who pray.
–Saint Louis de Montfort (1673-1716)
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