Keep spiritually tranquil…
Keep spiritually tranquil in a loving attentiveness to God, and when it is necessary to speak, let it be with the same calm and peace.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Choose some saints…
Choose some particular saints that you may enter more deeply into their spirit and imitate them, and have a special confidence in their intercession.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
When you are sick…
When you are sick offer to Christ our Lord all your pains, your suffering, and your langur, and beseech Him to unite them to those He bore for you.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Suffer and offer up…
Suffer and offer up those trifling injuries, those petty inconveniences, that daily befall you. This toothache, this headache, this cold, this contempt, or that scorn. All these small sacrifices, being accepted and embraced with love, are highly pleasing to the Divine Goodness, who for a single cup of cold water has promised a sea of perfect bliss for His faithful.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Vocal prayer consists…
Vocal prayer consists in making use of a ready-made formula of words provided for us, trying to mean what we say.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
The Prayer of Jesus…
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 (1807-1867)
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