Our Lord is…
Our Lord is the ground from whom our prayer grows and in his love and grace he himself gives us our prayers.
–Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)
A man has free choice…
A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational.
–Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
Spiritual communion…
Spiritual communion is highly beneficial; through it you can recollect yourselves in the same way after Mass, for the love of this Lord is thereby deeply impressed on the soul. If we prepare ourselves to receive Him, He never fails to give in many ways we do not understand.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Spiritual exercises…
Is there anything I can do to make myself enlightened?
As little as you can do to make the sun rise in the morning.
Then of what use are the spiritual exercises you prescribe?
To make sure you are not asleep when the sun begins to rise.
–Anthony de Mello (1931-1987)
We need to fall…
We need to fall, and we need to be aware of it; for if we did not fall, we should not know how weak and wretched we are of ourselves, nor should we know our Maker’s marvelous love so fully.
–Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)
The more a soul…
The more promptly a soul seeks God with true reverence, the sooner does it find him; and the greater its eagerness in searching for him, the more ardently does it clasp him when found.
–Francisco de Osuna (1497-1541)
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