Remember our crucified Lord…
Constantly remember the pains of our crucified Lord. Know that those great saints who now reign with divine love in heaven above reached the height of perfection by this very path.
–Saint Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)
Abandonment and desolation…
From what you tell me of your soul, I, with the little or no light that God gives me, tell you that the abandonment and desolation, and the rest you mention, are precisely preparing you for greater graces that will help you in the ministry for which his Divine Majesty has destined you either now or at some other time. Of this I have no doubt.
–Saint Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)
We live and are…
It is not that which we say, but that which we live. It is not what we do, but what we are.
–Gabriela Papayannis (1897-1992)
This pleases God most…
For truly our lover desires the soul so to adhere to him with all its power, and us to adhere to his goodness. For of all things that the heart can think, this pleases God most and and soonest profits the soul.
–Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)
Living temple of God…
Some there are who visit with great devotion holy places and solemn shrines. I do not condemn their piety, but I would remind them that faith teaches us that our own interior is also a sanctuary, because it is the living temple of God, and the dwelling of the Most Holy Trinity. Let us enter, then, into this temple, and adore Our Lord there in spirit and in truth: this is a most sublime devotion. Make frequent visits to this interior sanctuary, and see that the lamps be ever burning there. These lamps are the virtues of faith, hope, and charity. Your soul is the temple in which the living God dwells by faith.
— Saint Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)
God’s dwelling place…
We should highly rejoice that God dwells in our soul and still more highly should we rejoice that our soul dwells in God. Our soul is made to be God’s dwelling place, and the dwelling place of our soul is God who was never made.
–Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)
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