Detachment, if practiced perfectly, includes the other two necessary virtues, love of others and true humility.
~St. Teresa of Avila
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection: Little Things
We can do little things for God.
~Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection
St. Teresa of the Andes: Infinite Horizons of Love
When a soul gives herself wholly to God, He manifests Himself by letting the soul discover infinite horizons of love that will unite her most closely to Him.
~St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes
St. John of the Cross: An Altar
The soul in which God alone dwells has no other function than that of an altar on which God is adored in praise and love.
~St. John of the Cross
Monday, September 11, 2017
St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi: In Prayer
... in prayer God teaches the soul, and through prayer the soul detaches itself from created things and unites itself to God.
~St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi
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