St. Teresa of Avila on Humility

"Humility says St. Teresa of Avila must always be doing its work, like a bee making honey in the hive. Without humility all will be lost."
St. Teresa of Avila-Carmelite Saint and Doctor of the Church

(The importance of humility is recognized by many of the saints. Mary was humble and that humility and prayerfulness made her the perfect vehicle to bring forth the Savior. John the Baptist was humble as many of the great saints were. So humility is prized by God.) Be humble but be confident!!

Pope Francis on Climate Change On Trip to America

"Climate change is a problem that can no longer be left for future generations."
Pope Francis-Historic trip to the United States, speaking at the White House-Sept. 23rd, 2015

St. Therese's Love for Jesus

"Jesus draw me into the flames of your love, unite me so closely to you that you live and act in me."
St. Therese of Lisieux-Carmelite Saint and Doctor of the Church

Mary's Interior Life.......

"Mary's interior life consisted especially in her love for her divine Son."
St. Peter Julian Eymard

Becoming Holy... God's Will For You!

"Make no mistake about it, your becoming holy is God's purpose for you and should be at the forefront of your everyday life. You must live with purpose!"
Fr. Cedric Pisegna, C.P.  (Passionist priest, author, retreat leader and TV personality)

I say Amen to that!

"Heaven in a Wild Flower"....William Blake

"To see a world in a grain of sand, and a Heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour."
William Blake "Auguries of Innocence"

For flowers alone I would believe in God......NJA

God's Glory Manifested in Human Beings

"You are a child of God, your playing small does not serve the world.......We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone."
Nelson Mandela -Inaugural speech 1994

God's Abundant Mercy-Pope Francis Quote

"What a beautiful truth of faith this is for our lives: the mercy of God! God's love for us is so great, so deep; it is an unfailing love, one that always takes us by the hand and supports us, lifts us up and leads us on....."
Pope Francis-April 7, 2013- Mass for the Possession of the Chair of the Bishop of Rome

True Mystery, True God, True Beauty

"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science."
Albert Einstein

And I would add true religion. True belief in God and the mystery surrounding God. NJA

St. Therese's Little Way of Trust and Surrender

"I feel that my mission is about to begin, my mission to make God loved as I love Him, to teach souls my little way." These words were spoken by St. Therese of Lisieux, the Little Flower, a few months before she died. When her biological sister, Mother Agnes of Jesus, asked her about her little way, Therese replied, "It is the way of spiritual childhood, the way of trust and absolute surrender."

During these days of Lent, may you come to love Jesus the way Therese did, and have the trust in God that she had.
NJA

St. Francis of Assisi-Praises of God

The Praises of God
"You are love, You are wisdom
You are humility, You are endurance,
You are rest, You are peace,
You are joy and gladness,
You are justice and moderation,
You are all our riches,
And You suffice for us."
St. Francis of Assisi

It is good to give God the praise and adoration that is due to God. St. Francis had much to be grateful for, much reason to give God praise. St. Francis found his peace in God.

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The Prayer of Jabez
"There was a man named Jabez, who was the most respected member of his family. His mother had given him the name Jabez because his birth had been very painful. But Jabez prayed to the God of Israel, 'Bless me God and give me much land. Be with me and keep me from anything evil, that might cause me pain.' And God gave him what he prayed for." (And God will give us what we pray for too, because we are striving for holiness and goodness and we will be blessed for our efforts! Amen!)
(1 Chronicles 4: 9-10)

St. Teresa of Avila on Prayer

"Prayer does not consist in saying much but in loving much."
"Prayer is a heart-to-heart conversation with Someone whom we know loves us."
St. Teresa-Extraordinary Woman, Mystical Saint and Doctor of the Church

Importance of Silence in the Spiritual Life

"True silence is rest to the mind, and it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body; nourishment and refreshment."
William Penn

"Be still and know that I am God."  (Ps. 46:10)

"Only in silence do we hear God speaking to the soul."  St. John of the Cross

"Go into your own ground of silence and learn to know yourself there."  Meister Eckhart