Rely on Faith in the Face of Doubt, Day 1
“In his perplexity, the person should not ask for a sign from Heaven, but, with filial trust in God, should await the divine comfort with which God will allay his fears and dispel his anxiety at the time best suited to further his spiritual progress.”
Bring Christ to Others
“To the superficial observer, the visit of Mary to her cousin may seem a very ordinary event in her life. But how momentous it was to God the Father, who, through the presence of His most favored daughter, wished to sanctify the precursor of His divine Son!”
Be Attentive to God’s Presence Within You, Day 2
“Self-knowledge is at the root of all real growth in holiness...Humility is the heart and soul of virtue. It is humility that gives power and efficacy to all we do for God.”
Be Attentive to God’s Presence Within You, Day 1
“Having learned the lesson of humility perfectly, Mary disappeared from her own eyes and glorified God through her divine Son.”
Ponder God’s Wisdom as Mary Did
“Mary surpassed all others in wisdom, because her intimate union with Christ was the measure and sum of her enlightenment. She is truly the Seat of Wisdom, because she was the living tabernacle of the God of infinite wisdom.”
Believe that Nothing is Impossible with God
“If God should choose a soul in which to accomplish an extraordinary work, He is in no way bound to enlighten the soul so that it may understand the means whereby the work will be accomplished. But He does condescend to ask that soul’s generous correspondence with Him...”
Let God’s Favors Lead You Closer to Him
“The sacraments, those masterpieces of divine ingenuity, were instituted not only to dower our souls with the riches of Heaven, but also to smooth for us the path of Christian righteousness so that we might run the way of God’s commandments with enlarged hearts and with a joy that earth knows not.”
Do Not Hunger for Special Graces
“It is the most cogent proof of our overweening pride to think that God gives us His best gifts just because we hanker after them. Humility is the price of God’s most precious favors. ‘Every proud man is an abomination to the Lord’ (Prov. 16:5). ‘God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble’ (James 4:6).”
“Great souls who live for God alone are usually silent and solitary even in the midst of the maddening crowd’s ignoble strife. They are in the world, but not of the world. Fully dedicated to the service of God, they are dead to the world and dead to themselves.”
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