June 18
"[God] allows temptation, and uses it providentially to purify you, to make you holy, to detach you more from the things of the earth, to lead you where He is and by the route He wants you to take, so as to make you happy (in a life which may not be comfortable)."
-S. Canals
June 17
"We are able to arm ourselves against temptation through constant mortification in our work; in the way we live charity; in guarding our external and internal senses; through prayer; by fleeing the occasions of sin; and by having our time fully occupied in the fulfillment of our obligations."
-Francis Fernandez
June 16
"If we were not prepared to meet the temptations that we are to undergo, we would open the door to a great enemy - discouragement and gloominess."
-Francis Fernandez
June 15
"My son, when you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for trials."
-Sirach 2:1
June 14
"Let us not lament if we suffer from some natural defect of body or mind: from poor memory, slowness of understanding, little ability, lameness or general bad health. Who knows? Perhaps if God had given us greater talent, better health, a more personable appearance, we might have lost our souls!"
-St. Alphonsus Liguori
June 12
"Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender."
-St. Therese of Lisieux
June 11
"If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection."
-St. John of the Cross
June 10
"The more we conquer ourselves the more He gives us of His grace; and if today we have had power to overcome one difficulty, tomorrow and the day after we shall be able to surmount others that are much greater and more distressing."
-St. Vincent de Paul
June 9
"Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him."
-St. Teresa of Avila
