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
Category Archives: Gracelines
Serve the Lord
June 15
“My son, when you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for trials.”
-Sirach 2:1
God’s ways are not our ways
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
Surrender all
Our self-surrender
June 12
“Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.”
-St. Therese of Lisieux
Learn to deny yourself
June 11
“If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.”
-St. John of the Cross
Power to overcome difficulty
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
Yield entirely to Him
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
What do you need to abandon to God?
June 8
“Few souls understand what God would accomplish in them if they were to abandon themselves unreservedly to Him and if they were to allow His grace to mould them accordingly.”
-St. Ignatius Loyola
Courage undaunted
June 7
“Therefore with mind entire, faith firm, courage undaunted, love thorough, let us be ready for whatever God wills.”
-St. Bede the Venerable
