February 16
“And when night comes, and you look back over the day and see how fragmentary everything has been, and how much you planned that has gone undone, and all the reasons you have to be embarrassed and ashamed; just take everything exactly as it is, put it in God’s hands and leave it with Him.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
February 15
“One cannot desire freedom from the Cross when one is especially chosen for the Cross.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
February 14
“The world doesn’t need what woman have, it needs what women are.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
February 13
“Woman naturally seeks to embrace that which is living, personal, and whole. To cherish, guard, protect, nourish and advance growth is her natural maternal yearning.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
Feb 11
“To be a mother is to nourish and protect true humanity and bring it to development.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
Feb 10
“Anyone who seeks truth seeks God, whether or not he realizes it.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
February 9
“Leaders are magnanimous in their dreams, visions, and sense of mission; in their capacity for hope, confidence, and daring; in their enthusiasm for the effort required to bring their work to a successful conclusion; in their capacity to challenge themselves and those around them.”
-Alexandre Havard, Virtuous Leadership
February 7
“Between women and God is often arranged the eternal salvation of husbands and sons. But for this she must be valiant. Strong to uphold purity of life. Strong to keep inviolate the treasure of faith. Strong in every battle of life. Great-souled in the face of calamity, persecution and death. And remember, sorrow is the training ground of strong souls.”
-St. Madeleine Sophie Barat
