February 5
"Jesus does not say 'no' to the authentic demands of the heart, but only a clear, loud 'yes' to life, to love, to freedom, to peace and to hope. With Him no goal is impossible and even a small act of generosity grows and can lead to change."
-Pope St. John Paul II
February 4
"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier."
-St. Teresa of Calcutta
February 3
"True love begins when nothing is looked for in return."
-St. Therese of Lisieux
February 2
"We become what we love. Who we love shapes what we become."
-St. Clare of Assisi
February 1
"The future is in your hearts and in your hands. God is entrusting to you the task, at once difficult and uplifting, of working with Him in the building of the civilization of love."
-Pope St. John Paul II
January 31
“Saint Martha was a saint, even though they do not say she was contemplative… the active and contemplative lives are joined. … Thus Martha and Mary walk together.”
-St. Teresa of Avila
January 30
“Let us desire and be occupied in prayer not for the sake of our enjoyment but so as to have this strength to serve... Believe me, Martha and Mary must join together in order to show hospitality to the Lord and to have him always present and not host him badly for failing to give him something to eat. How would Mary, always seated at his feet, provide him with food if her sister did not help her?”
-St. Teresa of Avila
January 29
"The soul of woman must be expansive and open to all human beings, it must be quiet so that no small weak flame will be extinguished by stormy winds; warm so as not to benumb fragile buds … empty of itself, in order that extraneous life may have room in it; finally, mistress of itself and also of its body, so that the entire person is readily at the disposal of every call."
-St. Edith Stein
Before beginning the Women of Grace Foundational Study, I was grateful for the many blessings in my life. I had a devoted husband, a loving marriage of more than thirty five years, and three children who practiced their faith and tried to live as kind, committed Catholics. Still, beneath the surface, I carried worries I could not control. I often spent my time on things that left me feeling empty, and in a difficult season I failed to witness my Catholic faith as I knew I should. Yet in God’s mercy, even through my weaknesses, He gently led me to the Women of Grace Foundational Study.
January 15
“Human life—your life—and its humdrum, ordinary business, have a meaning which is divine, which belongs to eternity.”
-St. Josemaría Escrivá
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