May 6
“God is there in these moments of rest and can give us, in a single instant, exactly what we need. Then the rest of the day can take its course, under the same effort and strain, perhaps, but in peace.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
May 6
“God is there in these moments of rest and can give us, in a single instant, exactly what we need. Then the rest of the day can take its course, under the same effort and strain, perhaps, but in peace.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
May 5
“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
May 4
“The world doesn’t need what woman have, it needs what women are.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
May 3
“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
During these early weeks following the death of Pope Francis, the May 1st Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker provides a particularly fitting opportunity this year to turn to the Holy Father’s own teaching on the beloved, saintly foster father of Jesus.
May 1
“To be a mother is to nourish and protect true humanity and bring it to development.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
April 30
“Anyone who seeks truth seeks God, whether or not he realizes it.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta