May 28
“For in this century, we must no longer count on men to preserve the faith. The grain of faith that will be saved will hide itself among women. A woman cannot remain neutral in the world. She too is set for the fall and resurrection of many.”
-St. Madeline Sophie Barat
May 27
“How often have I thought that I may owe all the graces I’ve received to the prayers of a person who begged them from God for me, and whom I shall know only in heaven.”
-St. Thérèse of Lisieux
May 26
“When God sends his inspirations into a man’s heart, the first one He gives is that of obedience.”
-St. Francis de Sales
May 25
“As for you, be steady and self-possessed; put up with hardship, perform your work as an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.”
-2 Timothy 4:1-8
May 24
“Truly, matters in the world are in a bad state; but if you and I begin in earnest to reform ourselves, a really good beginning will have been made.”
-St. Peter of Alcantara
May 23
“Each finite creature can reflect only a fraction of the divine nature; thus, in the diversity of His creatures, God’s infinity, unity and oneness appear to be broken into an effulgence of manifold rays.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
May 22
“We can do nothing ourselves; God must do it. To speak to Him thus is easier by nature for woman than for man because a natural desire lives in her to give herself completely to someone.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
May 21
“On the question of relating to our fellow man – our neighbor’s spiritual need transcends every commandment. Everything else we do is a means to an end. But love is an end already, since God is love.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
May 20
“Each woman who lives in the light of eternity can fulfill her vocation, no matter if it is in marriage, in a religious order, or in a worldly profession.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
May 19
“One can only gain a scientia crucis (knowledge of the cross) if one has thoroughly experienced the cross. I have been convinced of this from the first moment onwards and have said with all my heart: ‘Ave, Crux, Spes unica’ (I welcome you, Cross, our only hope).”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
