“May all
those on whom faith does not shine at last see the light!”
“I ask
only that I may never offend you.”
“To keep
the word of Jesus is the one condition of our happiness, the
proof of our love for Him."
“Whenever
my enemy provokes me to combat, I try to behave like a
soldier.”
“I am
content to sacrifice during my life all joyful thought of
the home which awaits me.”
“I have
never experienced more fully the sweetness and mercy of the
Lord.”
"I know
that love strengthens every vocation, that love is
everything, that it embraces all times and all places,
because it is eternal."
“Should it
please God, I am quite content to have my sufferings of body and
soul prolonged for years.”
“Very often
God is satisfied with our wish to labour for his glory, and how
immense are my desires to do so.”
“I no longer
have any great desires, beyond that of loving 'til I die of
love.”
“The Lord has
given me the grace never to fear the conflict, to do my duty no
matter what the cost.”
“I realized
that all souls have more or less the same battles to fight, but
no two souls are exactly the same.”
"Even when
alone be cheerful, remembering always that you are in the sight
of the angels."
“Your love
has gone before since I was a child. It has grown with my
growth.”
“I ask Jesus
to draw me into the fire of his love, and to unite me so closely
to himself that he may live and act in me.”
“Since the
Lord is in heaven I can only follow him by traces full of light
and fragrance which he has left behind him.”
“My joy
consists of being deprived of all joy here on earth.”
“When I open
the Gospels, I breathe the fragrance exalted by the life of
Jesus, and I know which way to run.”
"I know well,
joy is not in the things which surround us; it dwells in the
innermost soul."
“I understand
clearly that through love alone can we become pleasing to God,
and my sole ambition is to acquire it.”
“Jesus points
out to me the only way which leads to Love's furnace - that way
is self-surrender - it is the confidence of the little child who
sleeps without fear in its father's arms.”
“Jesus, how
tenderly and gently you lead my soul!”
“I would like
to do heroic deeds. I would gladly die in defense of the
Church.”
"The only
happiness here below is to strive to be always content with what
Jesus gives us."
“Martyrdom
was the dream of my youth, and the dream has only grown more
vivid in Carmel's narrow cell.”
“Finally, I
realized that love includes every vocation, that love is all
things, that love is eternal, reaching down through the ages and
stretching to the utmost limits of the earth.”
“I am a child
of the Church. I do not ask for riches or glory, not even for
the glory of heaven.”
"O my God,
You have surpassed all my expectations."
“My own glory
will be the reflection of the Church's glory.”
“My one
thought, Jesus, is to love you.”
"I feel that
my mission is about to begin ~ to make others love God as I love
Him."
“I take
refuge, then, in prayer, and turn to Mary, and our Lord always
triumphs.”
"My strength
lies in prayer and sacrifice; they are invincible weapons, and
touch hearts more surely than words can do, as 'I have learned
by experience.'"
“In the cross
is infusion of heavenly sweetness: in the cross is strength of
mind: in the cross is joy of spirit.”
"It is good
to serve God in darkness and trial! We have only this life to
live by faith."
“I have often
said to thee, and I repeat it again, forsake and resign thyself,
and thou shalt enjoy a great inward peace.”
“Jesus has
shown me the only way that leads to the fire of divine love: it
is that of a little child who, full of trust, falls asleep in
its father's arms.”
“Nothing is
sweeter than love; nothing stronger, nothing higher, nothing
more generous, nothing more pleasant, nothing fuller or better
in heaven or earth: for love proceeds from God, and cannot rest
but in God, above all things created.”
“Open, O
Lord, my heart in Thy law, teach me to walk in Thy
commandments.”
"Let us go
forward in peace, our eyes fixed on Heaven, the one goal of all
our works."
“Do not
imagine that love can be found without suffering, for we carry
with us our human nature; and yet, what a source of merit it
is!”
“If heavenly
grace and true charity come in, there shall be no envy or
narrowness of heart, nor shall self-love keep its hold. For
divine charity overcomes all, and dilates all the powers of the
soul.”
“God has
given me the grace to understand the mysterious depths of
charity.”
"We
must abandon the
future into the hands of God."
“Oh,
how good a thing and how peaceable it is to be silent of others,
nor to believe all that is said, nor easily to report what one
has heard!”
“A
true lover of Christ and a diligent pursuer of virtue does not
hunt after comforts, nor seek such sensible sweetness; but is
rather willing to bear strong trials and hard labours for
Christ.”
“From
a pure heart proceeds the fruit of a good life.”
“If
thou hadst a good conscience, thou wouldst not much fear death.”
"How
quickly life passes ... Soon we shall all be reunited in heaven.
I love these words of the psalms very much: "A thousand years in
the eyes of the Lord are like yesterday that has already
passed.' "
“Cherish the hope that one day Thou wilt swoop down upon me and
carry me up until I am lost, a willing victim, in the fiery
heart of the furnace of Love.”
"How happy I am to see myself imperfect
and to be in need of God's mercy."
“The
good God says to me, "Give always without concerning yourself
with results."
“Our
mission as Carmelites is to form evangelical workers who will
save thousands of souls.”
"I
have only to cast a glance in the Gospels and immediately I
breathe in the perfumes of Jesus' life."
“You,
Lord will descend to my nothingness and transform that
nothingness into living fire.”
“Jesus will reward you a hundredfold for the sweet joys you have
given up for Him."
“All
my strength lies in prayer and sacrifice. They are my invincible
weapons, and I know, by experience, that they can soften the
heart much better than words.”
“We
have only the short moment of this life to give to God, and He
is already preparing to say: ‘Now, my turn.’”
“The
very desires and intuitions of my inmost heart assured me that
another and more lovely land awaited me, an abiding city.”
“O
Jesus, let me be Your eager victim and consume Your little
sacrifice in the fire of divine love.”
“What
peace pours over the soul once it soars above natural feelings.”
"Only
that which is eternal can satisfy us."
“I
assure you that God is much better than you believe. He is
content with a glance, a sigh of love.”
"How happy I am to
see myself imperfect and to be in need of God's mercy."
"The
good God says to me, 'Give always without concerning yourself
with results.'"
"I have only to cast a glance in the Gospels and immediately I
breathe in the perfumes of Jesus' life."
"You, Lord will descend to my nothingness and transform that
nothingness into living fire."
"Jesus will reward
you a hundredfold for the sweet joys you have given up for Him."
"All my strength lies in prayer and sacrifice. They are my
invincible weapons, and I know, by experience, that they can
soften the heart much better than words."
"We have only the short moment of this life to give to God, and
He is already preparing to say: 'Now, my turn.'"
"The very desires and intuitions of my inmost heart assured me
that another and more lovely land awaited me, an abiding city."
"O Jesus, let me be Your eager victim and consume Your little
sacrifice in the fire of divine love."
"You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the
greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at
the love with which we do them.”
