I noted that, by seeking God in good works through the spirit, one will more readily find Him afterwards in prayer than if one had sought Him first in prayer so as to find Him subsequently in good works, as is often done. For he who seeks and finds the spirit of Christ in good works makes much more solid progress than the person whose activity is limited to prayer alone. So then, to possess Christ in our actions or to possess Him in our prayer often amounts to either an “effective” or an “affective” possession.
St. Peter Favre
Do not think that our Lord is further from you in the midst of turmoil . . . It is not tranquillity which brings Him to our hearts, but the fidelity of our love.
St. Francis de Sales
But the vision of the Divine Essence fills the soul with all good things, since it unites it to the source of all goodness.
St. Thomas Aquinas
Without the interior light of grace I would have undoubtedly pitied myself, but in the midst of darkness I found myself divinely illumined.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
May the intercession of the Blessed Patriarch and Abbot Benedict render Thee merciful unto us, O Lord, that what our own unworthiness cannot obtain, we may receive through his powerful patronage. Through Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
Thank you!
You make my day!