Don't let your life be barren. Be useful. Make yourself felt. Shine forth with the torch of your faith and your love.
The Way #1
Josemaria Escriva
The only adequate response to the ongoing gift of life is gratitude.
Some souls, because of their negligence or spiritual sloth, do not pass from the age of beginners
"Service reveals true human flourishing through daily acts of love for Christ."
It calls us to recognise the truth of our relationship with God: He is our Father
Prayer becomes laborious, the truths of faith no longer move us as they once did
In the absence of music, we hear only the sounds of rustling clothes
We should therefore be careful about allowing our present self-image to become a prison
There are many ways of looking at the same reality.
We should have many friends and learn to take a genuine interest in the people around us.
“Please God,” I prayed, “Show me the truth, but don’t let the truth be Catholic!”
Did Leonardo wear a cilice or use a discipline?
Love makes suffering fruitful and suffering deepens love.
"The Communion of Saints unites the faithful across heaven, purgatory, and earth through prayer and Mass."
‘At your word, Lord, I will begin again.’
Our Lord does not speak only of the great sufferings that may come once or twice in a lifetime.