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
Love makes suffering fruitful and suffering deepens love.
Pain, whether physical or moral, is part of every human life.
"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.
progress cannot be measured unless we know both the point from which we are starting and the goal
If with the help of grace we reject the ‘tongue-tied’ devil, we will find that one of the immediate fruits of sincerity is joy and peace in our souls.
"The truly virtuous person doesn’t just do the right thing; he also desires rightly."
The Cross is the unmistakable sign of the Christian because it was through the Cross
"Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could call everyone in our workaday world friends!"
Most of our lives are made up of little things. We occasionally face major decisions
Celibacy can be lived with serenity, psychological balance and deep happiness when it is freely chosen, properly discerned
Left entirely to itself, it can become what spiritual writers have called the lunatic of the house.
When we are grateful, we recognize that we are not self-sufficient and that much of what is good
If we remain close to him, we possess a source of happiness that does not depend upon everything going well.