St. Teresa of the Andes:
see that God wants to prove me because at every moment He invites me to share His sufferi
ngs. I understood that it was through them that I will become like to the Crucified Jesus. This is my only goal...Yes, I want to be crucified in His likeness...I have suffered such aridity and abandonment, that there is no way of describing them...But this does not astonish me because I myself asked Christ to deprive me of all consolation, so that other souls that I love may find peace and joy in the sacraments and in prayer.
ngs. I understood that it was through them that I will become like to the Crucified Jesus. This is my only goal...Yes, I want to be crucified in His likeness...I have suffered such aridity and abandonment, that there is no way of describing them...But this does not astonish me because I myself asked Christ to deprive me of all consolation, so that other souls that I love may find peace and joy in the sacraments and in prayer.
From her diary, entry April 2, 1918
Peace be with you!
Rosemarie, OCDS
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