Saying #78     If you desire that devotion be born in your spirit and that the love of God and the desire for divine things increase, ...

SAYING #47 Lord, you return gladly and lovingly to lift up the one who offends you, but I do not turn to raise and honor the one who an...

SAYING #162 Anyone who complains or grumbles is not perfect, nor even a good Christian. Visit th...

SAYING #118 Ignoring the imperfections of others, preserving silence and a continual communion with God will eradicate great imperfe...

SAYING #132 What we need most in order to make progress is to be silent before this great God with our appetite and with our tongue,...

SAYING # 131 My Beloved, all that is rugged and toilsome I desire for myself, and all that is sweet and delightful I desire for yo...

#151 Let your speech be such  that no one may be offended, and let it concern things  that would not cause you regret were all to know ...

SAYING #119 There are three signs of inner recollection: first, a lack of satisfaction in passing things; second, a liking for solitude...

Saying-#73 What does it profit you to give God one thing if he asks of you another? Consider what it is God wants, and then do it. Yo...

(double click screen to enlarge) Peace be with you! Rosemarie, ocds _____________________

Gentle Reminder: Today is a fast day for all Secular Carmelites in preparation for Our Lady of Mt. Carmel's feast day tomorrow. ______...

SAYING #129 The soul that has reached the union of love does not even experience the first motions of sin. Just as one who is espoused d...

SAYING #124 Oh, how sweet your presence will be to me, you who are the supreme good! I must draw near you in silence and uncover your fe...

Saying #43 Bear in mind that your flesh is weak and that no worldly thing can comfort or strengthen your spirit, for what is born of the w...

Saying #82 Keep spiritually tranquil in a loving attentiveness to God, and when it is necessary to speak, let it be with the same calm ...

                 Saying #109 Wisdom enters through love, silence, and mortification. It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and...

Saying # 83 (click to enlarge) Peace be with you! Rosemarie, OCDS __________________________

Saying #64 "See that you are not suddenly saddened by the adversities of this world, for you do not know the good they brin...

(click to enlarge) Saint of the Day St. Pius X Peace be with you! Rosemarie, OCDS ___________________

Saying #54 S ouls will be unable to reach perfection who do not strive to be content with having nothing, in s uch fashio...