Often when He comes, He finds the soul occupied. Other guests are there, and He has to turn away. He cannot gain entry, for we love and desire other things; therefore, His gifts, which He is offering to everyone unceasingly,…

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Your meditations may be as profound, as exalted, as devout as you like; you may...

Your meditations may be as profound, as exalted, as devout as you like; you may...

The gracious, eternal God permits the spirit to green and bloom and to bring forth...

The gracious, eternal God permits the spirit to green and bloom and to bring forth...

Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting,...

Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting,...

A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial...

A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial...

Commemoration of Katherine of Alexandria, Martyr, 4th century If ye keep watch over your hearts,...

Commemoration of Katherine of Alexandria, Martyr, 4th century If ye keep watch over your hearts,...

If we really want to achieve true prayer, we must turn our backs upon everything...

If we really want to achieve true prayer, we must turn our backs upon everything...

To discern what weaknesses and faults separate you from God, you must enter into your...

To discern what weaknesses and faults separate you from God, you must enter into your...

If you fall seventy times a day, rise seventy times and return to God so...

If you fall seventy times a day, rise seventy times and return to God so...

Never believe that true prayer consists in mere babbling, reciting so many psalms and vigils,...

Never believe that true prayer consists in mere babbling, reciting so many psalms and vigils,...

God touches and moves, warns and desires all equally, and He wants one quite as...

God touches and moves, warns and desires all equally, and He wants one quite as...

For where there is true love, a man is neither out of measure lifted up...

For where there is true love, a man is neither out of measure lifted up...

In the kingdom of heaven it is His work that will be crowned, not yours....

In the kingdom of heaven it is His work that will be crowned, not yours....

Every one should find some suitable time, day or night, to sink into his depths,...

Every one should find some suitable time, day or night, to sink into his depths,...

As a good wine must be kept in a good cask, so a wholesome body...

As a good wine must be kept in a good cask, so a wholesome body...

Let God and all his creation teach you what your sins are.

Let God and all his creation teach you what your sins are.

In prayerful silence you must look into your own heart. No one can tell you...

In prayerful silence you must look into your own heart. No one can tell you...

Rid yourself of anything that is not directed toward God.

Rid yourself of anything that is not directed toward God.

Man must do his part and detach himself from created things.

Man must do his part and detach himself from created things.

Such sins, even if they do not kill all grace in us, do harm, nevertheless;...

Such sins, even if they do not kill all grace in us, do harm, nevertheless;...

Give yourself entirely to God, enter and hide in the hidden ground of your soul.

Give yourself entirely to God, enter and hide in the hidden ground of your soul.