Birth: 1611 Death: February 12, 1691
It is possible for us to live in the very sense of the Lord's presence, under even the most difficult circumstances. If you and I are going to enjoy ….
I cannot imagine how religious persons can live satisfied without the practice of the presence of GOD. For my part I keep myself retired with Him in ….
That in the winter, seeing a tree stripped of its leaves, and considering that within a little time, the leaves would be renewed, and after that the ….
The world appears very little to a soul that contemplates the greatness of God..
O my God, since thou art with me, and i must now, in obedience to thy commands, apply my mind to these outward things, i beseech thee to grant me the….
In the way of God, thoughts count very little. Love does it all..
We must do our business faithfully, without trouble or disquiet, recalling our mind to God mildly, and with tranquility, as often as we find it wande….
You need not cry very loud; he is nearer to us than we think..
What can God have that gives him greater satisfaction than that a thousand times a day all his creatures should thus pause to withdraw and worship hi….
To worship God in truth is to recognize Him for being who He is, and to recognize ourselves for what we are..
That all things are possible to him who believes, that they are less difficult to him who hopes, they are more easy to him who loves, and still more ….
He does not ask much of us, merely a thought of Him from time to time, a little act of adoration, sometimes to ask for His grace, sometimes to offer ….
Many do not advance in Christian progress because they stick in penances and particular exercises, while they neglect the love of God, which is the e….
Do not always scrupulously confine yourself to certain rules, or particular forms of devotion, but act with a general confidence in GOD, with love an….
That his prayer was nothing else but a sense of the presence of GOD, his soul being at that time insensible to everything but Divine love: and that w….
We may make an oratory of our heart wherein to retire from time to time to converse with Him in meekness, humility, and love. Every one is capable of….
The sorest afflictions never appear intolerable, but when we see them in the wrong light; when we see them in the hand of God, who dispenses them; wh….
Let us fear to leave Him. Let us be always with Him. Let us live and die in His presence..
I have quitted all forms of devotion and set prayers but those to which my state obliges me. And I make it my business only to persevere in His holy ….
We should fix ourselves firmly in the presence of God by conversing all the time with Him...we should feed our soul with a lofty conception of God an….
Have courage then: make a virtue of necessity: ask of God, not deliverance from your pains, but strength to bear resolutely, for the love of Him, all….