St. Philip Neri said.....

[Denise]

"Tribulations, if we bear them patiently for the love of God, appear bitter at first, but they grow sweet, when one gets accustomed to the taste."

[MarieT]

all tribulations are part of the journey
but the Lord travels with us
our role is to trust in His most holy will, and
to listen to the signs of events: What is God telling me through all this?
How can I listen to the clues?
How can I be an active member of the Kingdom of God? - allowing the
Holy Spirit to guide me through my unique role on this earth to further the kingdom?

[Denise]

"The man who loves God with a true heart, and prizes him above all things, sometimes sheds floods of tears at prayer, and has in abundance of favors and spiritual feelings coming upon him with such vehemence, that he is forced to cry out, 'Lord! let me be quiet!' "

[Denise]

"But a man ought not to seek for these sweetnesses and sensible devotions forcibly, for he will be easily deluded by the devil, and will run a risk of injuring his health."

[Denise]

"When the soul lies resignedly in the hands of God, and is contented with the divine pleasure, it is in good hands, and has the best security that good will happen to it."

[Denise]

"To be entirely conformed and resigned to the Divine Will, is truly a road in which we cannot get wrong, and is the only road which leads us to taste and enjoy that peace which sensual and earthly men know nothing of."

[Denise]

"Resignation is all in all to the sick man; he ought to say to God: 'Lord, if You want me, here I am, although I have never done any good; do with me what You will.' "

[Denise]

"Never make a noise of any sort in church, except for the greatest necessity."

[Denise]

"Patience is necessary for the servant of God, and we must not be distressed at trouble, but wait for consolation."

[Denise]

"When seculars have once chosen their secular state, let them persevere in it, and in the devout exercises which they have begun, and in their works of charity, and they shall have contentment at their death."

[Denise]

"The vocation to the religious life is one of the great benefits which the Mother of God obtains from her Son for those who are devoted to her."

[Denise]

"There is nothing more dangerous in the spiritual life, than to wish to rule ourselves after our own way of thinking."

[Denise]

"Among the things we ought to ask of God, is perseverance in well-doing and in serving the Lord; because, if we only have patience, and persevere in the good life we have begun to lead, we shall acquire a most eminent degree of spirituality."

[Denise]

"He is perfect in the school of Christ who despises being despised, rejoices in self-contempt, and accounts himself to be very nothingness."

[Denise]

"The way which God takes with the souls that love him, by allowing them to be tempted and to fall into tribulations, is a true espousal between Himself and them."