Quote of the day, 28 July: Blessed John Soreth

So let the love of Christ kindle your enthusiasm; let His knowledge be your teacher, and His constancy your strength. May your enthusiasm be fervent, balanced in judgment and invincible, and neither lukewarm nor lacking in discretion. Love the Lord your God with all the affection of which your heart is capable; love Him with all the attentiveness and balance of judgement of your soul and reason; love Him with such strength that you will not be afraid to die for love of Him.

Blessed John Soreth

Exhortation on the Carmelite Rule (excerpt)
Office of Readings, Optional Memorial of Blessed John Soreth

Catholic Church 1993, Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours of the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and the Order of Discalced Carmelites (Rev. and augm.), Institutum Carmelitanum, Rome.

Featured image: 16th century Breton calvaire cross in the church square of Eglise Notre Dame de la Tronchaye, Rochefort en Terre, Morbihan, Brittany, France. Image credit: © David Matthew Lyons (Adobe Stock)

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Whatever the troubles and difficulties that weigh you down, bear them all patiently and keep in mind that these are the things which constitute your cross. Offer your help to the Lord and carry the cross with him in gladness of heart.

There is always something to be endured, and if you refuse one cross, be sure that you will meet with another, and maybe a heavier one. If we trust in God and rely on his help, we shall overcome the allurements of vice.

We must never let our efforts flag nor our steps grow weary, but must keep our hearts under steady discipline.

Blessed Frances d’Amboise

From the Exhortations of Blessed Frances d’Amboise to her nuns

Catholic Church 1993, Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours of the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and the Order of Discalced Carmelites (Rev. and augm.), Institutum Carmelitanum, Rome.

Featured image: This portrait of Blessed Frances d’Amboise (Françoise d’Amboise) is an oil on canvas painting by an anonymous 17th-century French artist. It comes from the collections of the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rennes. Photo credit: © Jean-Manuel Salingue / Plateforme ouverte du patrimoine (Joconde)

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