It is better … that you be unappreciated and humbled, and that you accept this for the Lord who is with you. Turn your eyes inward and look within yourself, as has been said. You will find your Master, for he will not fail you; rather, the less you have of exterior consolation the more he will favour you. St Teresa of Avila Praying with St Teresa, by Jerome Lantry OCD (Teresian Press, 2015)O advocate of sinners, in my last struggle, when death shall strike me dumb, be at my side to pray for me. If then I cannot speak your name of you, my loving mother, I do so now; I call upon your Son to save me, I call upon your name, to help me by your prayers, in that last hour: Jesus, my Lord and God, Mary, Mother of God and my mother, to you I commend my soul. St Alphonsus Liguori The Heart i
07 May 2015, The Tablet
Spiritual readings – 9 May 2015
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