St. Teresa of Ávila

Though thou has recourse to many saints as thine intercessors, go especially to St. Joseph, for he has great power with God. — St. Teresa of Ávila

All that the beginner in prayer has to do — and you must not forget this, for it is very important — is to labor and be resolute and prepare himself with all possible diligence to bring his will into conformity with the will of God. — St.…

You ought to make every effort to free yourselves even from venial sin, and to do what is most perfect. — St. Teresa of Ávila

Those who give themselves to prayer should in a special manner have always a devotion to St. Joseph; for I know not how any man can think of the Queen of the angels, during the time that she suffered so much with the Infant Jesus, without…

Patience obtains all things. — St. Teresa of Ávila

It is love alone that gives worth to all things. — St. Teresa of Ávila

We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding his greatness, we realize our own littleness; his purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon his humility we find how very far we are from…

Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life, which is short and has to be lived by you alone; and there is only one Glory, which is eternal. If you do this, there will be many…

Though all things pass, God does not change. Patience wins all things. But he lacks nothing who possesses God; for God alone suffices. — St. Teresa of Ávila

Be gentle and kind with every one, and severe with yourself. — St. Teresa of Ávila