If only I could

"Do not say, think, or do anything unless you see that it is pleasing to God and helpful to others." St Ignatius of Loyola

Mary re: Risen Christ :)))

"She thought it was the gardener" Jn 20:15

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Oh Lord, I want to love You more,
Oh Lord, how can I love You more
Oh Lord, I am but very small,
Oh Lord, right to Your feet I fall..

The Atom of Jesus-Host

"If I am despised by the world,
If it considers me as nothing,
A divine peace flood me.
For I have the Host as my support.
When I draw near the ciborium,
All my sighs are heard…
To be nothing is my glory.
I am the atom of Jesus…"

- The Atom of Jesus-Host St. Therese of Lisieux

Saint George Preca

Ibni, aghtini qalbek (Kliem Alla: Prov. 23, 26)
Binti, aghtini qalbek.

Sinjur Alla, Inti ikkmandajtni biex naghtik qalbi: ghalhekk ghatini l-grazzja tieghek biex jiena inkun nista' naghtihielek, ghax mingharjek ma nistghu naghmu xejn.

Ahna zguri li inti taghtina din il-grazzja la darba inti ikkmandajtna biex naghtuk qalbna, meta ahna nitolbuhielek ghall-glorja teighek, u ghall-gid taghna.

Ghatini l-grazzja tieghek, u jiena naghtik qalbi. Ammen.

(Silta minn 'Ftuh il-Qalb: Talb tal-Qaddej t'Alla, Dun Gorg Preca' L-Ewwel
Ktieb (1998), p. 111.)

To Hide

"Hide me in the shadow of your wings." Psalm 17:8
Hide me, hide me, hide me Lord. Grant me the grace to delight in hiding in You.

Delight in Weakness

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

2 Corinthians 12: 7-10