Nourishment of the Inner Spirit
Continue to grow in the knowledge and love of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is the purpose of time and eternity; it is life; it is happiness in exile. To succeed in it, become a disciple of prayer; prayer is the golden chain which binds us to God, it is the hearth of the divine […]
Disciple of Prayer
…. be a disciple of prayer, I mean prayer which is your own: affectionate, recollected, inward, which enjoys God, feeds on God and always aspires to the mystery of truth, of the goodness of the love of God. Because a flame which comes to a halt either dies down or loses it’s light; …. the […]
Serve & Adore the Lord
How fortunate you are! You have our Lord in your home. He is there especially for you; so he loves you very much since he is staying with you and giving himself to you day and night! Serve him with honor. Adore him with love. Stay at his feet like Mary, and serve him like […]
Eucharistic Ministry
The Work of the Most Blessed Sacrament is . . . “ the perpetual worship of the divine Eucharist; it is the eucharistic ministry, consecrated entirely to have Jesus known, loved, received, and glorified in his Sacrament of love.” To Mr. Creuset July 5, 1856
Our Soul
Our state of soul is its thought, prayer, and natural love. We must be ourselves in God’s sight. – God changes the seasons to vary the work, the fruit of the earth. Our soul is the soil of grace. Apply yourself to achieve a stable spirit of divine love in your various duties, actions, and […]
Pure Intention
This is a second resolution written by Father Eymard while on retreat with the diocesan clergy in Grenoble. “May I seek you with a pure intention, and with a pure zeal may I proclaim with your Gospel; may I work for your glory alone, that you may be known in the Blessed Sacrament, that your […]
Presence of God
Be serious about the presence of God, the knowledge of Jesus Christ, a definite thought of some virtue, and you will have a center of strength and consolation. From a letter written in 1868 to Mme. Mathilde Giraud-Jordan
Gift of Self
Belong entirely to God through love, entirely to your neighbor through a gracious charity, entirely to the divine Eucharist by the offering and sacrifice of your whole self. Bear with yourself in the patience of our Lord. To Mrs. Stephanie Gourde, October 23, 1859
Nourish Yourself on our Lord
Nourish yourself on our Lord, on his spirit, his virtues, his evangelical truth, on the contemplation of his mysteries. Do not leave him. He said: “If you abide in me and my words abide in you, everything that you want will be done.” To Edmée Brenier De Montmorand May 19, 1868
United to the Lord
How much good I could do, with God’s grace, if I were truly interior, truly united to our Lord, truly filled with his Spirit of love! To Mlles. Marianne Eymard and Nanette Bernard January 15, 1849
