Pondering Tidbits of Truth - August 19, 2021

Pondering Tidbits of Truth is my simple and inadequate way of providing nuggets of spiritual wisdom for you to chew on from time to time.

 

 

 

St. Gemma Galgani

"Oh, my God! What would You wish to do, my compassionate Jesus? Would You wish to make all Your merits mine; apply to me everything that is Yours? And can there be a heart that will not let itself be taken over by so much charity? Can there be a soul that will not let itself be won over? Can there be a will that will not let itself be ravished by You?

Oh, my soul, how much longer do you wish to be so stingy with Jesus? Why so negligent towards Jesus who made You? Why so lazy towards Jesus who redeemed you? Who do you want to love, if you do not want to love Jesus?"

(From  https://www.stgemmagalgani.com/2008/09/words-and-quotes-of-st-gemma-galgani.html)

 

Mother Mectilde of the Blessed Sacrament

“Everything must be sacrificed to Jesus Christ: your husband, your children, and your friends. You must not become their owner.”

(From The “Breviary of Fire” – Letters by Mother Mectilde of the Blessed Sacrament)

 

 

 St. John Marie Vianney

"Take in one hand a sponge full of water, and in the other a little pebble; press them equally. Nothing will come out of the pebble, but out of the sponge will come abundance of water. The sponge is the soul filled with the Holy Spirit, and the stone is the cold and hard heart which is not inhabited by the Holy Spirit.” 

 (From The Blessed Curé of Ars in His Catechetical Instructions)