Dear St. Theresa family,
During a COVID driven organizational frenzy I ran across quotes from the saints on annoyance and patience, two things this pandemic has caused and challenged…which I pass on to you.
“Restraining my impatience cost me so much that I was bathed in perspiration”
- St. Therese of Lisieux
“Never rebuke while you are still indignant about a fault committed---wait until the next day, or even longer. And then, calmly, and with a purer intention, make your reprimand. You will gain by a more friendly word than by a three hour quarrel.”
- Ven. Jose Escriva
“Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.”
-St. John of the Cross
“Without the burden of afflictions, it is impossible to reach the height of grace. The gifts of grace increase as the struggles increase.”
-St. Rose of Lima
“My precious children stick to me like little burrs, they are so fearful of losing me again (after a journey). The moment I shake one off one side, another clings on the opposite, nor can I write one word without some sweet interruption.”
-St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
“Do as the storekeeper does with his merchandise; make a profit on every article. Suffer not the loss of the tiniest fragment of the true cross. It may only be the sting of a fly or the point of a pin that annoys you; it may be the little eccentricities of a neighbor, some unintentional slight, the insignificant loss of a penny, some little restlessness of a soul, a slight pain in your limbs. Make a profit on every article as the grocer does, and you will soon be wealthy in God.”
-St. Louis de Montfort
Have a blessed, patient and thoughtful day!
Fr. Larry
