Monday, January 31 : Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity

Be devoted, then, dear Madame, to the will of this adorable Master; look at every suffering as well as every joy as coming directly from Him, and then your life will be a continual communion, since everything will be like a sacrament that will give God to you. And that is very real, for God does not divide Himself, His will is His whole Being. He is completely in all things, and these things are in a way nothing but an emanation of His love. You see how you can glorify Him in these states of suffering and listlessness that are so difficult to bear. Forget yourself as much as you can, for it is the secret of peace and happiness. Saint Francis Xavier exclaimed: “What concerns me does not concern me, but what concerns Him concerns me powerfully.” Happy the soul who has attained this total detachment, for it loves indeed!…

maronite readings – rosary,team