“God has such gladness every time he sees from heaven that a sinner is praying to Him with all his heart, as a mother has when she sees the first smile on her baby’s face.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
God’s delight
God the Father’s “delight”
Challenge yourself before challenging others..
“If you want to overcome the whole world, overcome yourself.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Overcoming yourself
Nothing easier than flattery…
“Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Speak the truth
Time with Jesus
“Good friends find pleasure in one another’s company. Let us know pleasure in the company of our best Friend, a Friend who can do everything for us, a friend who loves us beyond measure. Here in the Blessed Sacrament we can talk to him straight from the heart.”
St Alphonsus de Liguori
Making time for adoration…
Calling on Our Blessed Mother
“If you ever feel distressed during your day, call upon our Lady, just say this simple prayer: ‘Mary, Mother of Jesus, please be a mother to me now.’ I must admit, this prayer has never failed me.”
– St. Mother Teresa
