“So your strength is failing you? Why don't you tell your mother about it? ... Mother! Call her with a loud voice. She is listening to you; she sees you in danger, perhaps, and she-your holy mother Mary-offers you, along with the grace of her son, the refuge of her arms, the tenderness of her embrace ... and you will find yourself with added strength for the new battle.” ChristianMotherVoiceGraceFailingDangerSonArmsListeningHolyBattleOffersEmbraceLoudFinding YourselfMaryTendernessRefugeLoud VoicesHoly MaryMother Mary Author:Josemaria Escriva
“God is here. This truth should fill our lives, and every Christmas should be for us a new and special meeting with God, when we allow his light and grace to enter deep into our soul.” ShouldSoulLightJesusGraceOur LivesSpecialMeetingsChristmas Author:Josemaria Escriva
“Christian optimism is not a sugary optimism, nor is it a mere human confidence that everything will turn out all right. It is an optimism that sinks its roots into an awareness of our freedom, and the sure knowledge of the power of grace. It is an optimism that leads us to make demands on ourselves, to struggle to respond at every moment to God's call.” HumansMomentsChristianTurnsStruggleGraceAwarenessDemandRootsOptimismMere Author:Josemaria Escriva
“As soon as you willfully allow a dialogue with temptation to begin, the soul is robbed of peace, just as consent to impurity destroys grace.” SoulGraceCatholicDialogueTemptationPurityConsentImpurityChastity Purity Author:Josemaria Escriva
“Love our Lady. And she will obtain abundant grace to help you conquer in your daily struggle.” HelpingReligiousStruggleGraceCatholicConquerVirgin MaryCatholic SaintBlessed MotherDaily Struggle Author:Josemaria Escriva