«El amor jamás encuentra pretexto de imposibilidad porque cree que todo lo puede y le conviene». La prudencia humana, por el contrario, tiembla a cad… - Thérèse of Lisieux

Un domingo mientras miraba una estampa de nuestro Señor crucificado, me impresionó profundamente la sangre que goteaba de sus divinas manos. Experimenté un gran dolor al pensar que esa sangre caía en tierra sin que a nadie le interesara recogerla. Resolví entonces permanecer en espíritu al pie de la cruz para recibir el divino rocío que de ella manaba, comprendiendo que luego tendría que volcarlo en las almas...

The one, more Latin, more Roman, closer to eloquence than to the literal word, aims at a certain effect, at magic. The other, more Greek, more Hellenistic, seeks transparency flowing from the source.

Be not afraid. . . . He is here at hand. He is watching, and it is He who begs from us this pain, these tears. . . . He needs them for souls, for our souls, and He longs to give us a magnificent reward. I assure you that it costs Him dear to fill us with bitterness, but He knows that it is the only means of preparing us to know Him as He knows Himself, and to become ourselves Divine! Our soul is indeed great and our destiny glorious. Let us lift ourselves above all things that pass, and hold ourselves far from the earth! Up above, the air is so pure. . . . Jesus may hide Himself, but we know that He is there.