Principles and Practices - January 6

Suffering - For God

Amidst the sufferings which spring from a soul's insatiable desire to give something, even much, to God, He provides her with means of showing herself more equal to her ideals. That self-sacrifice spells suffering, the soul is con­vinced. She is unhappy precisely because her offering to God has cost too little. Then, God sends great crosses, such as aridity, illness, false friends, persecution, failures, and many other kinds of excruciating suffering. Our Lord is never at a loss for crosses. His workshop is full of them.

-Raoul Plus, S.J.
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From Principles and Practices
Compiled by Rev. J. Hogan of The Catholic Missionary Society
Published by Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd., Publishers To The Holy See
Nihil Obstat; Eduardus J. Mahoney, S.T.D. Censor deputatus.
Imprimatur; Edm. Can. Surmont, Vicarius generalis.
First printed in 1930