Claret With You

In Times of Confinement, Claret (Walks) With You

Rome, Italy. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing us to be at home. To keep our missionary spirit alive, we have a new application for mobile devices. It's called "Walking with Claret." It gathers the texts of the book of the same name whose second edition saw the...

21 December

“I never tired of being in church before the image of Our Lady of the Rosary, and I talked and prayed so trustingly that I was quite sure the Blessed Virgin heard me. I used to imagine a sort of wire running from the image in front of me to its heavenly original....

20 December

“If something pains or disturbs you, suffer it patiently thinking that the Lord has placed it so. If you are able to give alms, do it for the love of God, thinking of the neighbours and particularly in the poor who are the image of Jesus. No day should pass without...

19 December

“With regard to the slanders unleashed against me, I am not sad; I am very happy in the Lord” Carta a D. José Caixal, 10 de marzo de 1865, en EC II, p. 864 FORTITUDE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY “Fortunate are you, when people insult you...., because you are my disciples”...

21 December

“I never tired of being in church before the image of Our Lady of the Rosary, and I talked and prayed so trustingly...

20 December

“If something pains or disturbs you, suffer it patiently thinking that the Lord has placed it so. If you are able to...

19 December

“With regard to the slanders unleashed against me, I am not sad; I am very happy in the Lord” Carta a D. José Caixal,...

17 December

“Lord, I am convinced that just as you make the ocean salty and bitter to keep it pure, so have you given me the salt...

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15 December

“I bought a ranch for the poor of Puerto Principe........My object in starting this ranch was to gather together poor...

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13 December

“I preached retreats to the entire clergy: canons, pastors, beneficiaries, etc. This was my yearly practice as long as...

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12 December

“The true servant of God rarely complains of his suffering and desires less that others suffer and has pity for their...

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10 December

“What moved and stimulated me most was reading the Holy Bible, to which I have always been very strongly attracted”...

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8 December

“My friend, you should know that the Blessed Virgin Mary is the work of God and the most perfect one that had come out...

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7 December

“The Blessed Virgin Mary rode on a donkey, both when she went to Bethlehem to give birth to Jesus, her Son, and when...

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6 December

Offer frequently to the eternal Father the most precious blood of his Divine Son Jesus Christ who for this [to save...

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5 December

“[The person who receives communion] will be like a tree planted near the running waters that will give fruit. We can...

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4 December

“Another force that drives me to preach and hear confessions is my desire to make my neighbour happy” Aut 213 CREATE A...

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3 December

“May the zeal for the salvation of the souls burn in your heart; this will be the fruit and argument of the love of...

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2 December

“How grateful you must be to God for your vocation. I am sure that you will tell me, `I am already doing it´; and I...

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1 December

“The Heart of Mary has been the organ of all the virtues to a heroic degree, particularly in the love for God and...

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28 November

“The Blessed Virgin Mary will be pleased, if you keep silence and are devout in church; if you offer heart your heart...

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27 November

“Experience has taught me that one of the most powerful forces for good is the press, although when abused it can also...

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26 November

“I believed that a certain class of sinners must be caught after the fashion of a man cooking snails. He puts them in...

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24 November

“Although Father Joseph Xifre, Superior of the Missionary Sons of the Heart of Mary, has frequently spoken and written...

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23 November

“To love God truly means to suffer for the beloved. To know whether it is true, we have to check it with the fire of...

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22 November

“The Exercises of St. Ignatius are one of the most powerful tools I have used in the conversion of priests, which is...

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21 November

“I have always wanted to die a poor man in some hospital, or on the scaffold as a martyr, or to be put to death by the...

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20 November

“My Jesus, there is one thing I ask that I know you will grant. Yes, my Jesus, I ask you for love, for great flames of...

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18 November

“God, in the soul of the just, does what fire does: he illumines, heats up and converts into fire the fuel, melts the...

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17 November

“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart and you will find rest. For my yoke is...

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15 November

“As if looking in a mirror, I should look at each created thing from where God´s goodness, wisdom, power and beauty...

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14 November

“My neighbour, I love and cherish you for a thousand reasons Aut 448 LOVE FOR MY BROTHER AND SISTERS When we look at...

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