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“When dryness is accompanied by discouragement in the spiritual life, by a feeling of distance from God, by a loss of hope for spiritual growth, by a sense of failure in spiritual efforts, by a lack of energy for spiritual things, or by various temptations then this dryness is spiritual desolation.“
— May 18, 2026 09:44AM
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Rachael W
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“When we find ourselves in spiritual desolation, we must employ spiritual remedies: make no changes to your spiritual proposals; turn to prayer of petition, meditation, examination, and suitable penance; remember that you can overcome the desolation with God‘s grace; consider that it will pass much sooner than the enemy would have you believe; prepare ahead of time when in consolation….”
— May 18, 2026 09:46AM
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“We may feel ashamed, too angry, too hurt. And so we do not speak of it. Then our prayer feels superficial, dry. We have little to say….the contrary is true: prayer is dry because we have so much to say and have not said it.”
— May 17, 2026 06:42PM
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Desolation is a trial. That is, “this experience lies within God’s loving providence and is permitted for reasons of love.”
— Apr 26, 2026 02:52PM
Rachael W
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Desolation is never the deepest reality in our spiritual life. God’s grace is.
— Apr 26, 2026 02:48PM