Journey from dwelling place to dwelling place with Saint Teresa of Avila — Carmelite Online Retreat for Lent 2021
Lent with St. Teresa of Avila
Quote of the day, 5 March: St. John of the Cross
Christ acted this way with his disciples: He told them many parables and maxims the wisdom of which they did not understand
Quote of the day, 4 March: St. John of the Cross
Joy in the delights of food directly engenders... lack of charity toward one's neighbor and the poor, as toward Lazarus on the part of the rich man who ate sumptuously each day
Quote of the day, 3 March: Marie Martin
I cannot help believing that these words of Our Lord were spoken for you and for our little Thérèse
Quote of the day, 2 March: St. Teresa of Avila
God is supreme Truth; and to be humble is to walk in truth,
Quote of the day, 1 March: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
A heart incapable of forgiving is impenetrable even for God.
Il est toujours vivant | He is still living — St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
He is the Word of God, the Eternal Splendor, The Immutable Beauty who captivates hearts.
Quote of the day, 28 February: Père Jacques de Jésus
Christ experiences ecstatic moments on Mount Tabor, but even during those moments in the company of Moses and Elijah, he conversed about his Passion for the redemption of sinners
Quote of the day, 27 February: Blessed Titus Brandsma
In society, the sound principles of love and forgiveness must once again blossom and be practiced universally
Quote of the day, 26 February: St. John of the Cross
She must render an account of everything — of the beginning of her life as well as the later part — unto the last penny
Quote of the day, 25 February: St. Edith Stein
Her people, which are yours: your Israel, I’ll take it up into the lodgings of my heart.
Quote of the day, 24 February: Blessed Josefa Naval Girbés
"Souls, souls for God" was the motto of Blessed Josefa Naval Girbés
24 February: Blessed Josefa Naval Girbés
In her own home, she opened a school where she taught needlework, prayer, and the evangelical virtues
Quote of the day, 23 February: St. Teresa of Avila
It is always good to base your prayer on prayers coming from the mouth of the Lord.
Quote of the day, 22 February: St. Teresa of Avila
God seemed so present to me that I thought of St. Peter's words: You are Christ, Son of the living God.
Quote of the day, 21 February: Jessica Powers
I entered the kingdom in Noah's week at the sign of the rainbow
Quote of the day, 20 February: St. Edith Stein
He speaks His “Follow me”, and if a man is not for Him, he is against Him
Quote of the day, 19 February: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
If we want to be Christians we have to be prophets like Jesus
Quote of the day, 18 February: St. John of the Cross
Oh, who can explain the extent of the denial our Lord wishes of us!
Quote of the day, 17 February: St. John of the Cross
Our prayer should be made either in the concealment of our inner room or, if not in one's room, it should be made in the solitary wilderness, and at the best and most quiet time of night
Quote of the day, 16 February: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
I had a delightful, divine Shrovetide. Monday and Tuesday we had the Blessed Sacrament in the oratory
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