The least that any of us who has truly begun to serve the Lord can offer Him is our own life. Since we have given the Lord our will, what do we fear? It is clear that if someone is a true religious or a true person of prayer and aims to enjoy the delights of God, he must not turn his back upon the desire to die for God and suffer martyrdom.
For don’t you know yet, Sisters, that the life of a good religious who desires to be one of God’s close friends is a long martyrdom?
Saint Teresa of Avila
The Way of Perfection, Chap.12, no. 2
Foto Mayoral Encinar. 1939.
Archivo Rafael Gómez Benito.
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Carmelite Quotes 
Kinda sad to see the Spanish civil war soldiers being held up as examples to be followed, lot of evil on both sides, the Church had not and did not conduct itself in a Holy way. Franko maybe helped the church at the expense of the Faith, for all the years of his rule his people were oppressed….(you don’t have to post this, I just needed to say it.)
If you thought that we suggested following the example of the soldiers, I am truly sorry that you were left with that impression.