The one who is not reborn in the Holy Spirit will be unable to see the kingdom of God
Quote of the day, 17 January: St. John of the Cross
Quote of the day, 16 January: Blessed Anne of St. Bartholomew
The Carmel of Pontoise was founded with the aid of Madame Acarie on 15 January 1605
Quote of the day, 15 January: St. Teresa of Avila
It will be possible to find both learning and goodness in some persons.
Quote of the day, 14 January: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
Jesus wants us to be a Church that is liberated from deafness and dumbness
Quote of the day, 13 January: Brother Lawrence
I renounced for the sake of his love everything other than God, and I began to live as if only he and I existed in the world
Quote of the day, 12 January: Blessed Chiquitunga
Enclosed in the four happiest walls I have ever inhabited in my life...
Quote of the day, 11 January: Conrad de Meester, O.C.D.
I, Sister Mary Elizabeth of the Trinity, make my profession, and I promise chastity, poverty and obedience to God
St. Therese receives the habit
I don’t know if I’ve already told you how much I love snow?
Quote of the day, 10 January: St. John of the Cross
Come to the waters, all you who experience the thirst of your appetites
Quote of the day, 9 January: Oswaldo Azuaje, O.C.D.
To leave the Order, which has been my home, isn't easy.
Bishop Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, O.C.D. dies at 69
Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, O.C.D., was the Bishop of the Diocese of Trujillo, Venezuela
Quote of the day, 8 January: Peter-Thomas Rohrbach, O.C.D.
He ministered to the sick, caring for them, consoling them, burying the dead
Quote of the day, 7 January: St. John of the Cross
For God, to gaze at is to love...
Quote of the day, 6 January: St. Thérèse of Lisieux
How I love you listening to the shepherds and wisemen and keeping it all in your heart with care!
9 January: St. Andrew Corsini
He gave the Church a wonderful example of love
8 January: St. Peter Thomas
He had an intense desire to promote peace and Christian unity
On Leaving Jesus Behind
And entering into the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and falling down they adored him; and opening their treasures, they offered him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
And having received an answer in sleep that they should not return to Herod, they went back another way into their country.
(Matthew 2:11-12)
Du kommst und gehst, doch bleibt zurück die Saat,
die Du gesät zu künft’ger Herrlichkeit,
verborgen in dem Leib von Staub.
Es bleibt ein Glanz des Himmels in der Seele,
es bleibt ein tiefes Leuchten in den Augen,
ein Schweben in der Stimme Klang.
Es bleibt das Band, das Herz mit Herz verbindet,
der Lebensstrom, der aus dem Deinen quillt
und jedes Glied belebt.
You come and go, but the seed
That you sowed for future glory, remains behind
Buried in this body of dust.
A lustre of heaven remains in the soul,
A deep…
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Quote of the day, 5 January: Brother Jean Thierry Ebogo
I prayed to Jesus to give me the gift of chastity and I have no doubt that I will be heard
Quote of the day, 4 January: St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara
Make it clear that your house is not the place for indecent talk, unchristian behaviors
Quote of the day, 3 January: Jessica Powers
Hither I came of old, bearing my myrrh and frankincense and gold
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