May the prayers of your martyrs Blessed Alphonsus Mary and companions, prevail with you, Lord, on our behalf
12 June: Blessed Alphonsus Mary of the Holy Spirit Mazurek and Companions
7 June: Blessed Anne of St. Bartholomew
Saint Teresa chose Blessed Anne as her companion and nurse
25 May: St. Mary Magdalen of the Incarnate Word de’ Pazzi
St Mary Magdalen of the Incarnate Word prayed for renewal
22 May: St. Joachina de Vedruna
Foundress of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity of Vedruna
16 May: Saint Simon Stock (Not observed in 2021)
Venerated for his personal holiness and devotion to Our Lady
4 May: Blesseds Angel Maria Prat Hostench, Lucas of St. Joseph Tristany Pujol, Priests, and Companions
They called on Jesus’ name and that of the Mother of Carmel
23 April: Blessed Teresa Mary of the Cross Manetti
In 1874 she founded the Congregation of Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa, who she also sent to Lebanon and the Holy Land
18 April: Blessed Mary of the Incarnation Barbe Acarie
She spared no effort in introducing the Discalced Carmelite nuns into France
17 April: Blessed Baptist Spagnoli
The word of scripture proved to be a solid bulwark against my anxieties
24 February: Blessed Josefa Naval Girbés
In her own home, she opened a school where she taught needlework, prayer, and the evangelical virtues
4 February: Blessed Marie-Eugène of the Child Jesus Grialou
He was captivated by St. Therese and St John of the Cross
27 January: St. Henry de Ossó y Cervelló
He was founder of the Sisters of the Society of St. Teresa of Jesus
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
4 January: St. Kuriakos Elias of the Holy Family Chavara
Day and night he fought to arrest the spread of schism
Advent IV — Father
The Father loves them by communicating to them the same love he communicates to the Son
14 December: SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS OUR FATHER
By following his example may we come to the eternal vision of your glory
Advent III — Refuge
I come to tell you as if it were coming from Him not to be afraid of sacrifice, of struggle, but rather to rejoice in it
11 December: Saint Maria Maravillas of Jesus Pidal y Chico de Guzmán
What a treasure the Lord has given me in allowing me to live in Carmel!
Advent II — Wilderness
Time has become a wilderness of presence which too is essence of its jubilee
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