Lord God, you willed that Blessed John Soreth should renew religious life and establish communities for women in the Order of Carmel.
28 July: Blessed John Soreth
Quote of the day, 27 July: Blessed Titus Brandsma
So there is no opposition of the contemplative life to the active. The former is the great support of the latter.
Quote of the day, 26 July: St. Teresa of Avila
Jacob did not become less a saint for tending his flock, nor Abraham, nor St. Joachim.
Quote of the day, 25 July: St. John of the Cross
My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on you.
27 July: Blessed Titus Brandsma
He proclaimed human dignity and the freedom of the Church, even in the throes of degrading persecution and death
Quote of the day, 24 July: St. Edith Stein
“Forever! Oh Rodrigo, think of it, the martyrs gaze upon God forever. We must become martyrs.”
Quote of the day, 23 July: St. John Paul II
She who belongs to the "weak and poor of the Lord" bears in herself, like no other member of the human race, that "glory of grace" which the Father "has bestowed on us in his beloved Son"
Quote of the day, 22 July: Hermann Cohen
As Magdalen shed tears and poured perfume over the feet of Jesus, may you never tire of offering your prayers, aspirations and gifts before the tabernacle
24 July: Blessed Maria Pilar of Saint Francis Borgia Martínez García, Blessed Maria Sagrario of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Moragas Cantarero and Companions
They willingly shed their blood for Christ the King
Quote of the day, 21 July: Conrad de Meester, O.C.D.
We can say without exaggeration that few young girls have loved her Lord Jesus. In order to find her Beloved, she walked through the very heart of the desert...
Quote of the day, 20 July: St. Edith Stein
Elijah stands before God’s face because all of his love belongs to the Lord. He lives outside all natural human relationships.
20 July: OUR FATHER SAINT ELIJAH
ZELO ZELATUS SUM PRO DOMINO DEO EXERCITUUM: I have been most zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts
Quote of the day, 19 July: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
We rest when we seek a "solitary place" (Mk. 6:31) to be silent; to enter into ourselves; to listen to our conscience and perceive, beyond our fears and tensions, the presence of God who loves and cares for us.
Quote of the day, 18 July: Elias Friedman, O.C.D.
Bossuet went on to say, in speaking of the remnant of Israel: “The Lord will turn to them; he will wipe out their sins..."
Quote of the day, 17 July: Blessed Constance of Compiègne
Nothing but death will be able to separate me from the company of my Sisters
17 July: Blessed Teresa of Saint Augustine Lidoine and Companions
Let Carmel echo joyfully the dying hymns that soared above when Compiègne so gladly gave its greatest witness to God’s love
Quote of the day, 16 July: Jessica Powers
Grant us grace to climb Mount Carmel and to learn that love is loss. Guide us still our ways outdistance all earth’s treasures save the cross.
Quote of the day, 15 July: St. John XXIII
Let us remember that it was Pope John XXII in the XIV century who promoted devotion to Mary under this title
Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2021: Day 9
The world cannot give peace. Jesus the Lamb of God has come so that we may have it abundantly.
Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2021: Day 8
... to commune with God within the recesses of our soul through abandonment. There lies the key to God’s love and peace.
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