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The year 1587 was decisive in the spiritual life of St Mary Magdalen de' Pazzi. On 17 September the Blessed Virgin appeared to the Saint and assured her that she had never offended God.
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According to tradition, Our Lady of Mount Carmel appeared to the Carmelite prior general, St. Simon Stock in 1251. Fr. Kieran Kavanaugh explains the fact, fiction, and faith concerning this tradition.
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St. Teresa understood Jesus’ appearing to the Apostles “without entering through the door” based on her mystical experiences. She noted, “in my opinion, there is no need of any door for Him to enter.”
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We recall the death of the Fatima seer and Servant of God Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, OCD on this date in 2005. She said, "I want my life to be a trail of light..."
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St. John of the Cross states that "God is not inclined to work miracles. When he works them he does so, as they say, out of necessity." St. John offers the Journey to Emmaus and other resurrection appearances to prove his point.
St. John of the Cross offers a profound commentary on Christ's resurrection appearance to Mary Magdalene outside the tomb, when she mistook him for the gardener. "This inebriation and urgent longing of love prompted her to ask the man she thought was the gardener if he had stolen him and, if he had, to tell her where he had put him so she could take him away..."
I saw Our Lady once more, this time resembling Our Lady of Carmel
In seeing itself rich, while not even deserving to eat the crumbs that fall from the table...
We cannot touch God with our hands...
The Saint appeared to me and said: "My daughter, obey the command"
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"I want my life to be a trail of light"
She had already known when she moved to her “Nazareth” that her aim was the “desert” of Carmel
"While I was on earth, I took her for my friend; but now that I am in heaven, I have chosen you."
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Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things are passing away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things. Whoever has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices. ~ St. Teresa of Avila
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