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The Servant of God Sr. Maria Lucia, although born on Holy Thursday 28 March 1907, had a baptismal certificate that indicated she was born on 22 March; here is the story of her two birthdays.
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St. Titus Brandsma was born and baptized on 23 February 1881 on a farm in the Frisian countryside outside of Bolsward, Netherlands. Sixty years later, he affirmed, "Obviously, I am pure Frisian."
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“We are all pilgrims on the way to eternity,” writes Cardinal Anders Arborelius, OCD. “Through Baptism we, the Bride of Christ, may take part in the adoration that He, the Eternal Son, continually offers to His Father.”
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On 16 November 1937 St. Edith Stein writes, “My sister Rosa is living wholly on faith […] interiorly she is completely alone.” Learn about Rosa’s difficult path from baptism to the Carmel of Echt and the pitfalls she faced along the way.
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Fr. Denis-Marie Ghesquières, OCD from the Paris Province comments on the Gospel of Luke, where we read: “I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what stress I am under until it is completed!” (Lk 12:50).
Cardinal Anders Arborelius writes that every "event in life is somehow a participation in the mystery of Christ, which is taking place here and now... Here and now, we live His Passion and Resurrection."
We celebrate the baptism of St. Teresa with an excerpt from the Book of Her Life: "He never tires of giving, nor can He exhaust His mercies. Let us not tire of receiving."
Each one of us is invited to a personal friendship with Jesus. Teresa of Avila speaks about prayer as friendship. We can always remain with our friend Jesus and find our joy in Him, because He rejoices in us.
We recall the birth of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux and share excerpts from the testimony of Pauline Martin concerning the Saint's birth on 2 January 1873
I entered the kingdom in Noah's week at the sign of the rainbow
His will is that we should be established in Him, that we should live where He lives, in the unity of love
Listen to St. Paul again who will give you a program of life.
May I never lose the second robe of my Baptism!
Christ’s mercy lowers itself until it conquers the soul
You, my soul's Good, do not fail those who desire You
"She will be baptized this Saturday"
May I never seek nor find anything but yourself alone.
“Mark everything with the seal of love! It alone endures.”
"She is Mother to us all in the order of grace"
"My little girl was born last night"
!["I took for my advocate and lord the glorious St. Joseph and earnestly recommended myself to him. [...] I don’t recall up to this day ever having petitioned him for anything that he failed to grant."](https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/336879821_1374507696727108_3000064146961560788_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=GeKBPoaKfMcAX-2CJ_7&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=00_AfAOwDmzGbvKJed7AFCD1ChdYnt61Be4vkR02blVp3JCQA&oe=641F987B)
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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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