Carmelite wisdom to encourage & inspire
We recall the birth of the Servant of God Hermann Cohen on this date in 1820, with links to biographical sketches by his admirers and fellow Jewish converts. Cohen himself cries out, “I love Jesus Christ—that’s the secret of my immense peace.”
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In St. Edith Stein’s biography of St. Teresa of Avila, we read this bold statement: “One who loves feels compelled to do something for the beloved.” It describes not only St. Teresa of Jesus but St. Teresa Benedicta, too.
We read a prophetic verse from a Christmas hymn composed by the prioress of the Blessed Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne Mother Teresa of Saint Augustine, Marie Lidoine. Biographer Professor William Bush describes Mother Lidoine's resplendent transformation in her final moments at the foot of the scaffold.
By the 6th of July 1591, St. John of the Cross had been relieved of responsibility in the governance of the Discalced Carmelite friars and among those who were disturbed by the news were two nuns in Segovia. On the 6th, St. John wrote from Madrid to assuage their fears and concerns. Those letters contain two of his most famous quotes.
Blessed Elia of St. Clement entered the Carmel of Bari on this date in 1920. She wrote, "Lord, I've heard your voice, I'm flying to Carmel."
"To have had virtuous and God-fearing parents along with the graces the Lord granted me should have been enough for me to have led a good life, if I had not been so wretched." Today we celebrate the birth of St. Teresa of Jesus, born 28 March 1515 in Avila.
Edith Stein produced a translation in two volumes of The Disputed Questions on Truth of St. Thomas Aquinas, but in a novel way....
During that time of unusual demonstrations of grace and of the most severe tests, Teresa also received a visible sensory image of the glowing love that pierced her heart.
3 February 1944 the 3 Jewish boys that Father Jacques had hidden in his school were deported to Auschwitz
Nathan Benjamin Trapuzzano was born May 17, 1989. The fourth of five children, he was raised in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, a suburb north of Pittsburgh. Growing up, Nathan excelled in academics and athletics, held a black belt in karate, and possessed superb skills playing both...Via The Nathan Trapuzzano Memorial Foundation Nathan and his beautiful bride, Jennifer
Guy Gaucher, O.C.D., master biographer of St. Thérèse, was ordained Bishop of Meaux, France 19 October 1986
When the Blessed Sacrament was brought into her cell, the Holy Mother raised herself without anyone’s help
"My child, the hour of my death has come."
Edith’s six months of probation passed quickly.
As he lay dying, Hermann Cohen intoned the Salve Regina
Naturally, in our seclusion we have a beautiful and silent Advent
She loved to join in our small parties and celebrations in the house
I love Jesus Christ—this is what I want to proclaim
Edith Stein was received into the Cologne Carmel as just another postulant
"My child, the hour of my death has come."
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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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