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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Blessed John Paul I was born on this day in 1912. In his beautiful letter to St. Thérèse that was published by Messaggero di San Antonio magazine, he writes: “I was seventeen when I read your autobiography. It struck me forcibly.”
We celebrate the birthday of our Discalced Carmelite Superior General Miguel Márquez Calle, sharing an excerpt from his 16 July 2022 meditation, “With Mary, Sister: Hope and Way.” Here’s a quote: “Mary is a presence deep-seated in the veins of our humanity.”
We recall the birth of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity on 18 July 1880: biographer Father Conrad de Meester describes the labor and delivery as "dramatic". Madame Catez was almost 34 years old; Elizabeth was her first baby. Two doctors were constantly at her side during labor and delivery, foreseeing a fatal outcome, since they could no longer detect a fetal pulse...
"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.
Do not be very stiff or very lenient towards your children. Too much affection will make them proud. Excessive stiffness, anger, and punishment will make them desperate, dejected, and even unashamed.
O most glorious Virgin Mary, most sweet mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, my good Advocate, have mercy on me...
Only one thing will I ask of you, since the rest will be given to me and you will give it to me in addition: what I ask is for Love to be able to Love
I cannot help believing that these words of Our Lord were spoken for you and for our little Thérèse
From the Letter of Pope Paul VI to the Bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux on the Occasion of the Centenary of the Birth of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus
Commentary on the stanzas that deal with the exchange of love between the soul and Christ
I was born and lived in this state of original sin, unransomed by holy baptism
You will rest in that blessed crypt… but please wait a little longer.
How much offended Thou art!
I am thine and born for Thee
"My little girl was born last night. She'll be baptized tomorrow"
I love Jesus Christ—this is what I want to proclaim
God has predestined me and has marked me with the seal of the Cross of His Christ
You can't imagine how frightened I am of the future
Let us love Jesus to infinity
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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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