Carmelite wisdom to encourage & inspire
St. Mary of Jesus Crucified, whose life had been saved through a miraculous intervention of the Blessed Virgin after her throat was slit and she was left for dead, always considered herself to be an orphaned child who was adopted by the Virgin Mary.
For the birthday of a novice, Sr. Martha of Jesus, St. Thérèse wrote a poem on 16 July 1894. It reads, in part: "Close to you, O my loving Mother! I've found rest for my heart..."
Life is so short! What happiness it is to think of that, to tell ourselves that tomorrow we shall be in Heaven, near Jesus Who loved us enough to die for us, near Mary who loved us...
Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity writes to her beloved Abbé Chevignard in 1903, "To think that God calls us by our vocation to live in this holy light! What an adorable mystery of charity! I would like to respond to it by living on earth as the Blessed Virgin did, 'keeping all these things in my heart'..."
On May 13, 1917, enveloped in light and peace, gentle as the rain on the green grass, the Blessed Virgin appeared in Fatima
What a treasure the Lord has given me in allowing me to live in Carmel!
... when we look at the Blessed Virgin’s light!
Carmelites have chosen Mary as their Patroness and spiritual Mother
Do as I did: pray, and you will not be carried away by the current.
Sister Lucia met the Lady brighter than the sun and saw the Light which is God
I imagine her passing by so beautiful, so calm and so majestic
The soul does no more than disclose to the Beloved her need and suffering
The kingdom of God began on earth when the blessed Virgin spoke her “Be it unto me"
She always had great trust and tender devotion for the Blessed Virgin
The Blessed Virgin Mary was a prime presence in God's plan
Let us, imitate in some way the great humility of the Blessed Virgin
“My mother, please take me with you!”
England, the birthplace of the devotion of the Scapular
Did the Blessed Virgin lead a complicated life?
The Blessed Virgin appeared in Fatima as a helpful Mother
!["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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