Carmelite wisdom to encourage & inspire
In 1915, Titus Brandsma wrote an article that was published in the review 'Karmelrozen' that describes Saturday Marian devotions in Carmelite churches. "Simply by thinking of Mary's help," he wrote, "we feel ourselves strengthened in our weakness."
In all that I say in this book I submit to what our Mother the Holy Roman Church holds... If there should be anything good in this work, may it be for the honor and glory of God and the service of His most Blessed Mother, our Lady and Patroness, whose habit I wear despite my being very unworthy to do so.
We remember and celebrate the anniversary of the day Pauline Martin was clothed in the Discalced Carmelite habit, Friday 6 April 1883 in the Carmel of Lisieux
In an excerpt from the new English biography of Blessed Titus Brandsma, he talks about the great joy he experiences when he wears his Carmelite habit "because it is the symbol of Mary’s protection."
Pauline Martin explains that Thérèse "could have legitimately taken the Habit... before the end of October, but she in fact didn’t take the Habit until 10th January 1889."
As the soul is united to Christ, so Carmel is hidden in Mary. She is, par excellence, the contemplative soul.
For the Carmelite there is only one occupation: “to love, to pray.”
"It was a feast such as the Cologne Carmel has never seen"
The day of my Habit Reception, 6th April 1883, my poor little Thérèse, who was very sick at that time, came to embrace me before the ceremony
During the [clothing] ceremony, I received a special grace of intimate union with my Beloved
I don’t know if I’ve already told you how much I love snow?
Now we are beginning, and let them strive to advance always from good to better
All of us who wear this holy habit of Carmel are called to prayer and contemplation
It is as if they carefully expose that monastic garment to their Redeemer
Let us, imitate in some way the great humility of the Blessed Virgin
I have no other remedy than to approach His mercy
I will lead you, myself, to the place where you will be a religious
Hide well the poor lamb under your mantle
It was a feast such as the Cologne Carmel has never seen
The scapular is essentially a habit
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