Since that first embrace, Jesus did not let me go
Quote of the day: 11 September
Quote of the day: 8 September
And in her light I find You hid within me
1 October: SAINT THERESE OF THE CHILD JESUS
Help us to follow the way of Saint Thérèse with confidence
17 September: Saint Albert of Jerusalem
St. Albert of Jerusalem wrote a Rule for the hermit brothers on Mt Carmel
Quote of the day: 5 September
It was night! The dark night of the soul! I felt I was all alone in the garden of Gethsemane
11 September: Blessed Mary of Jesus López Rivas
Blessed Mary of Jesus became a living image of his love
Labor in the Garden: St. Teresa of Avila and John Milton — Clarifying Catholicism
St. Teresa of Avila reveals the human body to be Christ’s chosen dwelling place
September 1: St. Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
All things count for nothing when it is a matter of acquiring true love of God
Forgetful love: the Augustinian side of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Love, forgetful of its own dignity, is eager to raise and magnify the beloved
26 August: Transverberation of the Heart of St. Teresa of Jesus Our Mother
May the power of your love fill our hearts also and stir us to ever more generous efforts in your service
25 August: St. Mary of Jesus Crucified Baouardy
You made her a witness to the love and joy of the Holy Spirit
Carmelite spirituality: apostolic or contemplative?
Carmelite spirituality is not contemplative and apostolic. It is apostolic because it is contemplative
18 August: Blessed Martyrs of Rochefort
They received the grace to remain faithful and to forgive while suffering dismaying hardship
Quote of the day: 6 July
Abandonment is a steel file and the endurance of darkness leads to great light
13 July: Saint Teresa of Jesus Fernández Solar
Jesus alone is beautiful; He is my only joy
12 July: Saints Louis Martin and Marie Azelie Guerin
Do as I did: pray, and you will not be carried away by the current.
Quote of the day: 30 June
For Secular Carmelites, Mary is a model of total commitment to God’s Kingdom
Quote of the day: 19 June
My tear-filled eyes became fixed on a picture of the Sacred Heart
Quote of the day: 9 June
For a Carmelite, Communion is heaven
Quote of the day: 6 June
My crimes were public, my repentance must be public, too
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