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On the feast of St. Stephen, St. Edith Stein pauses to write to a former student; she explains the vocation “to suffer with Christ and thereby to cooperate with him in his work of salvation.”
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St. Elizabeth quotes St. Paul’s letter to the Colossians, “set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died,” before she exclaims: “O blessed death in God!”
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After 42 years with the Discalced Carmelites in Paris, Brother Lawrence wrote to a nun: "We must never stop working, since in the spiritual life, not to advance is to go backward."
This is the badge of the friends of the Man of Sorrows: the mark of the cross, faint replica of His, become ubiquitous now; it spreads like a wild blossom on the mountains of time and in each of the crevices.
"With her help, I have been able to build up my interior life."
Her great desire will be fulfilled: I will be a priest, an apostle according to God's heart
We see that Christ was always subject to authority of every sort
God seemed so present to me that I thought of St. Peter's words: You are Christ, Son of the living God
Prayer can mean stretching out my hand, in the faith that he clasps my wrist
God is not inclined to work miracles
Oh! but, the Blessed Virgin was the strong woman
Hope is sometimes all we need #NavidadEsperanzada
Jesus' truth is not something that you have, but something that you are
Jesus is the ultimate witness to the truth
"I thank God there is a way out through Jesus Christ our Lord."
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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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