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In March 1899, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity was a fervent participant in the citywide preached retreat. Here’s her journal entry for 23 March, which stresses the importance of praying the Rosary: "It is the chain that unites us to Mary... Mary takes us by the hand..."
Excerpts from the diary of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity for 23 March 1899: "There are three principal devotions to Mary: the scapular, pictures, the rosary..."
O my God, Trinity Whom I adore, help me to forget myself entirely
... when we look at the Blessed Virgin’s light!
It does us much good to look into the soul of saints and then to follow them through faith right up to Heaven
Read the story of how St. Elizabeth of the Trinity was originally destined to enter the Carmel of Paray-le-Monial
I will be very united to you in the soul of the Virgin
My soul was united very profoundly, I assure you, to the divine joys which flooded yours in those two great days of your ordination and first Mass [28–29 May 1904]. I would have wished that this brief note, which tells you of my entire union with you, might have reached you sooner; that wasn't possible... Continue Reading →
Jesus gave us the Cross so the Cross might give us Love
Immensity in which I lose myself, I surrender myself to You as Your prey
Soledad infinita, Inmensidad donde me pierdo
O my God, Trinity Whom I adore, help me to forget myself entirely
We must always keep our eyes on God
No veáis en ella más que al Amado
The emptiness of anything not done for God
To ask for your prayer, that I may be wholly faithful
Que se haga en mi alma como una encarnación del Verbo
If you could see through the grilles the goodness lavished on me
Oh, mi Astro amado, fascinadme
I possess nothing, since I have previously disposed of everything that belonged to me
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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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