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The tradition of the Sabbatine Privilege dates to Pope John XXII's Papal Bull that was published 3 March 1322 from Avignon. We provide the Latin text and English translation of the document and discuss its implications for those who wear the Brown Scapular of Carmel.
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On this day in 1577 St. Teresa writes to her brother, Lorenzo and thanks him for his kindness by sending Christmas carols that she composed for her nuns. She adds, “see if I'm not making good progress!” We include the Spanish text and English translation of one of those carols.
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Discalced Carmelite scholars Kieran Kavanaugh and Iain Matthew help us to trace the origins and outcome of St. John of the Cross’s planned mission to Mexico, where the Discalced friars first arrived in 1585.
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St. Teresa of Avila once referred to the Book of Her Life as the Book of God’s Mercies. Today, we listen to her biographer, Discalced Carmelite Father Kieran Kavanaugh, as he explains why.
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On 6 October 1571 St Teresa left the Carmel of Medina del Campo to return to Avila as prioress of the Monastery of the Incarnation, where she was once a member. Fr Kieran Kavanaugh explains this trying situation, including the reasons why an Apostolic Visitation was needed and the concrete human and financial challenges facing Teresa.
Saint Teresa of Avila died in the arms of her nurse and companion, Blessed Anne of St. Bartholomew, at 9:00 in the evening on the 4th of October in the year 1582 in the Carmel of Alba de Tormes. We recount the events of that monumental day.
St. Teresa of Avila received Viaticum on the evening of 3 October 1582 in Alba de Tormes. Her confessor and first biographer, Francisco de Ribera, S.J., captured her words: “Oh my Lord and my Spouse, now the desired hour is come.” Learn more about those moments.
Teresian scholar Father Kieran Kavanaugh, o.c.d. states that St. Teresa didn’t believe that in order to pray “it was sufficient to follow the rubrics and pronounce” the [Latin] words. Thus, she taught her nuns to be aware of the One to whom they were speaking.
Saint John of the Cross escaped from his prison cell in Toledo during the night of 17-18 August 1578. We share the letter excerpts from 21 and 22 August 1578 in which she describes St. John's harrowing ordeal and her own feelings and thoughts concerning "such a martydom"... "I experience the greatest envy."
"To have had virtuous and God-fearing parents along with the graces the Lord granted me should have been enough for me to have led a good life, if I had not been so wretched." Today we celebrate the birth of St. Teresa of Jesus, born 28 March 1515 in Avila.
The chief among Teresa’s virtues was the love of God, which our Lord Jesus Christ increased by means of many visions and revelations. She not only submitted all her exterior actions to the judgment of her superiors with the greatest humility of spirit but also all her thoughts.
On 16 February 1578 Saint Teresa wrote to Father Gracián about her arm, which she broke in a fall on Christmas Eve: "It is still swollen, as is also my hand, and covered with plaster..."
"I remember that when my mother died I was twelve years old or a little less." Doña Beatriz Ahumada made her last will and testament on 24 November 1528.
En fin soy hija de la Iglesia… “Finally, I am a daughter of the Church.”
Christ is little known by those who consider themselves his friends
Don't you think it would be good if the inn were not to get so dirty?
The person who loves God more is the one more worthy of love
The Lord helps us, strengthens us, and never fails; He is a true friend.
Have a habitual desire to imitate Christ in all your deeds
If you are not careful, your perdition is more certain than your salvation
!["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-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/336879821_1374507696727108_3000064146961560788_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=GeKBPoaKfMcAX9h0wg5&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=00_AfAcLb9BeLfzYJ7Lx7y3p7CUeWbXYuQwcKCz_isfJSl3zQ&oe=64238CFB)
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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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