On the 22 June 1948, about fifty British soldiers... assembled on the esplanade in front of the Statue of Our Lady of Chile
Quote of the day, 22 June: Elias Friedman, O.C.D.
Quote of the day, 17 June: St. John Paul II
As I return from my pilgrimage to Lisieux, allow me also to invoke the little Carmelite, St. Therese of the Child Jesus, who has many close ties with Vietnam
Quote of the day, 10 June: Céline Martin
After fifty years of eremitical life, to find oneself suddenly displaced... this is a real martyrdom
Quote of the day, 8 June: St. Zélie Martin
My father is quite, quite sick. Yesterday, Sunday, I didn't know what to do...
Quote of the day, 2 June: Père Jacques de Jésus
Père Jacques of Jesus died on this date, 2 June 1945 in St. Elizabeth Hospital in Linz, Austria following 70 weeks in Nazi prison camps
Quote of the day, 31 May: Mother Bernardina Matthews, O.C.D.
After a passage of two months, the nuns arrived at New York on the 2nd of July, Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Quote of the day, 30 May, Trinity Sunday: St. Thérèse
This year, on the 9th of June, feast of the Holy Trinity, I received the grace to understand more than ever how much Jesus desires to be loved
Quote of the day, 28 May: Blessed Constance of Compiègne
Nothing but death will be able to separate me from the company of my Sisters
Quote of the day, 27 May: Conrad De Meester, O.C.D.
In the minds of young Christian idealists like Elizabeth, the idea of martyrdom could resurface from time to time
Quote of the day, 19 May: St. Teresa of Avila
I would have liked to have had more time for this letter... for tomorrow, 19 May, I'm leaving
Quote of the day, 18 May: Rule of St. Albert
On 18 May 1291 the Crusader stronghold of Acre fell after weeks of siege. We remember the Carmelite martyrs who perished that day.
Quote of the day, 6 May: Blessed Anne of St. Bartholomew
I was seized about midnight with a great fear and I commenced to pray, my arms extended towards heaven
Quote of the day, 22 April: Blessed Isidore Bakanja
On 22 April 1909, the agent tore the scapular from Blessed Isidore’s neck, had him pinned to the ground, and then beaten
Quote of the day, 18 April: Madame Acarie
A soul can never do well if it does not throw itself as far as the eye can see into the arms of Divine Providence
Quote of the day, 15 April: Teresia Renata Posselt, O.C.D.
"It was a feast such as the Cologne Carmel has never seen"
Quote of the day, 12 April: Michael D. Griffin, O.C.D.
On Monday, April 12, at 7:15 P.M., Teresa of the Andes sweetly fell asleep in the arms of God
Quote of the day, 22 March: St. Teresa of Avila
He didn't want to be defended by any learned man or anyone else, but only by God and His justice
Quote of the day, 15 February: Madame Acarie
Barbe Acarie entered the Carmel of Amiens on 15 February 1614, under the name of Sister Mary of the Incarnation
Quote of the day, 12 February: Brother Lawrence
"My God, I am all yours; Lord, fashion me according to your heart."
Quote of the day, 3 February: Père Jacques
3 February 1944 the 3 Jewish boys that Father Jacques had hidden in his school were deported to Auschwitz
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