Quote of the day, 30 January: Pope Honorius III

On 30 January 1226, Pope Honorius III signed the bull "Ut vivendi normam," which approved St. Albert's Rule and guaranteed the existence of the Carmelites. Tradition indicates that the Virgin Mary herself appeared in a dream to the Pope, recommending the approval of the Order, and announcing the sudden death of two of its principal enemies.

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Quote of the day, 6 October: St. Teresa of Avila

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.

Quote of the day, 3 October: St. Teresa of Avila

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.

Quote of the day, 2 October: St. Raphael Kalinowski

St Raphael Kalinowski was aware of the news, even as he aged. We note that he greatly distrusted the Russian Church: "From Moscow with caution! You cannot trust her sincerity." And when delinquents attacked a Carmelite procession in Rome, he wrote, "how long, O Lord?!"

Quote of the day, 28 September: Sr. Geneviève, o.c.d.

When Uncle Isidore Guérin died on this date in 1909, Céline was crushed in spirit, anguished that she could not be at her family’s side. She wrote to her cousin Jeanne, “if only you knew… how cruel the Rule seems at moments such as these...” But then she paused to reflect: “nothing of what we do for God is cruel” but sometimes it’s very painful, she added.

Quote of the day, 20 September: Hermann Cohen

The Servant of God Herman Cohen was the first to lead a pilgrimage to Lourdes on 20 September 1858. Hundreds of people joined him in front of the grotto, although it was still blocked off by barricades and the civil authorities forbade close access to the site. He made quite an impression on St. Bernadette.

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