Carmelite wisdom to encourage & inspire
The Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne were beatified on 27 May 1906. Now the Holy Father has granted the opening of the Process of Equipollent Canonization. We have the details from the Discalced Carmelite General Curia.
"The Apostle would have us keep silence, for in silence he tells us to work. As the Prophet also makes known to us: Silence is the way to foster holiness. Elsewhere he says: Your strength will lie in silence and hope."
An recurring theme in the writings of St. John of the Cross is his counsel on how to achieve union with God; in other words, how to become a saint. In the Ascent of Mount Carmel, he explains in concrete terms the need to conform our will to God's will and to detach our soul from all things in order to go to God.
I saw clearly that a soul which sanctifies itself becomes fruitful in attracting souls to God.
St. Raphael of St. Joseph provides an answer to the question, "How does one become perfect and holy?"
You must use every care to clothe yourselves in God's armour so that you may be ready to withstand the enemy's ambush.
A priest has to approach God with a humble heart because he has received everything from God.
Today, holiness needs to overflow, it needs to reach everyone, permeate all walks and states of life
Her great desire will be fulfilled: I will be a priest, an apostle according to God's heart
Elijah, the prophets and conversion of heart: Elijah is the "father" of the prophets
Do as I did: pray, and you will not be carried away by the current.
My tear-filled eyes became fixed on a picture of the Sacred Heart
I had the opportunity to meet personally this witness of Christ
This Offering is central within the doctrine of Thérèse
Venerated for his personal holiness and devotion to Our Lady
They tarried long in the solitude of the desert
It would be far better to have holiness under a worldly habit
How easy it is to be a saint!
One will go directly from her deathbed to her home in heaven
Mariam is the fruit of this Holy Land
Carmelite Quotes 
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