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On 20 February 1263, Pope Urban IV published the bull, "Quoniam ut ait," which is one of the first documents that mention "the Order of the Blessed Mary of Mount Carmel in the Holy Land." We explore this Marian identity in today’s Constitutions of the Discalced Carmelite Friars.
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After the forced departure of Cardinal Soffredo as Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, the Canons Regular of the Holy Sepulchre, supported by King Aimery of Lusignan, elected St. Albert Avogadro as their Patriarch on 17 February 1205. Pope Innocent III ratified the appointment, begging St. Albert to accept the election: “although you are very necessary to us in Lombardy, we completely trust you to represent us in the most difficult matters.”
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The Servant of God Père Jacques de Jésus offers a reflection on John 19:27, "This is your mother". Père Jacques writes, "While the other apostles traveled across the then known world on their missionary journeys, John’s unique apostolate was to remain close to the Virgin Mary, whom Christ had entrusted to him."
Jesus climbs a mountain to pray. Prayer is like climbing a mountain—not physically, but by entering into the depths of our being where we find God's heart filled with light.
Pope Innocent III, on the 17th of February 1205, gave St. Albert of Jerusalem a pressing invitation to accept his postulation as Patriarch of Jerusalem, made by the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, by the suffragan bishops and by the King of Jerusalem, Almaricus II of Lusignano. On account of the esteem he had for Albert, the Pope appointed him Legate for the Holy Land, as well.
The beatification of Sister Mary of Jesus Crucified, which has gathered you here in Rome from all the countries of the Near East, has surely been for all of you a great moment of joy
On the first Sunday after Easter 1919, the statue of the Madonna was brought back from the parish-church in Haifa, with great solemnity and in the midst of public rejoicings.
I see a girl upon a donkey... I doubt the flowers; I doubt the road was kind
You made her a witness to the love and joy of the Holy Spirit
She founded the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa in Florence
Mariam is the fruit of this Holy Land
Come to Rome. You must go to Mount Carmel for a few months
How I would like for each beat of my heart to tell you of my tenderness
You made her a witness to the love and joy of the Holy Spirit
Haifa is a model of peaceful coexistence between religions
Carmelites have chosen Mary as their Patroness and spiritual Mother
The second most important procession in the Holy Land
The jewels we brought were a sleeping mat....
She founded the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa in Florence
It is to me, however, that you have come for a rule of life
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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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