Carmelite wisdom to encourage & inspire
Bishop Silvio José Báez, o.c.d. quotes both St. Thérèse and St. John of the Cross as he explains how God humbles himself to “look up” and seek us first like Jesus seeking Zacchaeus, thereby showing God's greatness through his merciful love.
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I have understood that what most keeps me from God is my pride. From now on I desire and propose to be humble.
This indwelling of God in the soul of the just explains to us the extraordinary deeds in the lives of the saints
With your celestial aid, in peace I await the other life
My joy, it's the Holy Will of Jesus my only love
This is the trait of humble people: They do not dare deal with God independently
In seeing itself rich, while not even deserving to eat the crumbs that fall from the table...
Let us, imitate in some way the great humility of the Blessed Virgin
if we beg the grace to be profoundly humble
My God, give me a humble and contrite heart
It seems to me that humility is truth.
Discalced Carmelites witness to the many virtues of love every day
To be taken with love for a soul, God does not look on its greatness, but on the greatness of its humility.
Those who trust in themselves are worse than the devil.
Viewing the first draft of St. Thérèse's poetic masterpiece
It isn't the first place, but the last place that I aim for
In dryness and emptiness the soul becomes humble: The earlier arrogance disappears when one no longer finds in oneself anything that would give reason to look down on others; instead, others now appear to one to be more perfect; love and esteem for them awakens in the heart.
"we have the honour of being among our adorable Creator’s chosen ones"
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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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