Carmelite wisdom to encourage & inspire
On the anniversary of the 'die natalis' of Father John Clarke, o.c.d., who died on this day, 15 February 1985, we recall his masterpieces of French translation from the manuscripts of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Christ is little known by those who consider themselves his friends
Now we are beginning, and let them strive to advance always from good to better
Don't you think it would be good if the inn were not to get so dirty?
On the 7th and 8th of November, she kept almost constant silence, but you could still hear: "I am going to Light, to Love, to Life!"
The entire Trinity rests within us
The evening of my life has arrived
How serious life is!
Mark everything with the seal of love
And then when evening comes... again let us sleep in Love.
I am keeping a rendezvous with you in the Furnace of love
... uniting myself to the eternal praise that is being sung in the Heaven of the Saints!
This indwelling of God in the soul of the just explains to us the extraordinary deeds in the lives of the saints
... when we look at the Blessed Virgin’s light!
It does us much good to look into the soul of saints and then to follow them through faith right up to Heaven
I think that in Heaven my mission will be to draw souls
The person who loves God more is the one more worthy of love
There is a Being who is Love and who wishes us to live in communion with Him
We see that Christ was always subject to authority of every sort
The Lord helps us, strengthens us, and never fails; He is a true friend.
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