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St. Teresa implores her nuns to abandon themselves to God when it’s a matter of physical health. Don’t complain about mild issues; “when the sickness is serious, it does the complaining itself.”
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St. Zélie Martin was quite concerned about the poor health of her infant son Joseph Jean-Baptiste in 1868; she mentioned his illness and medical treatment in a letter to her sister-in-law Céline at the beginning of May.
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St. Titus Brandsma and prisoners in Amersfoort were forced to hang decorations for Hitler’s birthday, 20 April 1942. When some prisoners were released for the occasion, Titus passed a message about his poor health to a friend in Amsterdam.
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On Holy Thursday, 1 April 1920, St Teresa of the Andes began to experience the first signs of her terminal illness, typhus. Nearly one year earlier, shortly after she entered Carmel, she wrote about her mystical introduction into the Passion of Christ.
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Saint Teresa’s story of her paralysis in August 1539 and her “attitude of gratitude” to God for the healing she received reminds us of the Samaritan leper who returned to Jesus, glorifying God for his own healing.
St. Teresa is concerned about the health of her nuns, particularly the prioresses in Seville and Malagón. She writes to the prioress in Seville, "God is life, and he can give it. Always keep praying for this..."
On Holy Thursday, 1 April 1920, St Teresa of the Andes began to experience the first signs of her terminal illness, typhus. One year earlier she wrote to a friend, "Religious life, my little sister, is nothing but a life of sacrifice. The soul has given itself to God and must give itself entirely, for love leaves nothing for itself; it consumes everything so that from these ashes, one single person may rise: Christ."
Blesed Titus’ chief preoccupation in Amersfoort Camp was the needs of others. He had been in the camp barely two weeks when dysentery struck. Hundreds around him died, but Titus recovered enough to be released from the infirmary on March 30, 1942, the Monday of Holy Week that year. During his convalescence he visited those who were worse off than he was.
On 16 February 1578 Saint Teresa wrote to Father Gracián about her arm, which she broke in a fall on Christmas Eve: "It is still swollen, as is also my hand, and covered with plaster..."
Saint Zélie Martin learns that her breast cancer has reached such an advanced stage that it is inoperable. She writes to her husband, "I'll go to Lourdes on the first pilgrimage, and I hope the Blessed Mother will cure me, if it's necessary. In the meantime let's stop worrying."
Pauline Martin explains that Thérèse "could have legitimately taken the Habit... before the end of October, but she in fact didn’t take the Habit until 10th January 1889."
I can not enlarge any more, for we are about to leave for Medina. I'm feeling as usual.
My father is quite, quite sick. Yesterday, Sunday, I didn't know what to do...
On Monday, April 12, at 7:15 P.M., Teresa of the Andes sweetly fell asleep in the arms of God
On the evening of 8 April [1906], Palm Sunday, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity received extreme unction.
From 7th April to 10th May, the day on which the Blessed Virgin healed her, Therese remained in a sorry state
Higher authorities intervened and matters improved in time for John to die in a community at peace
Your are to fast every day, except Sundays, from the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
My brother died the Sunday after the feast of St. John
My nineteenth birthday was celebrated with a death
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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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