Carmelite wisdom to encourage & inspire
When the Discalced Carmelite friar Hyacinthe Loyson broke away from the Order in 1869, his friend Hermann Cohen wasted no time in writing to Loyson. The Servant of God pleaded for Loyson to return.
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In St. Teresa’s letter on this day in 1577, her compassion toward her sister Juana’s family in their financial need is evident; she wishes that she could help them. “Oh, what a trial these restraints of our poverty are!”
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Since God ordains things differently from what we may have in mind, we must conform ourselves to his will. They have made me prior of this house in Granada, and it is a place very apt for the service of God. His Majesty does everything for the best.
There is no one who knows more than he what it means to live a life of intimacy with Jesus and Mary
Our Holy Mother Teresa taught us to live the gift of faith in a communion of love with the Church, in the spirit of obedience to the Vicar of Christ, placing our lives at the service of the Kingdom
It does us much good to look into the soul of saints and then to follow them through faith right up to Heaven
I say, in the name of the Lord himself, that you should be encouraged in such a great undertaking
I asked Sister Thérèse of the Child Jesus to write down what I called “her little way of trust and love”
Tomorrow I am going to Ubeda for the cure of a slight bout of fever
... through the pierced Heart of the Mother of Sorrows.
I sacrifice my days of suffering for my parish... with God's help I hope to persevere
We continue to lead our lives calmly
For a Carmelite, Communion is heaven
Mary’s sisterhood is an insight that can be shared with the wider Church
The elevator that should lift me up without fatigue
Dear Gertrud von le Fort, I received your dear letter of Ascension Day
Foundress of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity of Vedruna
I will be very united to you in the soul of the Virgin
She is another Mary Magdalene whom nothing must distract from the One
Remembrance of 1st communion to my dear little Céline
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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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