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St. Teresa of Avila praises the Cross in one of her less famous but no less powerful poems: “Captive is he that loves you not, / No freedom does he know [...] You are the freedom / from our dread captivity.”
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On this Sunday of the Word of God, Bishop Silvio José Báez, OCD reminds us that Jesus’s entire life is the greatest book alive in which we can read the Word of God.
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St. John of the Cross’s eleventh poem closes with a classic quote: “love works so in me that whether things go well or badly love turns them to one sweetness transforming the soul in itself.”
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St. Elizabeth of the Trinity’s biographer, Conrad de Meester, OCD notes that on November 7th and 8th she kept almost constant silence, but you could still hear her say: "I am going to Light, to Love, to Life!"
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On the morning of the second day of his retreat in Pontoise, Père Jacques stresses this point: “we must truly see Christ.” He continues that our knowledge of the Lord must be vital, not verbal: “we must strive to love Christ passionately and prepare to see him face to face, when we die.”
Ask the Virgin Mary to be your guide – to be your star, the lantern that shines for you amid the darkness of your life. #StTeresaoftheAndesTweet
"Mary, whom we invoke today under the title of the Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel... had the mission of engendering in time the eternal Son of God. In her, the maternal vocation reached the peak of its dignity and potential."
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..."
For the birthday of a novice, Sr. Martha of Jesus, St. Thérèse wrote a poem on 16 July 1894. It reads, in part: "Close to you, O my loving Mother! I've found rest for my heart..."
Life is so short! What happiness it is to think of that, to tell ourselves that tomorrow we shall be in Heaven, near Jesus Who loved us enough to die for us, near Mary who loved us...
Brother Lawrence gives us a lesson in Easter faith when he writes, "What consoles me in this life is that I see God by faith..."
Bishop Báez, preaching on the encounter of the Risen Christ with his disciples offers a timely commentary: "The Risen Christ always frees us and opens up horizons of mercy. Whoever believes in him and welcomes him always receives forgiveness as a gift..."
Within the cross is life and consolation. It alone is the road leading to heaven.
With the help of the book called the Bible, we read and understand the book of life, we listen to the Lord through life's events and we prepare ourselves to respond to Him.
We still heard her murmur in a kind of chant: "I am going to light, to life, to love!" These were her last intelligible words.
In the heaven of our soul let us be praises of glory of the Holy Trinity, praises of love of our Immaculate Mother. One day the veil will fall, we will be introduced into the eternal courts, and there we will sing in the bosom of infinite Love.
Oh, how we ought to pray for the dying! I would gladly spend my eternity beside them, to help them, for there is something frightening about death!
I want to send you a little note from my soul for I am anxious for you to know that in the Father’s House I will pray especially for you.
My beloved Antoinette, I leave you my faith in the presence of God, of the God who is all Love dwelling in our souls.
You will have battles to fight, my little brother, you will encounter obstacles on the path of life, but do not be discouraged, call me.
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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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