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Recalling the first profession of religious vows of Blessed Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus
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"Jesus said to them, 'Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation'" (Mk 16:15). In the midst of weariness, uncertainty and pain, there is "good news": Jesus offers us truth, health, forgiveness, strength in weakness and infinite hope.
"Sometimes, being absent is a better way of being present," says Bishop Silvio José Báez. Two years ago on 10 April 2019, he announced that Pope Francis had asked him to leave his diocese and come to Rome for an undetermined period of time. The bishop's life was in danger; in the summer of 2018, the USA had uncovered a plot to assassinate not only the bishop but also the US ambassador to Nicaragua. Pope Francis told Bishop Báez, "I don't want another martyred bishop in Nicaragua." One lesson that our Discalced Carmelite confrere says that he has learned from his exile is that sometimes, absence is a superior means to be present to the ones he loves.
St. Mary of Jesus Crucified, like so many other Carmelites, experienced "abominable temptations". Today, we learn how she fought the good fight against Satan.
On 8 April 1906, St Elizabeth of the Trinity became unconscious. The priest from the nearby parish was called to anoint her. When he arrived, she was conscious again; receiving extreme unction, she exclaimed, "O Love, Love!"
“Stay with us. It’s nearly evening, and the day is almost over” (Lk 24:29). When the lights go out & dusk begins to fall, we are not alone. There is one who journeys with us, unwearying, who wishes to share the bread of his word & his presence, a bread that makes the heart burn.
St. Thérèse, who accepted many thorns in her life, was afflicted with a "strange sickness" at age 10 in the spring of 1883. If you've never read the details of this illness, which her family believed to be demonic possession, visit our blog to read our quote of the day for April 7... the date of the onset of this malady!
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