St. Edith Stein says Mary is the example for “all women who want to be mothers” in a supernatural sense, helping those “who strive to unveil Christ in the heart of another. Woman's mission is to imitate Mary.”
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St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Novena 2022, Day 6: Martha and Mary
A good Teresian Carmelite, St. Elizabeth has her own concept of how “Martha and Mary” blend together: while we are in action, “the soul can remain buried in its contemplation.”
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Quote of the day, 30 August: François de Sainte-Marie, OCD
Father François de Sainte-Marie, OCD was the gifted editor of the autobiographical manuscripts of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, published in 1957. We recall his birth to eternal life or 'dies natalis' on this date in 1961, when he drowned in the Loire river.
Marie du jour 2022, 5 May: Mother Agnès of Jesus
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...
Quote of the day: 27 October
"With her help, I have been able to build up my interior life."
Quote of the day: 12 September
Oh! I would like to sing, Mary, why I love you, Why your sweet name thrills my heart
Quote of the day: 16 July
Carmelites have chosen Mary as their Patroness and spiritual Mother
Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, July 8–16, 2020: Day 8
Sinners like me can find in you a protecting Mother
Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, July 8–16, 2020: Day 7
Yes, Mother, you are the celestial Madonna who guides us
Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, July 8–16, 2020: Day 6
Yes, Mary, you are the Mother of the entire universe
Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, July 8–16, 2020: Day 5
Who will not find balm for his pains by considering the torments of Jesus and Mary?
Quote of the day: 9 July
Carmel finds in Mary the fullness of the spirit that is its own
St. Thérèse and the Offering to Merciful Love: A proposition for all the baptized
This Offering is central within the doctrine of Thérèse
Quote of the day: 4 June
Mary’s sisterhood is an insight that can be shared with the wider Church
Marie du jour 2020: 30 May
Mary rejoices because she is the bearer of Emmanuel, of ‘God with us’
Marie du jour 2020: 21 May
The house of Saint John becomes your only refuge
Quote of the day: 16 May
England, the birthplace of the devotion of the Scapular
Marie du jour 2020: 4 May
She is your good and loving mother
Marie du jour 2020: 3 May
I saw the tears upon the Virgin's face
Quote of the day: 15 March
Joseph is not ashamed, he doesn’t belittle Mary
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