St Mary Magdalen of the Incarnate Word was born in Florence in 1566. She had a religious upbringing and entered the monastery of the Carmelite nuns there. She led a hidden life of prayer and self-denial, praying particularly for the renewal of the Church and encouraging the sisters in holiness. Her life was marked by many extraordinary graces. She died in 1607.
19 November: Saint Raphael of St. Joseph Kalinowski
St. Raphael Kalinowski contributed greatly to the restoration of the Discalced Carmelites in Poland. He founded a convent for the friars at Wadowice, where St. John Paul II visited as a young man and "received many graces there".
6 November: Saint Nuno of St. Mary
The Lord called Saint Nuno to put aside his sword and follow Christ
1 September: St. Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
She was granted a special grace of contemplative insight based on Saint John’s phrase God is love, through which she felt called to a hidden life of love and self-sacrifice.
7 August: Saint Albert of Trápani
Saint Albert of Trápani was a model of purity and prayer and a devoted servant of Our Lady
17 July: Blessed Teresa of Saint Augustine Lidoine and Companions
Let Carmel echo joyfully the dying hymns that soared above when Compiègne so gladly gave its greatest witness to God’s love
13 July: Saint Teresa of Jesus Fernández Solar
Jesus alone is beautiful; He is my only joy
23 July: Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Divine Grace
She is Mother to us all in the order of grace
25 May: St. Mary Magdalen of the Incarnate Word de’ Pazzi
St Mary Magdalen of the Incarnate Word prayed for renewal
17 July: Blessed Teresa of Saint Augustine Lidoine and Companions
Let Carmel echo joyfully the dying hymns that soared above when Compiègne so gladly gave its greatest witness to God’s love
13 July: Saint Teresa of Jesus Fernández Solar
Jesus alone is beautiful; He is my only joy
25 May: St. Mary Magdalen of the Incarnate Word de’ Pazzi
St Mary Magdalen of the Incarnate Word prayed for renewal
4 January: St. Kuriakos Elias of the Holy Family Chavara
Day and night he fought to arrest the spread of schism
29 November: Blesseds Denis and Redemptus
Their example: loyal and faithful to the end
7 August: Saint Albert of Trápani
Saint Albert of Trápani a model of purity and prayer
13 July: Saint Teresa of Jesus “Of Los Andes”
Jesus alone is beautiful; He is my only joy
25 May: St. Mary Magdalen de’ Pazzi
Saint Mary Magdalen de’ Pazzi led a hidden life of prayer and self-denial
29 November: Blessed Denis and Redemptus
17th c. Discalced Carmelite missionaries from India, martyred in Indonesia
July 13: St Teresa of the Andes
"He is my unending wealth, my bliss, my heaven"
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