Carmelite wisdom to encourage & inspire
In the Gospel reading for Third Sunday of Easter, Jesus asks Peter, "do you love me more than these?" Saint Thérèse explains in a letter that she makes Peter's response to Jesus her one and only prayer before the Tabernacle: "My God, you know that I love You."
Here are the beginning paragraphs of St. Teresa's commentary on the Lord's Prayer: "You desire that He consider us His children, because Your word cannot fail."
It was absolute solitude, that solitude in which God speaks to the heart
He does a good deal by leaving us in mental prayer
Your love, Lord, and the hatred of sin
Prayer can mean stretching out my hand, in the faith that he clasps my wrist
Mental prayer, in my opinion, is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends
I look forward with so much joy to the silence
The spiritual tradition of Carmel comes to our rescue
Imitate the silence of Saint Joseph
This method of keeping Christ present with us is beneficial in all stages
I do my work in simple faith before God, humbly and lovingly
Whoever flees prayer flees all that is good
Prayer is...
Christ prayed throughout His entire life, whereas He spent only three years preaching
Mental prayer is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends
She realized in a very real and personal way Jesus’ words: “I call you friends.”
Even if I want to say the Hail Mary I lose myself and I fall asleep.
Orar es entrar en nosotros mismos y dejarnos iluminar, transfigurar
Brother Lawrence offers advice to a nun who suffers from distractions in prayer
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