In June 1944, Mother Agnès of Jesus was ready to sacrifice the Carmel of Lisieux to God if he wanted it. The obituary circular notice written by her nuns for the other Carmels in France testified to her valiant spirit. The nuns were terrified, while she remained calm. Read an excerpt from this circular letter.
Marie du jour 2022, 13 May: Pauline Martin
After the healing of St. Thérèse on 13 May, her sister Pauline wrote to Thérèse to offer words of gratitude, compassion, and encouragement. "What a joy to see you well! How good the Blessed Virgin really is!"
Quote of the day, 12 November: Agnès of Jesus, O.C.D.
I was delighted to hear that today all three of you are in the little House of the Blessed Virgin [At Loreto, on 12th–13th November 1887]… One must no longer feel outside one’s Homeland there. It’s the Homeland in exile.
Quote of the day, 25 December: Mother Agnès of Jesus, O.C.D.
Jesus will give Himself to you as a tiny Child because you are still so small
Quote of the day, 24 December: Mother Agnès of Jesus, O.C.D.
Littleness, the spirit of childhood, humility. Let us ask just for these virtues at Jesus' crib
Quote of the day: 30 September
"Oh! I would not want to suffer for a shorter time!"
St. Thérèse Novena: My Joy! — Day 9
Don’t think that when I’m in Heaven I’ll make your life easy
Quote of the day: 29 September
How do I die? I will never know how to die!
Quote of the day: 28 September
Earthly air is missing, when will the good Lord give me heavenly air?
Quote of the day: 27 September
I like Lourdes water better, it's more pious
Quote of the day: 26 September
See, that's an image of me, my life is hanging on by a tiny thread.
Quote of the day: 25 September
A little victim of love can't think that what her Spouse sends her out of love is awful
Quote of the day: 22 September
What a grace to have faith! If I didn't have faith, I would have killed myself...
Quote of the day: 23 May
The elevator that should lift me up without fatigue
profound humility
if we beg the grace to be profoundly humble
Marie du jour 2020: 14 May
Did the Blessed Virgin lead a complicated life?
Quote of the day: 13 May
The Blessed Virgin keeps us together under her mantle
The blank canvas
How easy it is to be a saint!
Quote of the day: 2 March
Obedience can, if you wish it, become what wings are to a bird
Quote of the day: 29 February
Jesus in the Host wants to find Heaven in your childlike heart
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