On 15 February 1934 St. Edith Stein knelt before the nuns of the Carmel of Cologne-Lindenthal and formally requested to be clothed in the holy habit of Carmel. We trace a few details from her letters and the biography written by her novice mistress.
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Quote of the day, 26 January: St. Edith Stein
St Edith Stein's time of postulancy was moving quickly. In January 1934 she wrote: "As I stand in our peaceful choir I cannot thank God enough for having lifted me out of the whirlwind and set me in this profound peace, that I have done nothing to deserve."
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Quote of the day, 26 November: St. Raphael Kalinowski
St. Raphael Kalinowski received the Discalced Carmelite habit on 26 November 1877 and made his religious vows on the same date in 1878. Here is an excerpt from his conference for the Discalced Carmelite friars in Wadowice: “Mother of God, Hope of the World.”
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Quote of the day, 25 October: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity wrote a series of farewell letters at the end of October 1906; today we read her promise to pray for young Clémence, a companion in the novitiate who left Carmel in the summer of 1906. Elizabeth was her “guardian angel” in Carmel, helping her to adapt and adjust to monastic life.
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Quote of the day, 10 May: St. Thérèse of Lisieux
St. Thérèse explains that during her novitiate she had difficulty during her one-on-one sessions with her novice mistress: "I had never become accustomed to speaking about my soul and I didn’t know how to express what was going on within it."
Quote of the day, 11 January: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
"My Mother, here is the Bridegroom!" This was the inscription on the holy card that St. Elizabeth of the Trinity presented as a gift to her novice mistress on the day of her religious profession, 11 January 1903. Learn more about this day...
Quote of the day, 10 January: Mother Agnès of Jesus, O.C.D.
Pauline Martin explains that Thérèse "could have legitimately taken the Habit... before the end of October, but she in fact didn’t take the Habit until 10th January 1889."
Quote of the day, 15 April: Teresia Renata Posselt, O.C.D.
"It was a feast such as the Cologne Carmel has never seen"
Quote of the day: 26 November
God bless the hand which directed me
Quote of the day: 15 July
How good it is in Carmel!
Marie du jour 2020: 17 May
“My mother, please take me with you!”
Marie du jour 2020: 11 May
He had singular affection for the Blessed Virgin Mary
Quote of the day: 21 April
Sr. Benedicta answered, "Like the Bride of the Lamb."
Quote of the day: 14 April
I look forward with so much joy to the silence
Quote of the day: 12 March
On the vigil of the Feast of St. Joseph we congratulated Mother Josepha
Quote of the day: 7 March
It seems to me that humility is truth.
Quote of the day: 15 February
Edith’s six months of probation passed quickly.
Quote of the day: 31 January
Oh, yes, Sister, “Let's live in love.”
Quote of the day: 30 January
Continue always to pray with me, that Jesus may absorb and possess us.
Quote of the day: 9 January
I don't want the eve of such a beautiful day to pass by without speaking a little word
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