Carmelite wisdom to encourage & inspire
St John of the Cross has a quick and easy reference when he discusses “joy in the delights of food” in the Ascent of Mount Carmel. Simply take a look at the rich man and his sumptuous banquet while poor Lazarus lies at his gate like a piece of garbage, attracting the attention of the rich man’s hounds.
Drawing a life lesson from the parable of the Good Samaritan, Bishop Silvio José Báez says that "it doesn't take much" to identify with others and to become personally engaged. Remember, "The Good Samaritan had only a little wine and olive oil."
We began the month of May rejoicing with St John of the Cross in the knowledge that "the Mother of God is mine." Today, Bishop Báez reminds us who she is. "Mary reveals herself to us: empty of self, placing all her trust in the Father's mercy."
Now the time is here when the greatest saints should arise.
"Let's love our littleness, let's love not feeling anything, then we'll be poor in spirit and Jesus will come looking for us"
"We need to agree to remain poor and powerless, and this is the difficult part because 'the truly poor in spirit, where can we find them'?"
My heart was filled with a burning hunger and thirst to win souls for the Divine Heart
To be a disciple of Jesus means to take up the cross and follow him
Yes, Mary, you are the Mother of the entire universe
Who would not cry in your arms without instantly receiving your immaculate kiss of love and comfort?
They meet only a Mother who is gazing on them and smiling on them
For Secular Carmelites, Mary is a model of total commitment to God’s Kingdom
Mary reveals herself to us: empty of self, placing all her trust in the Father’s mercy
El Magnificat es espejo del alma de María / The Magnificat is a mirror of Mary’s soul
May her prayer help us and her example inspire us
Do not belittle or humiliate the poor
Her docility to the Holy Spirit made her also a means of encounter
I think of those who always seem to get the leavings
A thirst to win souls for the Divine Heart
I think God cannot fail anyone who serves Him
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Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things are passing away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things. Whoever has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices. ~ St. Teresa of Avila
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