Carmelite wisdom to encourage & inspire
When a smallpox epidemic broke out in Baltimore in the closing months of the year 1882, many persons begged the Discalced Carmelite nuns to pray for an end to the calamity. The nuns chanted the now-famous prayer, Stella Caeli Extirpavit to Our Lady, for help in time of pestilence.
St. John of the Cross exclaims: "the Mother of God and all things are mine, and God himself in mine and for me, because Christ is mine and all for me."
I will now be allowed to spend the feast of St. Teresa as her child. Tomorrow morning I enter the Carmel of Cologne-Lindenthal.
Remember the heroic and joyful fidelity with which they glorified you
They told me about so many people dying
Don't become discouraged and give up prayer
Don't become discouraged and give up prayer
Christ prayed throughout His entire life, whereas He spent only three years preaching
They chanted daily, in community, the hymn to Our Lady, for help in time of pestilence
“You don’t need to ask that of St. Joseph”
Joseph was a just man who lived an upright, integrated, and authentic life
How should we express our commitment to obedience and compassion in the socio-cultural context in which we live?
St. Joseph was a man of unshakeable faith and ardent love
"When I have a problem, I entrust it to her"
St. Joseph was a man of silence. Can we practice silence, too?
She is the model of all who live by the Spirit of the gospel
"When I am up above, will you let me help you, scold you even, if I see you are not giving everything to the Master? because I love you!"
“I do not fear my weakness; that’s what gives me confidence. For the Strong One is within me and His power is almighty.”
“It is this intimacy with Him “within” that has been the beautiful sun illuminating my life, making it already an anticipated Heaven; it is what sustains me today in my suffering.”
“I leave you my faith in the presence of God, of the God who is all Love dwelling in our souls.”
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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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