O Mary, if I were Queen of Heaven and you were Thérèse...
Quote of the day, 8 September: St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Quote of the day, 7 September: Père Jacques de Jésus
Have you ever wondered what Christ's prayer was like? Upon explanation, we realize that his prayer consisted essentially in the penetration of his very being by God.
Quote of the day, 30 August: St. Teresa of Avila
Much prayer is necessary so that what is for the greater service of God will be done
Triduum of prayer for the Discalced Carmelites, Day 3 — 29 August 2021
Who are you, sweet light, that fills me And illumines the darkness of my heart?
Triduum of prayer for the Discalced Carmelites, Day 2 — 28 August 2021
O Consuming Fire, Spirit of Love, descend into my soul and make all in me as an incarnation of the Word
Triduum of prayer for the Discalced Carmelites, Day 1 — 27 August 2021
Whoever calls upon the Holy Spirit will seek me and find me, and through him he will find me.
Quote of the day, 25 August: St. Mary of Jesus Crucified
I cannot stand this life any longer; my weakened soul cannot stand it any longer!... Farewell blessed earth; it is to you that I owe my life!...
St. Edith Stein Novena 2021, Day 9: An immense, unbounded desert
She feels that she has been led into an immense, unbounded desert. And this, for her, is the more delightful, pleasant, and lovely, the deeper, vaster, and more solitary it is.
St. Edith Stein Novena 2021, Day 8: Purgative dryness
One recognizes purgative dryness in that “the soul is powerless in spite of all its efforts to meditate and make use of the imagination"
St. Edith Stein Novena 2021, Day 7: Oppression and dryness
For God’s sake they are able to suffer a little oppression and dryness without yearning to return to those better times
St. Edith Stein Novena 2021, Day 6: Dryness, distaste and trial
Oh, who can make this counsel of our Savior on self-denial understandable, practicable, and attractive! ... dryness, distaste, and trial. ... the pure spiritual cross and the nakedness of Christ’s poverty of spirit.
St. Edith Stein Novena 2021, Day 5: God is
One thing alone is certain: that God is and that his hand holds us in being.
St. Edith Stein Novena 2021, Day 4: Her aim was the ‘desert’ of Carmel
She had already known when she moved to her 'Nazareth' that her aim was the 'desert' of Carmel. But she had to await the Lord’s hour.
St. Edith Stein Novena 2021, Day 3: In dryness and emptiness
In dryness and emptiness the soul becomes humble... she longs for instruction in order to reach the right way.
St. Edith Stein Novena 2021, Day 2: The Doctrine of the Darkest Path
The darkest path is the most secure: "Whoever seeks God and nothing else is not wandering in darkness no matter how dark and poor you think you are."
St. Edith Stein Novena 2021, Day 1: Go forth into the desert
"This prophet whom God commanded to go forth into the desert... is to be the model of all who withdraw into solitude"
St. Edith Stein Novena 2021: Introduction
"It always seemed to me that our Lord was keeping something for me in Carmel that I could find only there"
Quote of the day, 22 July: Hermann Cohen
As Magdalen shed tears and poured perfume over the feet of Jesus, may you never tire of offering your prayers, aspirations and gifts before the tabernacle
Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2021: Day 9
The world cannot give peace. Jesus the Lamb of God has come so that we may have it abundantly.
Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2021: Day 8
... to commune with God within the recesses of our soul through abandonment. There lies the key to God’s love and peace.
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