St. Teresa of Avila describes the obligations of the prioress, emphasizing that her duties "should be done with a mother's love. She should strive to be loved so that she may be obeyed."
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Quote of the day, 6 November: Blessed Teresa of St. Augustine
Like the valiant mother of the Maccabees, Blessed Teresa of St. Augustine, prioress of the Carmel of Compiègne, presided over the martyrdom of her daughters as she blessed and encouraged them all.
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Triduum of Prayer to the Blessed Martyrs of Compiègne – Day 3
We read a prophetic verse from a Christmas hymn composed by the prioress of the Blessed Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne Mother Teresa of Saint Augustine, Marie Lidoine. Biographer Professor William Bush describes Mother Lidoine's resplendent transformation in her final moments at the foot of the scaffold.
Quote of the day, 7 June: Blessed Anne of St. Bartholomew
Blessed Anne of St. Bartholomew describes her experiences as Prioress in Paris in the year 1605. She tells us that four professed religious and two novices left Paris to found a new Discalced Carmelite monastery in Amiens on Pentecost. There was a Pontifical Mass and the Bishop had the head of St. John the Baptist carried in procession!
Quote of the day, 12 May: St. Teresa of Avila
St. Teresa is concerned about the health of her nuns, particularly the prioresses in Seville and Malagón. She writes to the prioress in Seville, "God is life, and he can give it. Always keep praying for this..."
Marie du jour 2022, 4 May: St. Teresa of Avila
In all that I say in this book I submit to what our Mother the Holy Roman Church holds... If there should be anything good in this work, may it be for the honor and glory of God and the service of His most Blessed Mother, our Lady and Patroness, whose habit I wear despite my being very unworthy to do so.
Quote of the day, 6 October: St. Edith Stein
St. Edith Stein tells the story of how St. Teresa became the prioress of the Monastery of the Incarnation in Avila amid a great furor 450 years ago
Quote of the day: 16 October
Read the story of how St. Elizabeth of the Trinity was originally destined to enter the Carmel of Paray-le-Monial
Quote of the day: 6 October
These Sisters in the Incarnation are My Sisters, and you delay?
St. Thérèse Novena: My Joy! — Introduction
A novena based on Poem 45, "My Joy!" written by St. Thérèse for her sister Pauline's feast day, 21 January 1897
Quote of the day: 17 July
Love will always be victorious, love can do everything
Quote of the day: 19 June
My tear-filled eyes became fixed on a picture of the Sacred Heart
Quote of the day: 20 May
She is another Mary Magdalene whom nothing must distract from the One
Quote of the day: 9 April
My soul was united very profoundly, I assure you, to the divine joys which flooded yours in those two great days of your ordination and first Mass [28–29 May 1904]. I would have wished that this brief note, which tells you of my entire union with you, might have reached you sooner; that wasn't possible... Continue Reading →
Quote of the day: 6 March
She benefitted by the first Lent of the triennium to safeguard recollection in the house
Quote of the day: 3 February
Let us love the good Lord well!
Quote of the day: 11 January
I, Sister Mary Elizabeth of the Trinity, make my profession, and I promise chastity, poverty and obedience to God
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
Quote of the day: 30 November
One will go directly from her deathbed to her home in heaven
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Novena – Day 6
If you could see through the grilles the goodness lavished on me
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