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The year 1587 was decisive in the spiritual life of St Mary Magdalen de' Pazzi. On 17 September the Blessed Virgin appeared to the Saint and assured her that she had never offended God.
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On 3 April 1987, St. John Paul II presided at the beatification Mass of Teresa of the Andes. In his homily, he praised the young Chilean and proposed her as a model for youth: “Happiness is found only in God; only God is infinite joy.”
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The day before she died, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity foresaw her death: “It is our Lady, full of light,” she said, “who will take me by the hand to lead me into heaven.” Thank you for joining our novena!
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We continue St. Edith Stein's comment on woman's destiny and the Marian ideal: "woman has something in herself inherited from Eve, and she must search for the way from Eve to Mary."
St. Edith Stein sings a hymn of praise to the Blessed Virgin in her 1932 lectures to the Organization of Catholic Women in Zurich: "As Mother of God and mother of all God's children, she is exalted above all creatures on the throne of glory; maternity itself is glorified through her...."
Come Holy Spirit. [...] Come, you who, descending into Mary, caused the Word to take flesh: effect in us by grace what you accomplished in her by grace and nature.
St. Edith Stein explains how the love of Christ impels virginal souls "to descend into the darkest night": in this way, they resemble the Virgin of virgins who, beneath the cross, became the Mother of Grace.
"My God, beloved Father, with my Christ, I place my soul in your hands whenever you please. Fiat! But have mercy." A prayer written by Sr. Jeanne-Marie-Ange, OCD (13 Jan 1895 - 24 Oct 1921)
When she went to Rome, she told me that she had no fear of her purity being tainted by anything she came across on the trip, because she had placed herself under St Joseph’s protection.
Carmel finds in Mary the fullness of the spirit that is its own
It is as if they carefully expose that monastic garment to their Redeemer
Jesus, my crucified Love I just told you again to take my heart
He is near to us; he wants to be sought and found by us
Too little love is a worse offense against the Divine Heart than too much
all our actions become a kind of brief conversation with God
The mother must keep pure the atmosphere in which the child is living
Saint Albert of Trápani a model of purity and prayer
A brief conversation with God coming from the simplicity and purity of our hearts
This is her message: happiness is in God alone
Saint Albert of Trapani a model of purity and prayer, and a devoted servant of Our Lady...
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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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