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We recall the death of Venerable Anne of Jesus on 4 March 1621. Anne of St. Bartholomew tells us that at the inauguration of the Carmel of Pontoise, Ven. Anne of Jesus declared that faithful Discalced Carmelites would go straight to heaven.
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After the forced departure of Cardinal Soffredo as Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, the Canons Regular of the Holy Sepulchre, supported by King Aimery of Lusignan, elected St. Albert Avogadro as their Patriarch on 17 February 1205. Pope Innocent III ratified the appointment, begging St. Albert to accept the election: “although you are very necessary to us in Lombardy, we completely trust you to represent us in the most difficult matters.”
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On this feast day of St. Albert of Jerusalem, we recall that he gave the Rule of Life to Carmelite hermits who lived "near the spring on Mount Carmel." He urged them to clothe themselves with God's armor and to prepare for "the enemy's ambush". The enemy came in human form when the Mamluks who conquered the Crusader stronghold at Acre moved south unchallenged and massacred the hermits on Carmel.
On 18 May 1291 the Crusader stronghold of Acre fell after weeks of siege. We remember the Carmelite martyrs who perished in Acre and in the weeks that followed.
Pope Innocent III, on the 17th of February 1205, gave St. Albert of Jerusalem a pressing invitation to accept his postulation as Patriarch of Jerusalem, made by the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, by the suffragan bishops and by the King of Jerusalem, Almaricus II of Lusignano. On account of the esteem he had for Albert, the Pope appointed him Legate for the Holy Land, as well.
Hope obtains what it longs for: salvation; or rather, just as the shield of faith is faith itself, the helmet of salvation is salvation—Jesus Christ himself—for salvation is from the Lord, and we are to hope for salvation from our only Savior.
Each one of you is to stay in his own cell or nearby, pondering the Lord's law day and night
Since man's life on earth is a time of trial, and all who would live devotedly in Christ must undergo persecution...
On 18 May 1291 the Crusader stronghold of Acre fell after weeks of siege. We remember the Carmelite martyrs who perished that day.
Albert, called by God's favor to be patriarch of the church of Jerusalem
Your are to fast every day, except Sundays, from the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
St. Albert of Jerusalem wrote a Rule for the hermit brothers on Mt Carmel
Our saints have likewise been zealous to save souls
Albert, called by God's favor to be patriarch of the church of Jerusalem
St. Albert of Jerusalem wrote a Rule for the hermit brothers on Mt Carmel
Will Your Reverence allow me to offer myself to the Heart of Jesus
Pray to the Virgin Mary to help you attain your goal
Gregory IX frees the Carmelites from property to focus on prayer
It is to me, however, that you have come for a rule of life
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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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