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Quote of the day, 12 February: St. Zélie Martin
"God protects all who trust in Him," writes St. Zélie Martin. Reflecting on what God had done "for me and my husband, I don't doubt that His Divine Providence watches over His children with special care."
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Quote of the day, 24 November: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity explained to Canon Angles, “I live in thanksgiving.” What a blessed ideal to adopt today and everyday. Read this excerpt from her letter and discover the secret to her attitude of gratitude.
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Quote of the day, 1 November: St. Thérèse of Lisieux
We often recall the words of St. Thérèse that the Virgin is “more Mother than Queen” but we don’t often hear the rest of the quote concerning her beneficence toward the saints in glory.
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Quote of the day, 26 July: St Teresa of Avila
Commenting on the vocation of Madre Beatriz de la Madre de Dios "While reading a book on the life of St. Anne, the child became very devoted to the saints of Carmel"
Quote of the day, 12 July: Timothy Tierney, OCD
"Our age is not radically different from nineteenth-century France. The Martins would have been aware of the anti-Christian and anti-marriage ideas current in the France of their day. In the intervening 150 years, such attitudes have only hardened... In canonizing Zélie and Louis Martin the Church places before us the ideal of strong Christian family life."
St. Joseph Novena 2022: Introduction
"Especially during Lent try to have periods of solitude, silence, and recollection alone with Jesus in the desert. Minister to him with the angels, work for him after the example of St. Joseph in the home of Nazareth..."
2022 Online Lenten Retreat: Experiencing Divine Mercy With the Saints of Carmel
Lent is approaching and the Discalced Carmelite friars have especially prepared a free online Lenten retreat for you. The theme is Experiencing Divine Mercy With the Saints of Carmel.
Quote of the day, 1 November: St. John of the Cross
St. Paul admonished the Ephesians not to grow weak in their tribulations and to be strong and rooted in charity in order to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and height and depth, and to know also the supereminent charity of the knowledge of Christ.
Quote of the day, 30 October: Blessed Maria Teresa of St. Joseph
Now the time is here when the greatest saints should arise.
19 November: Saint Raphael of St. Joseph Kalinowski
His life was distinguished by zeal and devotion
14 November: ALL SAINTS OF OUR ORDER
We recall our brothers and sisters who once dedicated their lives to continual prayer on earth and now share in the worship of heaven
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Novena – Day 3
... uniting myself to the eternal praise that is being sung in the Heaven of the Saints!
Quote of the day: 1 November
This indwelling of God in the soul of the just explains to us the extraordinary deeds in the lives of the saints
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Novena – Day 2
... when we look at the Blessed Virgin’s light!
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Novena – Day 1
It does us much good to look into the soul of saints and then to follow them through faith right up to Heaven
11 September: Blessed Mary of Jesus López Rivas
Blessed Mary of Jesus became a living image of his love
You offer your hand
O my Jesus! What a sight it is when You through Your mercy return to offer Your hand...
Quote of the day: 22 August
It becomes a devotee of the Queen of heaven so that she might appease You
The influence of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
I want to live a life of heaven, as Elizabeth says
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