On 14 May 1919, St. Teresa of the Andes wrote, "I'm now in Carmel eight days. Eight days of heaven. I feel divine love in such a way that there are moments when I believe I'm unable to endure it..."
Quote of the day, 14 May: St. Teresa of the Andes
Quote of the day, 7 May: St. Teresa of the Andes
Saint Teresa of the Andes entered the Carmel of the Holy Spirit in the township of Los Andes, some 90 kilometers from her home in Santiago de Chile on Wednesday, 7 May 1919. The Prioress said that when Teresa said farewell to her oldest sister, she said, "Until heaven! Life is so short!"
Quote of the day, 13 February: St. Teresa of Avila
From the beginning of the Interior Castle, St. Teresa of Avila explains what it would mean for this "beautiful castle... to fall into mortal sin; there's no darker darkness nor anything more obscure and black...."
Quote of the day: 20 December
He is among those in this order whom I love much in the Lord and esteem highly
Quote of the day: 21 August
That is the life of your Carmelite; she sees infinite horizons unfold
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