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The Servant of God Sr. Maria Lucia, although born on Holy Thursday 28 March 1907, had a baptismal certificate that indicated she was born on 22 March; here is the story of her two birthdays.
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We recall the death of the Fatima seer and Servant of God Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, OCD on this date in 2005. She said, "I want my life to be a trail of light..."
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Père Jacques says, “if we fail the test” of charity on judgment day, “we cannot begin all over again." On 18 January 1944, Jews he sheltered at his school were sent to Drancy before deportation to Auschwitz. Père Jacques lived the message he preached.
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Servant of God Hermann Cohen is overflowing with emotion to share that, as a deacon, he was privileged to place the Blessed Sacrament on the altar for exposition for exposition and adoration on the Feast of the Epiphany.
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We recall the birth of the Servant of God Hermann Cohen on this date in 1820, with links to biographical sketches by his admirers and fellow Jewish converts. Cohen himself cries out, “I love Jesus Christ—that’s the secret of my immense peace.”
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“God makes himself like us in order to love us,” Hermann Cohen preaches. “He has descended from the heavens because of his immense love and for our salvation. There is only one happiness—to love Jesus Christ and to be loved by him.”
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The Servant of God Léonie Martin shared her memories of Sts. Louis and Zélie as she shaing those recollections during Thérèse’s beatification process. She said her parents “kept a very fervent practice of the Christian life in their marriage.”
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We share excerpts from Père Jacques' 1943 retreat conference on Hope and Abandonment: "When we sin against against hope, we effectively say to God: "I reject. You are wicked and heartless. I have no confidence whatsoever in you goodness"..." Père Jacques gives us the antidote and a beautiful prayer that is pleasing and powerful in the eyes of God.
How urgent it is for us to call on the Holy Spirit as we enroll, figuratively speaking, in the University of Divine Love! What do we have to do in order to benefit fully from our master’s lessons? First, we must consciously acknowledge the impossibility of progressing in prayer apart from our master. Recall the... Continue Reading →
When Sister Maria Lucia, the Fatima visionary entered the Carmel of Coimbra, the Prioress showed Lucia to her cell after the morning Mass. Above the door she saw the name of the cell: "Immaculate Heart of Mary". There was a verse addressed to its inhabitant: "My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge."
The Servant of God Père Jacques de Jésus offers a reflection on John 19:27, "This is your mother". Père Jacques writes, "While the other apostles traveled across the then known world on their missionary journeys, John’s unique apostolate was to remain close to the Virgin Mary, whom Christ had entrusted to him."
After many attempts in the 17th and 18th centuries, the Servant of God Hermann Cohen was the Discalced Carmelite friar sent by Pope Pius IX to convert England in 1862.
I was very moved and felt the Lord was touching me. When the priest raised the host, my tears began to flow.
For the one who possesses Jesus possesses all; He is the treasure of treasures. In Him alone we find our joy and not in the creature.
At the moment of Benediction, though I was not kneeling like the congregation, I felt something deep within me
Père Jacques of Jesus died on this date, 2 June 1945 in St. Elizabeth Hospital in Linz, Austria following 70 weeks in Nazi prison camps
I am the daughter of the Lord, the mother of the messiah, the spouse of the Holy Spirit... I am the woman promised to the world
She was totally dependent, as we are totally dependent
I was born and lived in this state of original sin, unransomed by holy baptism
We see that Christ was always subject to authority of every sort
!["I took for my advocate and lord the glorious St. Joseph and earnestly recommended myself to him. [...] I don’t recall up to this day ever having petitioned him for anything that he failed to grant."](https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/336879821_1374507696727108_3000064146961560788_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=zESZ1qSPVwUAX8nHJ9n&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=00_AfDFZ45AU4DimqPBwVRx3_lAKWnV3WId-ZVAFeKcEIFijw&oe=6425873B)
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