May her inspired teaching awaken in us a longing for true holiness
15 October: SAINT TERESA OF JESUS OUR MOTHER
16 July: BLESSED VIRGIN MARY OF MOUNT CARMEL, PATRONESS AND HEAD OF OUR ORDER
The General Chapter declared it to be the principal feast of the Order in the 17th c.
Feeding on Jesus — Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
We must not stop being fed by Jesus
Quote of the day: 19 March
I endeavored to celebrate his feast with all the solemnity possible
Quote of the day: 12 March
On the vigil of the Feast of St. Joseph we congratulated Mother Josepha
Mary, Mother of God: Her face speaks peace — Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
Our Lady's face speaks peace to us and makes us capable of being peacemakers
14 December: St. John of the Cross
By following his example
may we come to the eternal vision of your glory
15 October: St. Teresa of Jesus
May her inspired teaching
awaken in us a longing for true holiness
16 July: Solemn Commemoration of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
The General Chapter declared it to be the principal feast of the Order in the 17th c.
Marie du jour: 16 May
Carmelites have long ascribed the composition of the hymn. Flos Carmeli to St. Simon Stock
Joseph
He can poise on his shoulder like a child the ponderous age-old structure of the Church
Quote of the day: 19 March
“You don’t need to ask that of St. Joseph”
St. Joseph Novena 2019 – Day 2
What can St. Joseph teach us about the practice of the presence of God?
The anniversary of my nuptials with the Lamb
The tent-dwelling nomad
"Here I am living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God dwells in a tent!"
Advent 13: Spirit
"Let the nuns in that monastery speak to him of matters concerning their souls"
14 December: St. John of the Cross
16th c. Spanish co-founder of the Discalced Carmelite friars
Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel: Day 9 | SOLEMN COMMEMORATION OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL, LITURGY OF THE HOURS
Solemn Commemoration of Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Full text of the Carmelite Liturgy of the Hours
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