We learn about the great physical suffering of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity in the final three weeks of her life as she lost her senses of taste and smell and experienced acute inflammation.
Quote of the day, 20 October: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Quote of the day, 16 October: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
I was suffering a lot, I was thinking that soon perhaps earth would no longer be for me, for truly my poor body is very sick, and I said to myself: "You are the happy one."
Quote of the day, 7 October: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity writes to a special friend on the first Sunday of October, playing matchmaker barely one month before her death. Are we surprised?
Quote of the day, 6 September: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
“Janua coeli,” will lead me into the heavenly courts
Quote of the day, 31 August: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
This should be the attitude of every soul that enters into its interior courts to contemplate its God... it “falls down in a faint” in a divine swoon before this all-powerful Love
Triduum of prayer for the Discalced Carmelites, Day 2 — 28 August 2021
O Consuming Fire, Spirit of Love, descend into my soul and make all in me as an incarnation of the Word
Quote of the day, 19 August: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
What does it matter to the soul... whether it feels or does not feel, whether it is in darkness or light, whether it enjoys or does not enjoy.
Quote of the day, 17 August: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
The soul that still keeps something for self in its “inner kingdom”, whose powers are not “enclosed” in God, cannot be a perfect praise of glory
Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2021: Day 7
Be at peace... We must always keep our eyes on God.
Quote of the day, 11 July: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
“It is by virtue of this immense love” that we are drawn into the depths of the “intimate sanctuary” where God “imprints on us a true image of His majesty.”
Quote of the day, 29 June: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
For the Carmelite there is only one occupation: “to love, to pray.”
Quote of the day, 15 June: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
It seems to me that I have found my Heaven on earth since Heaven is God and God is in my soul
Quote of the day, 11 June: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Oh, my Sister, “to be Him,” that is my whole dream...
Quote of the day, 29 May: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
A praise of glory is a soul of silence that remains like a lyre under the mysterious touch of the Holy Spirit
Quote of the day, 27 May: Conrad De Meester, O.C.D.
In the minds of young Christian idealists like Elizabeth, the idea of martyrdom could resurface from time to time
Marie du jour 2021, May 26: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
I will look very often at this precious picture and will unite myself to the soul of the Virgin
Marie du jour 2021, 11 May: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
There is one who was also the great praise of glory of the Holy Trinity
Marie du jour 2021, 10 May: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
How all the saints remain in the shadows when we look at the Blessed Virgin’s light!
Marie du jour 2021, May 8: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
“Virgo fidelis”: that is, Faithful Virgin, “who kept all these things in her heart.”
Marie du jour 2021, May 2: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
With the Virgin, you can sing your “Magnificat” and leap with joy in God your Savior
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