Blessed Anne of St. Bartholomew describes her experiences as Prioress in Paris in the year 1605. She tells us that four professed religious and two novices left Paris to found a new Discalced Carmelite monastery in Amiens on Pentecost. There was a Pontifical Mass and the Bishop had the head of St. John the Baptist carried in procession!
Quote of the day, 9 December: Jessica Powers
Here is a small bird cast as John the Baptist who from my treetops is inspired to say: I come from heaven to prepare the way.
Quote of the day, 24 June: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
This is what the birth of John the Baptist announces: just as from the womb of Elizabeth a creature is born, the Lord can bring forth life from a story of darkness and death.
Quote of the day: 29 August
This is the badge of the friends of the Man of Sorrows: the mark of the cross, faint replica of His
Quote of the day: 24 June
My brother died the Sunday after the feast of St. John
My homily for the 2nd Sunday of Advent — carmelitevocationsocd
Isn't all this talk of repentance and sins meant for Lent?
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