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Marie du jour: 17 May

Oh! but, the Blessed Virgin was the strong woman, the Virgin pure; Jesus filled her heart completely, which overflowed with fire and flames, she had Heaven within her… But this is the strong woman par excellence, and she hid all this in her heart, and nothing showed on the outside. Me, I am weak…

Saint Mary of Jesus Crucified (Mariam Baouardy)
Cahiers Réservés, Cahier 5

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Reine du Carmel, Side altar in St. Joseph Chapel at Bethlehem Carmel (detail) | fallaner / Wikimedia Commons

Saint Mariam was canonized by Pope  Francis on 17 May 2015 at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. A native Palestinian from Galilee, she was a foundress of the Discalced Carmelite monasteries of Nazareth and Bethlehem in the 19th century. Learn more about the Saint of the Bethlehem Carmel here. 

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Advent 1: Alert

The reason for this dryness is that God transfers his goods and strength from sense to spirit … But through this nourishment the spirit grows stronger and more alert.

Saint John of the Cross

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Porque la causa de esta sequedad es porque muda Dios los bienes y fuerza del sentido al espíritu … mas el espíritu que va recibiendo el manjar, anda fuerte y más alerto.

San Juan de la Cruz

The Dark Night: Book One, Chapter 9
The Collected Works of Saint John of the Cross, Revised Edition
Translated by Kieran Kavanaugh, O.C.D. and Otilio Rodriguez, O.C.D.
With Revisions and Introductions by Kieran Kavanaugh, O.C.D.
ICS Publications
Copyright © 1976 by Washington Province of Discalced Carmelite Friars, Inc.

 

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The Marie du jour – May 24

Oh! but, the Blessed Virgin was the strong woman, the pure Virgin; Jesus filled all her heart, fire and flames overflowed from her heart, she had Heaven within her … But she is the strong woman par excellence, and she hid all this in her heart, and nothing appeared outside. I am weak …

Saint Mariam of Jesus Crucified

 

The Annunciation 1892 by Arthur Hacker 1858-1919
The Annunciation
Arthur Hacker (British, 1858-1919)
Oil on canvas, 1892
Tate Britain

 

she hid all this in her heart

Prières et Cantiques: Cahiers Réservés (CR 5)
Translated by Deb Thurston, OCDS
© Carmel de Bethléem
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