Carmelite wisdom to encourage & inspire
Brother Lawrence offers concrete advice to those who struggle with besetting sins; he says that we much carefully examine “which sins we commit most often, and which are the most frequent and inevitable of our falls.” Then, “we must have recourse to God with complete confidence at the moment of combat.”
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Saint Teresa writes, “If you do not strive for the virtues and practice them, you will always be dwarfs.” Today then, let’s pray for the grace to grow in virtue, so that God’s love for us may be expressed and nurtured in our love for Him.
Poet Jessica Powers ponders the first stanza of Saint John of the Cross's poem, "The Dark Night". She asks, "How does one hush one's house?..."
The Gospel spoke today about the love of enemies, that ability to reach out to those who persecute. Titus had that opportunity and lived it out so well. He had the ability to say, “You must love him, but perhaps not all the time, not all day, not at each moment.”
From the beginning of the Interior Castle, St. Teresa of Avila explains what it would mean for this "beautiful castle... to fall into mortal sin; there's no darker darkness nor anything more obscure and black...."
Virtue always inspires love, and I hope in His Majesty that those living in this house will with the help of God always be virtuous
"My God, beloved Father, with my Christ, I place my soul in your hands whenever you please. Fiat! But have mercy." A prayer written by Sr. Jeanne-Marie-Ange, OCD (13 Jan 1895 - 24 Oct 1921)
Yesterday, Lord, it was you I was looking for in the people of my own flesh and blood in those who loved me Today, Lord, it is you who I have found in strangers, in foreigners in those who do not love me
It is not God's will that a soul be disturbed by anything or suffer trials...
I have understood that what most keeps me from God is my pride. From now on I desire and propose to be humble.
From now on they will form but one heart and one soul, without showing distinction of persons, and without leaving any of their brothers out, under any pretext.
Mark everything with the seal of love
“My mother, please take me with you!”
I endeavored to celebrate his feast with all the solemnity possible
One who is never tried acquires little virtue
Love cannot possibly be content with remaining always the same
If you do not strive for the virtues and practice them, you will always be dwarfs
I felt freedom in having so little esteem for temporal goods
It is our anxiety that creates our needs. Cast your care on the Lord, daughter
Your guardian angel always enlightens your reason
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Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things are passing away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things. Whoever has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices. ~ St. Teresa of Avila
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