Carmelite wisdom to encourage & inspire
In "The Spiritual Canticle," St John of the Cross writes, “let us go forth to behold ourselves in your beauty to the mountain and to the hill,” which is to “knowledge in the divine Word, who in his height is signified here by the mountain.” Here we share excerpts from the Saint's powerful commentary.
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"From careful study of the writings of St Thérèse of the Child Jesus and from the resonance they have had in the Church," St. John Paul II indicates, "salient aspects can be noted of her "eminent doctrine", which is the fundamental element for conferring the title of Doctor of the Church."
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"We have the very wisdom and the very beauty and the very fortitude of God in shadow, because the soul here cannot comprehend God perfectly," writes St. John of the Cross. In this excerpt from the Living Flame of Love, he describes how we enjoy God's glory in the shadow of his glory.
St. John of the Cross refers to the overshadowing of the Holy Spirit at the Annunciation in Stanza 3 of The Living Flame of Love: "O lamps of fire! in whose splendors..." He continues, "it should be known that an overshadowing is the equivalent of casting a shadow; and casting a shadow is similar to protecting, favoring, and granting graces."
St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi offers this reflection on the Virgin Mary's place at Our Lord's ascension to heaven: "Mary sees the Humanity, taken from herself, formed by her most precious blood, and nourished with her milk, arrive in heaven..."
How urgent it is for us to call on the Holy Spirit as we enroll, figuratively speaking, in the University of Divine Love! What do we have to do in order to benefit fully from our master’s lessons? First, we must consciously acknowledge the impossibility of progressing in prayer apart from our master. Recall the... Continue Reading →
Strive to preserve your heart in peace...
St. John of the Cross teaches us that there is value in the temptations and trials of life...
Your works are holy, they are just, they are priceless and done with great wisdom
St. Paul admonished the Ephesians not to grow weak in their tribulations and to be strong and rooted in charity in order to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and height and depth, and to know also the supereminent charity of the knowledge of Christ.
To Saint Teresa, Carmel owes its élan and its psychology. Carmelite psychology was always realistic. Under the reformer’s influence it became more so.
We can understand that the very loving light and wisdom into which the soul will be transformed is what in the beginning purges and prepares it, just as the fire that transforms the wood
She feels that she has been led into an immense, unbounded desert. And this, for her, is the more delightful, pleasant, and lovely, the deeper, vaster, and more solitary it is.
It is great wisdom to know how to be silent / Grande sabiduría es saber callar
Christ acted this way with his disciples: He told them many parables and maxims the wisdom of which they did not understand
The doctrine of Teresa of Avila shines through the charisms
My steps surprised a dark Iscariot plotting in my own will
How can we express the nearness of the Holy God?
Like St Joseph, do I seek God's will in all things?
O Sapientia: La sabiduría entra por el amor, silencio y mortificación
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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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