Today, November 16, is the memorial of Saint Gertrude the Great. Gertrude was born in 1256 in Thuringia within the Holy Roman Empire. At age four (some reports say five), she was raised in the monastery school of Saint Mary of Helfta. She was described as an extremely bright and dedicated student, she excelled in …
As Jesus approached Jerichoa blind man was sitting by the roadside begging,and hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what was happening.They told him,“Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”He shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!”The people walking in front rebuked him,telling him to be silent,but he kept calling out all the more,“Son …
“He who does not see the manifestation of the Holy Spirit in the Church, does not fathom its essence. The awareness of that fact is the safest warranty of the Church’s flourishing… We must therefore broaden our hearts and leave our narrow boundaries, within which our life is lived.” Bl. Titus Brandsma What do you …
Jesus told his disciples this parable:“A man going on a journeycalled in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them.To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one–to each according to his ability.Then he went away.Immediately the one who received five talents went and traded with them,and made another five.Likewise, the …
“(We should be anchored on God who is) the rock in its varied forms, which do not touch the essence, and yet alter the perspective in no small way.” Bl. Titus Brandsma What do you think of this quote? Write it on the comment section. Photo by Br. Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm.
Today, November 14, is the feast of All Carmelite Saints. Who are the saints of Carmel? They are hermits of Mount Carmel who “lived in small cells, similar to the cells of a beehive, they lived as God’s bees, gathering the divine honey of spiritual consolation.” They are mendicants of the first medieval communities, who …
Jesus told his disciples a parableabout the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary.He said, “There was a judge in a certain townwho neither feared God nor respected any human being.And a widow in that town used to come to him and say,‘Render a just decision for me against my adversary.’For a long …
“Not to divide our hearts between God and the world. See the world with God in the background, so that He does not create a contrast with it.” Bl. Titus Brandsma What do you think of this quote? Write it on the comment section. Photo by Br. Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm.
Today, November 13, is the memorial of Blessed Maria Teresa Scrilli. Foundress of the Congregation of the Carmelite Sisters Institute of Our Lady of Carmel. When Maria was born in 1825, her parents was hoping for a boy. Her mother, who wanted a male heir, treated Maria indifferently. An unknown illness kept the adolescent Maria …
Jesus said to his disciples:“As it was in the days of Noah,so it will be in the days of the Son of Man;they were eating and drinking,marrying and giving in marriage up to the daythat Noah entered the ark,and the flood came and destroyed them all.Similarly, as it was in the days of Lot:they were …