“In our own times St. Therese, the ‘Little Flower’ is elected to make that rain more abundant than ever. May she give us from the hand of the Mother of Carmel, from the Holy Mountain, the roses we need for the garden of our soul. The two-fold spirit of the Prophet of Carmel will fill …
Jesus said to his disciples,“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself,take up his cross, and follow me.For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.What profit would there be for one to gain the whole worldand forfeit his life?Or what can one …
“At the feet of Mary, the Mother of Carmel, I see kneeling in prayer with St. Therese the many saintly and blessed women and men who were the very flowers of Carmel during the preceding centuries. The flowers of their example rain down upon us. But they must be transplanted to the garden of our …
Today, August 4, is the memorial of Saint Jean-Marie-Baptiste Vianney. Patron saint of parish priests. Jean-Marie-Baptiste was born in 1786 to a farm family. He was ordained in 1815, after much difficulty. He had a hard time with his studies, which in those days were entirely in Latin. He failed his pre-ordination exams twice. As …
Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippiand he asked his disciples,“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah,still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”Simon Peter said in reply,“You are the Christ, the …
“Mary, the Mother and glory of Carmel, once appeared above Carmel in a cloud bearing redemption. Elias beheld her and with him we all look up to her. She has her hands filled with flowers and she brings her divine Son the source of all bounty and grace. On those who pray the first drops …
Today, August 3, is the memorial of Saint Nicodemus. Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin, who, according to the Gospel of John, showed favor to Jesus. He appears three times in John. Nicodemus visits Jesus one night to discuss his teachings with him. The second time Nicodemus is mentioned, is when …
At that time Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out,“Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David!My daughter is tormented by a demon.”But he did not say a word in answer to her.His disciples came and asked him,“Send her away, for she …
“Carmel is the mountain of shrubbery and flowers. With full hands the children of Carmel strew those flowers over the earth. Such a picture of St. Therese is widely spread. The Saint scatters widely the flowers which she receives from the hand of Our Lady, the Mediatrix of All Graces. And this is the second …
Today, August 2, is the memorial of Saint Peter Julian Eymard. Founder of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament and the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament. Born in 1811, Peter grew up in a poor family during the anti-Catholic aftermath of the French Revolution. His family opposed his entrance to the priesthood and then illness …