Today, October 28, is the feast of Saint Jude Thaddeus and Saint Simon. Apostles. St. Jude, also known as Thaddeus, was a brother of St. James the Lesser, and a relative of Jesus. According to the ancient writers, Jude preached the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Idumaea, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Lybia. Eusebius wrote that he returned …
Jesus went up to the mountain to pray,and he spent the night in prayer to God.When day came, he called his disciples to himself,and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named Apostles:Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew,James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew,Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus,Simon who was called a …
“We can seek God, with our own eyes, or God himself can appear in so overpowering a manner that we cannot miss him – the sunflower always turns towards the sun.” Bl. Titus Brandsma What do you think of this quote? Write it on the comment section. Follow us on Facebook: Philippine Carmelites (@CarmelitesPhCom)
Today, October 27, is the memorial of Saint Emilina of Boulancourt. Patron saint of single lay women. Born in 1115, the young Emilina joined the Cistercian Abbey of Boulancourt at Longeville, France. Emilina became a lay sister and was known for her intense prayer life, extreme way of fasting, and severe self-imposed penances such as …
Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like?To what can I compare it?It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in the garden.When it was fully grown, it became a large bushand the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches.” Again he said, “To what shall I compare the …
“We should first of all see God as the deepest ground of our being, hidden in the innermost part of our soul… It is in doing so that we shall always remain in contemplation before him… This indwelling of God and his action in us should not merely be objects of intuition, but should also …
Today, October 26, is the memorial of Blessed Celine Borzecka. Co-foundress — along with her biological daughter Venerable Hedwig Borzęcka — of the Sisters of the Resurrection. Celine was born in 1833 to Ignatius and Petronella, both wealthy landowners in Belarus. She wanted to pursue her religious vocation, but her family opposed it. In obedience …
Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath.And a woman was there who for eighteen yearshad been crippled by a spirit;she was bent over, completely incapable of standing erect.When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said,“Woman, you are set free of your infirmity.”He laid his hands on her,and she at once stood …
“We must study to serve one another; in this way we may create a sphere wherein all will become saints.” Bl. Titus Brandsma What do you think of this quote? Write it on the comment section. Follow us on Facebook: Philippine Carmelites (@CarmelitesPhCom)
When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,they gathered together, and one of them,a scholar of the law tested him by asking,“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”He said to him,“You shall love the Lord, your God,with all your heart,with all your soul,and with all your mind.This is the greatest and …