“It cannot be denied that through contact with the world, the Order had lost much of its original fervor, in spite of having at its head a man who had no peer in his age and in spite of the fact that the Order numbered among its ranks several hidden saints, whose holiness time has […]
On the evening of that first day of the week,when the doors were locked, where the disciples were,for fear of the Jews,Jesus came and stood in their midstand said to them, “Peace be with you.”When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side.The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.Jesus said
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“Was there still another intention, besides that of letting a new group of souls partake in all the gracious privileges of the Order of Mount Carmel? I will have to answer this question in the negative and history confirms my statement. No, the object was not merely to swell the numbers, but to let thousands
When Jesus had risen, early on the first day of the week,he appeared first to Mary Magdalene,out of whom he had driven seven demons.She went and told his companions who were mourning and weeping.When they heard that he was aliveand had been seen by her, they did not believe. After this he appeared in another
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“Indeed, John Soreth was God’s man for our Order in this difficult age, and above all things, elected to give life to so elevated an institution as the Order of Carmelite Sisters. St. Teresa says that God always grants special grace to the founders of an Order. They have to give so much that unless
Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias.He revealed himself in this way.Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus,Nathanael from Cana in Galilee,Zebedee’s sons, and two others of his disciples.Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.”They said to him, “We also will come with you.”So they went out and
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“The Dominican, Magister Rolandus Briso, praises him at his election as General, 1451, as the most worthy priest of God’s church, and Father Brugman, a Franciscan, although loving his own Order, exclaimed: ‘Father Soreth, firm leader, light and prop not only for his own Order but for all mendicants. O immortal God, how I wish
The disciples of Jesus recounted what had taken place along the way,and how they had come to recognize him in the breaking of bread. While they were still speaking about this,he stood in their midst and said to them,“Peace be with you.”But they were startled and terrifiedand thought that they were seeing a ghost.Then he
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In the following days, this section will feature the lecture, A New Dawn. The Carmelite Nuns. Bl. John Soreth., given by Bl. Titus Brandsma on his visit to the United States of America in 1935. “The Benedictine Abbot, Trithemius, calls the Blessed John Soreth ‘a mirror of monastic life, an honor and glory for the
That very day, the first day of the week,two of Jesus’ disciples were goingto a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus,and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred.And it happened that while they were conversing and debating,Jesus himself drew near and walked with them,but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.He
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