“Without (poverty) the religious is a Pharisee – a gentleman in the monastery dressed like a poor man, but without a true love for poverty. Here in Holland, more than anywhere else, we are too much attached to all kinds of things and used to comfort. We want everything put in order under the pretext …
“Prayer is life, not an oasis in the desert of life.” Bl. Titus Brandsma What do you think of this quote? Write it on the comment section. Follow us on Facebook: Philippine Carmelites (@CarmelitesPhCom)
“I already feel quite at home in this little cell. Time hasn’t been hanging heavily on my hands yet, quite the contrary. It is true that I am alone here, but I have never felt Our Lord so near. I could sing for joy, that He should once again have granted me to find Him …
“To a Carmelite, contemplation is the better part…. The Carmelites have realized the necessity of interrupting contemplation for the care of souls and the Popes have called them to the pulpit, to the mission field and to various apostolic activities. Love of their neighbor and obedience to the Head of the Church have made them …
“When we are tried then we are loved.” Bl. Titus Brandsma What do you think of this quote? Write it on the comment section. Follow us on Facebook: Philippine Carmelites (@CarmelitesPhCom)
“Silence is precious; by keeping silence and knowing how to listen to God, the soul grows in wisdom and God teaches it what it cannot learn from men.” Bl. Anne of St. Bartholomew What do you think of this quote? Write it on the comment section. Follow us on Facebook: Philippine Carmelites (@CarmelitesPhCom)