“For St. John of the Cross, Our Lady is the ideal of the soul that strives upward toward God, and is drawn by God towards Himself. But she is so under more than one aspect. Not always does he express himself with equal force.” St. Titus Brandsma What do you think of this quote? Write …
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 to …
“St. John of the Cross, together with St. Teresa, has reformed the Order of Mount Carmel, has called it back to its pristine state. I do not hesitate to say that they should not be entitled to this name of reformers, had not Our Lady impressed her hallmark on their life and doctrine.” St. Titus …
Peter turned and saw the disciple following whom Jesus loved,the one who had also reclined upon his chest during the supperand had said, “Master, who is the one who will betray you?”When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about him?”Jesus said to him, “What if I want him to remain until I …
“Up to a certain point the papal dispensations of the old Rule have given occasion for a certain deviation from the spirit of the Order, yet they do not touch this spirit in any vital point. Saintly, blessed and venerable men and women have proved that with these dispensations the spirit of the Carmelite Order …
After Jesus had revealed himself to his disciples and eaten breakfast with them,he said to Simon Peter,“Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?”Simon Peter answered him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.”He then said to Simon Peter a second time,“Simon, son of John, …
“Indeed, we do not look upon him as the prior of the monastery of the Old Observance of Segovia did, as a sign of opposition, but rather as a bond of unity, binding us all together. The fact that we call ourselves Calced Carmelites of the Old Observance might create the impression that we despise …
Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying:“I pray not only for these,but also for those who will believe in me through their word,so that they may all be one,as you, Father, are in me and I in you,that they also may be in us,that the world may believe that you sent me.And I …
“It is a great joy for me, a Carmelite of the mitigated branch, to be allowed to take part in the choir of praise sung in honor of St. John of the Cross, who has been, together with St. Teresa, the reformer of our Order. It gives me pleasure to have occasion here to tender …
Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed, saying:“Holy Father, keep them in your namethat you have given me,so that they may be one just as we are one.When I was with them I protected them in your name that you gave me,and I guarded them, and none of them was lostexcept the son of …