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 …
“Don’t serve God with many sighs. Gladly and courageously show how true it is that: My yoke is sweet and my burden is light… Have a smile on your face and see suffering in a higher light in which it becomes God’s choice for you and a motive for gladness. Happiness is not a virtue, …
Some people told Jesus about the Galileanswhose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices.He said to them in reply,“Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this waythey were greater sinners than all other Galileans?By no means!But I tell you, if you do not repent,you will all perish as they did!Or …
“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 …
Jesus said to the crowds,“When you see a cloud rising in the westyou say immediately that it is going to rain–and so it does;and when you notice that the wind is blowing from the southyou say that it is going to be hot–and so it is.You hypocrites!You know how to interpret the appearance of the …
“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)
Jesus said to his disciples:“I have come to set the earth on fire,and how I wish it were already blazing!There is a baptism with which I must be baptized,and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished!Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth?No, I tell you, but rather …
“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 …