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Today is the Feast of St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi, Carmelite
St Mary Magdalene de Pazzi is one of the greatest mystics of Carmelite Order of ancient observance who was favoured by God with extraorinary graces. Therefore, I will present some posts dedicated to...
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Doctrine of St. Mary Magadalen de Pazzi
DOCTRINE (my emphasies in bold in the text) Mary Magdalen’s vision of the spiritual life is presented to us as on a twofold level: one develops in eternity, the other in time. The first introduces us...
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St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi’s own words on many subjects
About the Church: O my beloved Spouse and loving Word, you engender the Body of the holy Church in a way which you alone know and understand…By means of your Blood, you make a well-organized,...
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Office of Readings for St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi (partial)
The Writings on Revelation and Temptation by St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi Second Reading: How truly wonderful you are, O Word of God, in the Holy Spirit; you cause him to infuse the soul with you, that...
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Videos on St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi
Bob and Penny Lord’s excerpt from their DVD on St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi. St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, a Florentine Carmelite of the 16th century, is honored in a Tridentine mass by Franciscan Friars.
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The Pain of Discipleship – Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity
(Bl. Elizabeth is on the right, her sister, Guite, is on the left. These two sisters were very close.) These words of Elizabeth before entering Carmel can be a source of consolation to those who...
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Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity on Solitude and Silence
In our modern age of hustle and bustle, of computer and networking, of 24/7 media onslaught and hectic pace of life, silence is a precious commodity. Even if one lives in a convent as I do, silence...
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Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity – Alone With Him
“I sleep deeply on my straw mattress, something I never experienced before. The first night I did not feel very secure and I thought that before morning i would roll out of one side or the other, but...
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Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity’s Carmel – Carmel of Dijon
Carmel of Dijon “There, in the depths of my heart, in the Heaven of my soul, I love to find Him, since He never leaves me. “God in me, I in Him.” Oh, that is my life! Did I ever tell you what my name...
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Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity, “I Closed My Eyes”
“Abandonment- that is what surrenders us to God. I am quite young, but it seems to me that I have suffered much sometimes. Oh, then, when everything was dark, when the present was so painful and the...
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Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity –“All My Sisters!”
(First Row: Elizabeth as Postulant and Mother Germaine holding “Story of a Soul”-autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux) Community life is a sharing of common goals in prayer, ministry and service....
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Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity –“A Carmelite in the World”
“Saint Teresa says that the soul is like a crystal in which the Divinity is reflected. I so love this comparison, and when I see the sun invade our cloisters with its rays, I think that God invades...
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Suffering in the Life and Works of Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity
by Fr. Juan DeBono, O.C.D. Physical and moral suffering is part of our daily life. Even though we are aware that God did not create suffering, and even though we do believe that suffering is a direct...
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St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Quote
“God is love. Therefore, being seized by God is an enkindling in love – when the spirit is ready for it. For all that is mortal is consumed in the fire of eternal love.” - Saint Teresa Benedicta of...
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St. John of the Cross Quote
“A love of pleasure and attachment to it, usually fires the will toward the enjoyment of things that give pleasure. A more intense enkindling of another, better love is necessary for the vanquishing...
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