by paul | Dec 8, 2019 | Carmelite Saints
St. Raphael Kalinowski Every step of our life should bring us closer to God, and help to provide at least a little happiness to our neighbor. –St. Raphael Kalinowski, OCD Józef Kalinowski was born on September 1, 1835, in the city of Vilnius—an area known at...
by paul | Dec 8, 2019 | Carmelite Saints
St. Mariam of Jesus Crucified Known as The “Little Arab” “It is sweet to think of Jesus, but it is sweeter to do His will.” –St, Mary of Jesus Crucified, OCD St. Mary of Jesus Crucified, OCD, born Mariam Baouardy (alt. sp....
by paul | Dec 8, 2019 | Carmelite Saints
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) “Let go of your plans. The first hour of your morning belongs to God.” –St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross “We bow down before the testimony of the life and death of Edith Stein, an outstanding daughter of...
by paul | Dec 8, 2019 | Carmelite Saints
St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes “Christ, so foolish in His love, has driven me madly in love.” –St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes Teresa de Los Andes was born on July 13, 1900, in Santiago, Chili, as Juana Fernandez Solar. At her baptism she...
by paul | Dec 8, 2019 | Carmelite Saints
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity “Believe that He loves you. He wants to help you Himself in the struggles which you must undergo. Believe in His Love, His exceeding Love.” –St. Eliz. of the Trinity OCD St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, OCD (July 18,...
by paul | Dec 8, 2019 | Carmelite Saints
St. John of the Cross “Where there is no love, put love–and you will find love.” ~St. John of the Cross, OCD St. John of the Cross, O.C.D. (1542 – December 14, 1591), was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, as well as a Spanish mystic...
