Carmelite Quotes

“This perfection can also be developed in us to a considerable extent, if we reflect ourselves in Mary and unite […]

“However beautiful the description of the devotion to Mary in the works of Fr. Michael of St. Augustine may be,

“As he sees in Mary the Mediatrix of all graces, he says that just as the grace of God or

“Even in the Middle Ages, in the first period of the Order’s history, the idea was propagated that we should

“There is, however, yet another profounder idea in the devotion to Mary on Carmel. It is based on the former

“The author gives a brief outline of the Rule of the Order and concludes that the Carmelite, in order to

“A remarkable treatise on this has come down to us in the collection of old manuscripts of the first part

“The imitation of Mary, the most elevated of all creatures, set as an example before us by God Himself, shows

“We ought, however, to discuss for a moment the character of the devotion to Mary. This devotion had marks and

“It is quite certain that the title became more and more known and recognized, and especially in the Netherlands where