Carmelite Quotes

“The school of Carmel, at least in its representative members, observes the happy mean between these two extremes. According to […]

“In this school, the mystic life, properly so called, is without reserve a pure gift of God. Nonetheless, it is

“The Mater Spiritualium and the Doctor Mysticus, St. Teresa and St. John of the Cross, are the great masters in

“It is remarkable that even in the first century of the foundation of the Order in the West we find

“But the principal point to remember is that the school of Carmel, while rating at its highest the cure of

“It is difficult to say when that necessity arises, but the Rule does suggest limitations when it speaks of justa

“‘Mary hath chosen the better part which shall not be taken from her.’ So said the Lord to Martha –

“In the mystical life, this appears as a contradiction of the ideal of the Friars Preachers: Contemplata aliis tradere: which

“But the Order of Carmel is not only contemplative. The active life of the apostolate is not alien to the

“These two documents (Rule and Institutio Primorum Monachorum) are remarkably alike in spirit and in the points they emphasize. Both