Carmelite Quotes

“Very characteristic of Carmelite spirituality is its conception of spiritual life as a growing thing; and here the life of […]

“St. Teresa, in her love for liturgical prayer, would so impregnate it with holy thoughts, that it, too, in a

“So we may say that liturgical prayer comes to us from a very ancient tradition, even though it is secondary

“We may see in him an example of liturgical prayer, for the singing of God’s praises was an important item

“But after all, prayer is the chief characteristic of the great Prophet. His life is steeped in it. So St.

“We may truly say that the life of high contemplation of the Prophet was not only founded on the practice

“We may see a third foundation of his life of prayer in his detachment from the world. If he is

“But if Elias is the great type of contemplation, set deep in the heart of the ancient law, he is

“In our own times Little Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face is the great example of this

“We need not say that this practice of the presence of God is not confined entirely to the Order of