Flowers of Carmel
“He is very emphatic in this. On the other hand, he acknowledges the necessity of study, of preaching and of […]
Carmelite Quotes
Flowers of Carmel
“It strikes us immediately that the blind brother, with all possible stress, maintains that we are called to the mystical
Flowers of Carmel
“He had a special gift of firing the young novices and fathers with enthusiasm for the splendid ideals of the
Flowers of Carmel
“A Carmelite of the Old Observance, Hieronymus a Matre Dei, who recently edited a selection from the mystic’s works, calls
Flowers of Carmel
“After the division of the Order into two branches at the end of the 16th century some differences naturally sprang
Flowers of Carmel
“He had made darkness around us and at the same time kindled the clearest light in us. We are under
Flowers of Carmel
“St. John of the Cross has tried to conduct us to the heights of the mystical life through the dark
Flowers of Carmel
“At length he conducts us – how could it be otherwise? – to the Supper-room, where the Apostles and Mary
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“Again St. John sets Our Lady before us as the Mother of Sorrows, taking part in the sufferings of Our
Flowers of Carmel
“Another time he represents Our Lady at the marriage feast of Cana where, urged by love, she merely makes known