O magnum mysterium,
et admirabile sacramentum,
ut animalia viderent Dominum natum,
jacentem in praesepio!
Beata Virgo, cujus viscera
meruerunt portare
Dominum Christum.
Alleluia!
O great mystery,
and wonderful sacrament,
that animals should see the new-born Lord,
lying in a manger!
Blessed is the Virgin whose womb
was worthy to be...
O God, who gave the Priest Saint John an outstanding dedication to perfect self-denial and love of the Cross, grant that, by imitating him closely at all times, we may come to contemplate eternally Your glory. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Blessed Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe from
St. Joseph's Chapel at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Retreat Center
Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming
From tender stem hath sprung!
Of Jesse’s lineage coming
As seers of old have sung.
It came a blossom bright,
Amid the cold of winter
When half-spent was the night.
Isaiah has foretold it,
The Rose I have in mind.
With Mary we ...
As we begin this annual novena to St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, please be sure to review these intentions daily and to speak them out loud so that we might all, with full devotion and intention, implore the help of St. Elizabeth for our sanctification and the healing of the Church.
Through the intercession of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, we ask that all members of Apostoli Viae"
...
Here's a link to the book:
Here's the link to the video of the Friar singing a song of St. Peter of Alcantara
https://vimeo.com/761830195/e285066696
Here's a photo of me in a position that he slept in... yes, he slept sitting up. He was widely criticized for his severe ascetical life. Funny enough, he appeared to St. Teresa of Avila after his death and let...
St. Teresa of Avila - Pray for us that we, by your prayers and inspiration, may come to know Jesus and reveal Him to the world.
Let nothing disturb thee,
Nothing affright thee;
All things are passing,
God never changeth!
Patient endurance attaineth to all things;
Who God possesseth in nothing is wanting;
Alone God sufficeth.
On August 26th, Discalced Carmelites and the community of Apostoli Viae celebrate the feast of the Transverberation (or Transpierecing of the Heart) of St. Teresa of Avila, Virgin, Doctor, and Reformer of the Carmelite Order. The transverberation is a mystical grace wherein the Saint’s heart was pierced with a “dart of love” by an angel.
St Teresa describes this experience ...
In today's entry in his seminal work, The Liturgical Year, Dom Prosper Gueranger begins,
“John the Baptist has pointed out the Lamb, Peter has firmly fixed His throne, Paul has prepared the Bride...”
We've heard this many times before, but there are no coincidences with God. It is not a coincidence that we just celebrated, on June 23rd, the Birth of St John the Baptist...
