So she came knocking on my door by the Grace of the Holy Divine Spirit! Our Soul is so connected when we let go of fear and trust in our heart with Trinity first then create 🙏 love Carmel Wisdom
Before she entered the convent at age 15, St. Teresa, the Little Flower, experienced a time of excessive anxiety and introspection - fearing that even her thoughts could lead to eternal damnation. When she was 12 years old in 1885 she attended a retreat, the theme of which was “Better to die than sully one’s soul with a mortal sin.” The titles of the retreat conferences that Theresa heard were “Hell, Judgment, Mortal Sin, The Necessity of Making a Good Confession, and Sacrilegious Communion.” Theresa wrote: “What the priest told us was frightening. He spoke about mortal sin, and he described a soul in the state of sin and how much God hated it.” And she wrote: “One would have to pass through this martyrdom (suffering) to understand it well, and for me to express what I experienced for a year and a half would be impossible.” And Teresa continued to suffer even in the monastery. Numerous preachers of spiritual retreats at that time were infected with the heresy of Jansenism and preached fire and brimstone, stressing sin, and the sufferings of purgatory and of hell. This did not help Teresa who in 1891 experienced “great inner trials of all kinds, even wondering sometimes whether heaven existed.” One phrase she heard during a retreat made her weep: “No one knows if they are worthy of love or of hate.” But in October 1891, a sermon preached by a Franciscan priest gave Teresa a great comfort. She wrote: “His preaching on abandonment to God’s mercy expanded my heart...” So Teresa received a grace from God that liberated her from crippling “over sensitivity.” And the emotional difficulties she endured would enable her to counsel the Lisieux Carmel’s novices with wisdom beyond her years: “God our Father loves us always, absolutely, unfailingly, eternally.”
Hello, the study guide contains footnotes from the Edition du Centenaire as it appeared in 1972. Since then, footnotes have been added to later versions of the Edition du Centenaire. The most complete footnotes are found in the French Edition critique (1992) by Éditions du Cerf. EDIT: Our translations of the Poems, Prayers, and Plays of St. Thérèse are translations of the full Edition critique (1992), but we have yet to update our translations of Story of a Soul, the Last Conversations, and Letters.
I was challenged by the invitation to think of a saint whose writings most appealed to me in overall tone and immediately writings of St. Therese came to mind…, as did Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, and Aquinas. I can’t pick one. They all appeal to me equally in their certainty vis knowing what they know. What is this spirituality?
That's one thing so beautiful about our faith. You don't have to pick one! Some days it might be Teresa, other days it might be Aquinas. We have such spiritual richness in our tradition. But with Therese, Teresa, AND John, you are certainly a Carmelite at heart!
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Love St Therese!
This is one of the best Carmelcasts yet. Please have Fr. Foley on more often!
He is a treasure of Carmelite wisdom. We will certainly have him back soon!
Thank you. I not only learned a lot, but i also enjoyed listening to aspects of St Therese life.
Brothers, excellent video, helped me understand St. Therese better, especially her honesty to what is important. Sincerely
So she came knocking on my door by the Grace of the Holy Divine Spirit! Our Soul is so connected when we let go of fear and trust in our heart with Trinity first then create 🙏 love Carmel Wisdom
My favorite talk on this channel.
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Truly Lovely And Inspiring! Have a blessed weekend!🙏🏻❤️😇
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Before she entered the convent at age 15, St. Teresa, the Little Flower, experienced a time of excessive anxiety and introspection - fearing that even her thoughts could lead to eternal damnation. When she was 12 years old in 1885 she attended a retreat, the theme of which was “Better to die than sully one’s soul with a mortal sin.” The titles of the retreat conferences that Theresa heard were “Hell, Judgment, Mortal Sin, The Necessity of Making a Good Confession, and Sacrilegious Communion.” Theresa wrote: “What the priest told us was frightening. He spoke about mortal sin, and he described a soul in the state of sin and how much God hated it.” And she wrote: “One would have to pass through this martyrdom (suffering) to understand it well, and for me to express what I experienced for a year and a half would be impossible.”
And Teresa continued to suffer even in the monastery. Numerous preachers of spiritual retreats at that time were infected with the heresy of Jansenism and preached fire and brimstone, stressing sin, and the sufferings of purgatory and of hell. This did not help Teresa who in 1891 experienced “great inner trials of all kinds, even wondering sometimes whether heaven existed.” One phrase she heard during a retreat made her weep: “No one knows if they are worthy of love or of hate.”
But in October 1891, a sermon preached by a Franciscan priest gave Teresa a great comfort. She wrote: “His preaching on abandonment to God’s mercy expanded my heart...” So Teresa received a grace from God that liberated her from crippling “over sensitivity.” And the emotional difficulties she endured would enable her to counsel the Lisieux Carmel’s novices with wisdom beyond her years: “God our Father loves us always, absolutely, unfailingly, eternally.”
Does the study guide contain footnotes from the Edition du Centenaire?
Hello, the study guide contains footnotes from the Edition du Centenaire as it appeared in 1972. Since then, footnotes have been added to later versions of the Edition du Centenaire. The most complete footnotes are found in the French Edition critique (1992) by Éditions du Cerf. EDIT: Our translations of the Poems, Prayers, and Plays of St. Thérèse are translations of the full Edition critique (1992), but we have yet to update our translations of Story of a Soul, the Last Conversations, and Letters.
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I was challenged by the invitation to think of a saint whose writings most appealed to me in overall tone and immediately writings of St. Therese came to mind…, as did Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, and Aquinas. I can’t pick one. They all appeal to me equally in their certainty vis knowing what they know. What is this spirituality?
That's one thing so beautiful about our faith. You don't have to pick one! Some days it might be Teresa, other days it might be Aquinas. We have such spiritual richness in our tradition. But with Therese, Teresa, AND John, you are certainly a Carmelite at heart!
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I thought yous were franciscans