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Quote of the day: 23 September 1995, St. John Paul II addresses the Carmelite General Chapter Your "sequela Christi", as consecrated persons, thus acquires biblical and historical connotations, which make it particularly alive and up-to-date.
Fray Jerónimo Gracián was born on 6 June 1545. In this famous passage, Saint Teresa praises him as "the good captain of the sons of the Virgin."
Quote of the day, 6 June: St. Teresa of Avila
Quote of the day: Father Jerónimo Gracián of the Mother of God was born on 6 June 1545 in Valladolid. Although he wasn't the first Discalced Carmelite friar, St. Teresa saw him as the ideal and made a personal vow of obedience to him.
I was astonished and very angered by the letters from Alcalá, especially by the one you wrote. Oh, good God, how true it is that we do not know ourselves! Well, I tell you, as I have written you before, that after what has been done I am so afraid that I wish you weren’t there, and I think this will come about. Would to God you were back with the cats! The threat is a good one. Saint Teresa of…
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Quote of the day: 20 December
Quote of the day: 20 December 1593, Pope Clement VIII made the definitive separation of "The Discalced Brethren of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel" from the calced friars; Fr. Nicolas Doria was the first Superior General
And so I brought with me Father Nicolás de Jesús María, a man of great perfection and discretion, a native of Genoa.
Nicolás de Jesús María, named the first Discalced Carmelite Superior General 20 December 1593 | Samuel Austin / Wikimedia Commons
Saint Teresa describes the discalced friar she brought with her when she made the foundation at Soria:
He was over forty when he received the…
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Quote of the day: 9 May 1576, St. Teresa prepares for the foundation in Seville Those calced friars must have something up their sleeve Oh, the lies that circulate down here! It's enough to make you faint.
Today the entire Carmelite family observes the commemoration of All Carmelite Souls
