If anyone is seeking God, the Beloved is seeking that person much more.
St. John of the Cross, 1991. The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross. Translated by K. Kavanaugh and O. Rodriguez. 3rd ed. Washington, DC: ICS Publications, p. 683.

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If anyone is seeking God, the Beloved is seeking that person much more.
St. John of the Cross, 1991. The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross. Translated by K. Kavanaugh and O. Rodriguez. 3rd ed. Washington, DC: ICS Publications, p. 683.
A veiled Carmelite nun.
St Therese of Lisieux 100 yrs a Saint
Carmelite Reading List for the Catholic Laity
Links to free downloads of Traditional Catholic texts:
Way of Perfection for the Laity
Carmelite 1953 Daily Missal (good for daily Gospel readings)
Goffine's Devout Instructions for Epistles and Gospels for Sundays and Holydays
Pictorial Lives of the Saints
Daily:
1. Holy Gospels
2. Lives of the Saints
This is the recommended list of authors in "A Way of Perfection for the Laity":
1. The Imitation of Christ
2. By St. Teresa of Avila
ii. The Book of the Foundations
iii. Minor Works
iv. The Letters
v. The Interior Castle
vi. The Life
3. By St. John of the Cross
i. Ascent of Mount Carmel
ii. The Dark Night of the Soul (The Obscure Night)
4. By St. Teresa of Lisieux: Story of a Soul
5. By St. Francis De Sales
i. Introduction to the Devout Life
ii. Treatise on the Love of God
6. By St. Alphonsus Liguori
i. True Spouse of Christ
ii. Glories of Mary
iii. Visits to the Blessed Sacrament
My 2025 Liturgical Reading List
I took the list above and put a different author per month. The new liturgical year begins December 1st!
Dec: The Imitation of Christ
Jan: The Way of Perfection (St. Teresa of Avila)
Feb: Ascent of Mount Carmel (St. John of the Cross)
Mar: Story of a Soul (St. Therese of Lisieux)
Apr: Introduction to the Devout Life (St. Francis De Sales)
May: True Spouse of Christ (St. Alphonsus Liguori)
Jun: The Book of the Foundations (St. Teresa of Avila)
Jul: The Dark Night of the Soul (St. John of the Cross)
Aug: Treatise on the Love of God (St. Francis De Sales)
Sep: Glories of Mary (St. Alphonsus Liguori)
Oct: Minor Works (St. Teresa of Avila)
Nov: Visits to the Blessed Sacrament (St. Alphonsus Liguori)
Enjoy!
Juan Antonio De Frias y Escalante (Spanish, 1633–1669) Saint Teresa of Avila (1660s)
Hail, Queen assumed into Heaven!
”Lord, may Your love melt me, mold me, and renew me ever more into Your likeness.”
Virgin Mary and Christ Child based on this Carmelite art from Japanese nuns
Happy Mother's Day btw :>