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My Beloved: The Story of a Carmelite Nun QUOTES

My Beloved: The Story of a Carmelite Nun QUOTES

1 " A true spouse of Christ gives little thought to herself. A person who constantly thinks of himself is rarely at peace, nor is a person who has no control of his desires, who yearns for material things beyond his means. Whoever has more concern for his body than he has for his soul, who insists on his own will instead of God’s will, who is more anxious about time than he is about eternity, more conscious of the absence of comforts than he is about the presence of God, more anxious to be loved and pampered than he is to love and suffer, more interested in receiving favors and being consoled than he is in aiding his neighbor and comforting others—there is a person who seldom knows peace. "

― , My Beloved: The Story of a Carmelite Nun

2 " (Mother Teresa) said one must have great love to take up her cross every day and follow in faith her Beloved Jesus. Only such love can make the life possible. Attraction for the religious life is not sufficient. Any girl who comes “to seek peace” is to be carefully and seriously tested, as is one who “loves solitude”. Aptitude also was rated far below the supreme test of love and determination to strive for perfection. Aptitude, or general fitness for the life, is absolutely necessary, but aptitude without a personal love of Our Lord is not sufficient. … And she always added that a person who chooses marriage is not by any means barred from the life of Christian perfection, for there are many saints in the kitchens, factories and offices of the world. Not all the contemplatives are found in the cloister; among the priests and nuns engaged in the active apostolate, there are contemplatives and there are contemplatives in the world. "

― , My Beloved: The Story of a Carmelite Nun

3 " God works similarly in all walks of life. He calls every soul to intimate union with Himself and is constantly offering us graces and helps, often in the form of occasions to overcome temptations or for the practice of some virtue. After all, our perfection is His work, although we can interfere with it and refuse to let Him work in us. Without our consent His hands are tied. "

― , My Beloved: The Story of a Carmelite Nun