Roberto
Carmelite QuotesI do not forget you, I assure you, on my cross where I taste unknown joys. I understand that suffering is the revelation of Love, and I rush to it: it is my beloved dwelling place where I find peace and rest, where I am sure to meet my Master and dwell with Him.
A Dieu, dear Madame, this time I don’t think He will be much longer in coming to seek me; you are part of my heart, so I bring you with me, that you might be unceasingly present before the Face of God.
Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity
Letter 323 to Madame de Sourdon (excerpt)
9 October 1906
Note: St. Elizabeth’s prioress, Mother Germaine, included a brief note to Madame de Sourdon: “Dear Madame, our child speaks very truthfully: I think the last ‘veni’ will not be long in coming; she is really going downhill, the little saint. Another month, six weeks perhaps…. Her poor Mother is admirably prepared for it: she finds her changed, actually it is very perceptible.”
Elizabeth of the Trinity, S 2003, The Complete Works of Elizabeth of the Trinity volume 2: Letters from Carmel, translated from the French by Nash, A, ICS Publications, Washington DC.
Featured image: This detail from the last photo of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity was taken in mid-October, 1906, less than one month before her death on November 9 in the Carmel of Dijon, France. The statue of Our Lady of Lourdes on the small table next to Elizabeth is the one that she gave to her mother when entering the monastery. In her final illness, the statue returned to Carmel and Elizabeth called her, “Janua Coeli”, meaning “Gate of Heaven.” Image credit: Discalced Carmelites
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