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Carmelite QuotesQuote of the day, 1 July: St. Edith Stein
My sister, who was baptized in Cologne at Christmas 1936, has been here since the 1st of July 1939, and is well established as an extern and outside sacristan, so that she will be sorely missed; she is also a Tertiary of our Order (Sister Rosa Maria of Jesus).
Saint Edith Stein
Letter 331 to Hilde Vérène Borsinger (excerpt)
31 December 1941
Note: This excerpt comes from a letter written as efforts were underway to expedite Edith’s transfer to another monastery outside the Netherlands. Writing to request a favor from Madame Borsinger in Switzerland, Edith hoped to obtain entry permits and visas for herself and her older sister Rosa Stein. Both sisters would perish at Auschwitz on 9 August 1942.
Stein, E. 1993, Self-Portrait in Letters, 1916-1942, Sister Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Discalced Carmelite, translated from the German by Koeppel, J, ICS Publications, Washington DC.
Featured image: Collage created in Adobe Express featuring archival photographs of St. Edith Stein and her sister Rosa (courtesy of the Discalced Carmelites by gracious permission) with vintage document assets from Adobe.
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