LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup;
you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines
have fallen for me in pleasant places;
have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance. - Psalm 16: 5-6
“To live the Eucharistic life
means to exit the narrowness
of one’s own life...
means to exit the narrowness
of one’s own life...
in order to grow into
the infinity of Christ’s life.”
St Teresa Benedicta
of the Cross
of the Cross
(Edith Stein)
Germany ~ 1891-1942
Philosopher
Convert from Judaism - Carmelite nun
Martyr at Auschwitz
Patroness of Martyrs
Feast Day - August 9
Patroness of Martyrs
Feast Day - August 9
"When night comes, and retrospect shows that everything
was patchwork and much that one had planned left undone,
when so many things rouse shame and regret,
was patchwork and much that one had planned left undone,
when so many things rouse shame and regret,
then take all as is,
lay it in God's hands, and offer it up to Him.
In this way we will be able to rest in Him, actually to rest
and to begin the new day like a new life."
lay it in God's hands, and offer it up to Him.
In this way we will be able to rest in Him, actually to rest
and to begin the new day like a new life."
St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
"Hail to the Cross, our only Hope!"
"Hail to the Cross, our only Hope!"
St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
"It is most important that the Holy Eucharist
becomes life's focal point."
St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Click here: Edith Stein | Sophia Institute Press
Click here: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross - YouTube (2 mins)
Click here: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross - YouTube (2 mins)
St Teresa Benedicta, pray for us!
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