Love's interior...

The Lord's Day is the lord of days... 

but also remembering today... 

St Elizabeth of the Trinity

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 "May my life be a continual prayer, 

a long act of love."- St Elizabeth of the Trinity

"Love draws its object into itself;

we draw Jesus into ourselves; 

Jesus draws us into Himself.

Then carried above ourselves into love's interior,

seeking God, we go to meet Him, to meet His Spirit, 

which is His love, and this love burns us, consumes us, 

and draws us into unity where beatitude awaits us.  

Jesus meant this when He said: 'With great desire 

have I desired to eat this Pasch with you.'"

From Collected Works of Elizabeth of the Trinity, vol 1, pg 100

St Elizabeth of the Trinity

France ~ 1880-1906

Carmelite nun, writer, mystic

Patron of sick people and loss of parents

Last words: 

"I am going to Light, to Love, to Life!"

Feast Day - Nov 8

"By our actions we tell Him of our love." 

St Elizabeth of the Trinity
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"Jesus gives His cross to His true friends

so He can come even closer to them."

St Elizabeth of the Trinity
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"O my God, Trinity whom I adore, 

help me forget myself entirely
so to establish myself in you, 

unmovable and peaceful as if 

my soul were already in eternity." 

 St Elizabeth of the Trinity

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"Oh! how empty is all that has not been done 

for God and with God!

I beg you, oh, mark everything with a seal of love!  

It alone endures.

St Elizabeth of the Trinity

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Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity - YouTube (8 mins)
Spiritualdirection.com |Who is Elisabeth of the Trinity - Our Newest Saint?

St Elizabeth of the Trinity , pray for us!

Last day for special graces of 

a plenary indulgence!
Make every effort 

to visit a cemetery and pray!

During the Octave of All Saints' Day 

(Nov 1 thru Nov 8) any of the faithful, by devoutly 

visiting a cemetery and praying for the departed,

can obtain a plenary indulgence (each day this is done),

applicable to the holy souls in purgatory,

(under the usual conditions for obtaining indulgences).

Trusting His influence...

    ... and I no longer live, but 

Christ lives in me.  - Galatians 2:20

“It is a fire whose heat will warm and cheer those around you.  

They will breathe the Eucharistic presence. 

The sweetness which you will draw from your 

Communion will have its effect on your conduct, 

and you will so attract all hearts, first to yourself, 

and then to Him Whom you carry in your breast. 

Have faith in the influence of the presence of the Lord."

St Peter Julian Eymard

In the Light of the Monstrance (1947)

Let us empty Purgatory!

During the Octave of All Saints' Day 

(Nov 1 thru Nov 8) any of the faithful,by devoutly 

visiting a cemetery and praying for the departed,

can obtain a plenary indulgence (each day this is done),

applicable to the holy souls in purgatory,

(under the usual conditions for obtaining indulgences).

Go - with JOY...

   With joy you will draw water

from the wells of salvation. - Isaiah 12:3 

"Go to the heart of Jesus and draw from it, 

and when you need more, 

go back to the Source and draw again."

St Madeleine Sophie Barat

Painting:  Institution of the Eucharist ~ Barocci

Traditionally...

During the Octave of All Saints' Day (Nov 1 thru Nov 8)

any of the faithful, by devoutly visiting a cemetery

and praying for the departed, can obtain

a plenary indulgence (each day this is done),

applicable to the holy souls in purgatory,

(under the usual conditions for obtaining indulgences).

 

Make every effort to do this!

Union beyond compare...

 "He who comes to Communion loses himself in God,

as a drop of water in the ocean.

They can be no more separated." - St John Vianney

"His union with those whom He loves surpasses 

every union of which one might conceive, and 

cannot be compared with any model. 

     Therefore even Scripture needed many illustrations to be able to express that connection, since one would not suffice.  In one place it employs the figures of an inhabitant and a dwelling, in another those of a vine and branch, here that of a marriage, there that of members and a head.  

    None of those figures is adequate for that union, for it is impossible from these to attain to the exact truth.  Above all it is necessary that the union should conform to friendship - yet what could be adequate for divine love?

     ...So I come to that which is strangest.  To whom else could one be more closely united than to oneself?  Yet this very unity is inferior to that union.  For each of the spirits of the blessed ones is identical with himself, yet it is united to the Saviour more than to him.  It loves the Saviour more than itself."

Nicholas Cabasilas (+ 1392)

Greek monk, mystic, bishop

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Traditionally...

During the Octave of All Saints' Day (Nov 1 thru Nov 8) 

any of the faithful, by devoutly visiting a cemetery 

and praying for the departed, can obtain 

a plenary indulgence (each day this is done),

applicable to the holy souls in purgatory,

(under the usual conditions for obtaining indulgences).

Make every effort to do this!

Stay quiet...

    Your beauty ... should be that of your inner self, 

the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, 
which is of great worth in God's sight. - I Peter 3: 3,4

 "Stay quiet with God.  

Do not spend your time 

in useless chatter.”

St. Charles Borromeo
Italy ~ 1538 -1584

Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal 

Towering figure of the Catholic Reformation
Key player - Council of Trent
Lived life of great humility and austerity,
always striving for holiness 
Patron saint of catechists, seminarians & bishops

Feast Day - November 4

Painting above: Grenville Manton (1855-1932): "Jesus, mi Senor, mi Dios"

"Be sure that you first preach by the 

way you live." - St Charles Borromeo

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St Charles Borromeo offers some wise and beautiful words 

to Seminarians and Priests 

(and others can 'listen in' and merit too):

"My brothers, you must realize that for us churchmen nothing is more necessary than meditation. We must meditate before, during and after everything we do. The prophet says: I will pray, and then I will understand. When you administer the sacraments, meditate on what you are doing. When you celebrate Mass, reflect on the sacrifice you are offering. When you pray the Office, think about the words you are saying and the Lord to whom you are speaking. When you take care of your people, meditate on the Lord's blood that has washed them clean. In this way, all you do becomes a work of love. This is the way we can easily overcome the countless difficulties we have to face day after day, which, after all, are part of our work: in meditation we find the strength to bring Christ to birth in ourselves and in other men." (Office of Readings, November 4)

Life and Ministry of St Charles Borromeo - YouTub

St. Charles Borromeo, pray for us!

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Traditionally...

During the Octave of All Saints' Day (Nov 1 thru Nov 8) 

any of the faithful, by devoutly visiting a cemetery 

and praying for the departed, can obtain 

a plenary indulgence (each day this is done),

applicable to the holy souls in purgatory,

(under the usual conditions for obtaining indulgences).

Make every effort to do this!