Statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel located on the main altar of Stella Maris Monastery on Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel (photo by Fallaner - CC BY-SA 4.0)
On the evening of February 14, 1876 in Pellevoisin, France, a young woman named Estelle Faguette lay dying of pulmonary tuberculosis. In mortal agony, and with just hours to live, Estelle begged God for the strength to accept death. Suddenly at the foot of her bed, the devil appeared and what happened next became one of the most remarkable interventions of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on record.
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December 2
“Into this world, this demented inn
in which there is absolutely no room for him at all,
Christ comes uninvited.”
-Thomas Merton
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December 1
“For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.”
-St. Therese of Lisieux
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November 30
“Merely to love things above is already to mount on high.”
-Pope St. Gregory the Great
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November 29
“I have been made for heaven, and heaven for me.”
-St. Joseph Cafasso
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November 28
“Lord, I will put myself at hell’s gate, so that I can stop anyone else from entering there.”
-Blessed Dominic Barberi
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November 27
“God predestines no one to go to hell; for this, a willful turning away from God (a mortal sin) is necessary, and persistence in it until the end.”
-Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1037
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November 26
“I will spend my heaven doing good upon earth.”
-St. Therese of Lisieux
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November 25
“In the glory of heaven the blessed continue joyfully to fulfill God’s will in relation to other men and to all creation.”
-Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1029
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November 24
“Those who die in God’s grace and friendship and are perfectly purified live forever with Christ. They are like God for ever, for they 'see him as he is,' face to face.”
-Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1023
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