St. Therese Quote

THE WORKS OF SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH - website link

http://www.jesus-passion.com/John_of_the_Cross.htm

The above link is to a website that is called "THE WORKS OF SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH" and gives links to his major writings.

St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Quote

St. Teresa of Avila Quote

(From rough online translator)

"O Holy Trinity, You are a prisoner of my love!"

- St. Teresa of Avila

St. Therese Quote

Today is the Commemoration of the Seven Sorrows of Mary

Lord, Have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, Have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Lord, Have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, hear us.
Christ,
graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us.
God the
Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, Have
mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us.

Mother of
Sorrows, Pray for us.
Mother whose soul was pierced by the sword, Pray for us.
Mother who fled with Jesus
into Egypt, etc.
Mother who sought
Him sorrowing for three days,
Mother who saw Him scourged and crowned with
thorns,
Mother who stood by Him while He hung upon the Cross,
Mother who
received Him into thine arms when He was dead,
Mother who saw Him buried in
the tomb,

O Mary, Queen of Martyrs, Save us by thy prayers.
O Mary, comfort of
the sorrowful, Save us by thy prayers.

O Mary, help of the weak, etc.

O Mary, strength of the fearful,
O Mary, light of the despondent,

O Mary, nursing mother of the sick, O Mary, refuge of sinners,
Through
the bitter Passion of thy Son,
Through the piercing anguish of thy heart,

Through thy heavy weight of woe,
Through thy sadness and desolation,

Through thy maternal pity,
Through thy perfect resignation,
Through
thy meritorious prayers,
From immoderate sadness,
From a cowardly
spirit,
From an impatient temper,
From fretfulness and discontent,

From sullenness and gloom,
From despair and unbelief,
From final
impenitence,
We sinners, beseech thee, hear
us.
Preserve us from sudden death, we beseech thee, hear us.
Teach us how to
die, we beseech thee, hear us.

Succor us in our last agony, etc.

Guard us from the enemy,
Bring us to a happy end,
Gain for us the
gift of perseverance,
Aid us before the Judgment Seat,
Mother of God,

Mother, most sorrowful,
Mother, most desolate,

Lamb of God, Who
takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest
away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who
takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Lord,
have mercy.

V. Succor us, O Blessed Virgin Mary,
R. In every time, and in every place.

Let Us Pray .

O Lord
Jesus Christ, God and Man, grant, we beseech Thee, that Thy dear Mother Mary,
whose soul the sword pierced in the hour of Thy Passion, may intercede for us,
now, and in the hour of our death, through Thine Own merits, O Saviour of the
world, Who with the Father and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, God, world
without end. R. Amen.

Mother Claire, Beloved Prioress, Now With Her Beloved

To be able to read the above announcement better, either click on the picture above and it will appear bigger in another window/tab or see the original PDF at http://www.thecarmel.ca/media/armstrong.pdf

Mother Claire was Mother Prioress of the Carmel of Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada.  She was elected prioress of the Carmel of St. Joseph in Armstrong many times.  She lost her long battle with cancer March 14, 2013.  As she had a deep devotion to St. Joseph, her funeral was held on his feast day, March 19th.

Mother Claire was one of three nuns who came from the Carmel of St. Joseph in St. Agatha's, Ontario, at the request of the Bishop of Kamloops to found a Carmel in Armstrong.

Mother Claire with the Bishop on the day of her re-election as Prioress a few months ago.

This was the Carmel I was discerning with and will enter and I knew her through my visit and over the years with beautiful, loving, warm and encouraging emails and letters that was an impromptu novitiate class for me as she imparted wise teachings, advice and help to me.  I am still heartbroken over her passing and so hoped to enter under her Priorate and be her daughter and learn from her how to be a holy Carmelite, spouse to Our Lord Jesus Christ.  She gave me much help in person, now she will give me even more in heaven!

Mother Claire on the day of her Jubilee several years ago.

History of the Carmel of St. Joseph, Armstrong

When vocations in eastern Canada increased in the 1980's, the Carmel in St. Agatha had to plan for a new foundation, since twenty-one sisters is the limit for a Carmelite monastery. They looked to the west for various reasons, but especially that they might be more available to western vocations, who were being called to a strict contemplative life.

The west offered them a very wide choice, and the nuns, after much prayer, accepted the invitation of Most Reverend Lawrence Sabatini, Bishop of Kamloops, who was anxious to have the cloistered  contemplative nuns in his Diocese to pray especially for priests; and so, on August 15, 1991,  feast of the Assumption of Our Lady, three nuns from the Carmelite monastery in St Agatha, Ontario, arrived to pioneer the first English- speaking foundation in Western Canada. In time a property was purchased and on May 01, 1992, the foundation house, dedicated to St Joseph, was blessed by His Excellency, Bishop Sabatini, and the first Mass was offered in the small chapel. 

Today, the temporary dwelling having served its purpose, the sisters, trusting in Divine Providence and with the aid of good friends and benefactors, are undertaking the much needed construction of a permanent monastery that will facilitate their proper functioning where prayer can flourish.