Today’s memorials…
Don Marco and Elena beat me to it, but today is the memorial of the death of Bl. Mary of Jesus Crucified, the Carmelite ecstatic. Her spiritual life reads like a mystical Disneyland in comparison with the recent revelations of the interior life of Bl. Teresa of Calcutta, yet the differences illustrate the many facets of Christian mysticism, as well as the individual’s mission and participation in the mystery of Christ.
Today is also the feast of the Transverberation of the Heart of St. Teresa of Avila. It commemorates the event when the Angel pierced her heart with a flaming arrow, thus increasing the fire of divine love in her heart. There is no other such feast in the Church’s calendar save that of the Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi.
Today is also the 30th wedding anniversary of my Bruderhoff brother and sister, David and Stephanie. I wish them every grace and blessing and much love.
August 26th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
Never heard of the Transverbertion before - thanks for sharing that!
It’s the anniversay of Mother Teresa’s birthday today too.
August 26th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Beautiful post!
August 26th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
“Her spiritual life reads like a mystical Disneyland in comparison with the recent revelations of the interior life of Bl. Teresa of Calcutta…”. I had much the same thoughts when reading St. Faustina’s Diary (which I loved). St. Faustina also experienced some devastating lows, but had a frequent occurence of ecstasies and visions of Our Lord and Mary. I can hardly imagine the heartbreaking darkness Bl. Mother Teresa must have experienced.