St. Thérèse, our newest Carmelite Doctor of the Church has great insight for us as we commemorate All Carmelite Souls Day. She calls all those clothed in the holy scapular of the Virgin of Carmel to move beyond superstitious belief; she urges us on, to make Love Alone our only goal.
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Wow, which writing of hers is that Purgatory quote from? It caught me off guard, I think maybe I need more. 🙏
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To read Sr. Marie of the Eucharist's letter to her father, Isidore Guérin (8 July 1897), visit the archives of the Carmel of Lisieux
https://www.archives-carmel-lisieux.fr/english/carmel/index.php/marie-guerin-soeur-marie-de-leucharistie/11020-de-soeur-marie-de-leucharistie-a-mr-guerin-8-juillet-1897
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Thank you!!!
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Thanks for asking! This is from the testimony of one of her novices, who in reality was a cousin. On 8 July 1897, Sr Marie of the Eucharist wrote to her father, Isidore Guérin (St. Zélie's brother): "I’ve come to bring you news of your little Queen’s health. It’s more and more worrying… Loving God the way she does, she’ll receive such a warm welcome Up Above; she’ll certainly go straight to heaven. When we talked to her about us going to Purgatory, she said: “Oh! how you grieve me!..."