Remember, O most chaste spouse of the Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who implored your help and sought your intercession were left unassisted. Full of confidence in your power I fly unto you and beg your protection. Despise not O Guardian of the Redeemer my humble supplication, but in your bounty, hear and answer me. Amen.
O Jesus, our great High Priest, hear my humble prayers on behalf of your priest, Father [N].
Give him a deep faith a bright and firm hope and a burning love which will ever increase in the course of his priestly life.
In his loneliness, comfort him in his sorrows, strengthen him in his frustrations, point out to him that it is through suffering that the soul is purified, and show him that he is needed by the Church, he is needed by souls, he is needed for the work of redemption.
O loving Mother Mary, Mother of Priests, take to your heart your son who is close to you because of his priestly ordination, and because of the power which he has received to carry on the work of Christ in a world which needs him so much.
Be his comfort, be his joy, be his strength, and especially help him to live and to defend the ideals of consecrated celibacy. Amen.
Composed by John Joseph Cardinal Carberry
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After reading today's excerpt I have reread all of your choices from Blessed Mary of Jesus Crucufied. Thank you sister.Her obvious love and humility are humbling.God bless you for all your work on this site and may He bless you and a ll you love at Christmas, I also hope your health is improving.Love and prayers. pia49
Hi, pia49!
I'm glad you liked the entry. You're absolutely right. Bl Mariam was renowned for her humility and child-like simplicity. The sisters in Bethlehem are currently working on a translation of her letters into English and other languages. My friend, the extern sister there, will be sending me a copy as soon as it's available. Meanwhile, I'll keep posting from her maxims and other books.
I wish you (and all the blog readers) a blessed Advent. Please pray for me.
I also after reading this post, have searched all over for the Little Arab. Please, is there anything that can be bought, that contains her writings?
Hi, Anthony!
Most writings of Bl Mary (Mariam)of Jesus Crucified are available in French from the Carmels in the Holy Land. To my knowledge, only two very small biographies and a small hard-to-get book on some of her thoughts are available in English through the Carmelites in Eugene, Oregon.
God bless you!
I found this beautiful-beautiful video about the Carmelite Nuns in Bethlehem at Bl. Mary of Jesus Crucified convent. Perhaps you've seen it, but it's wonderful...
http://gloria.tv/?media=37706
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