tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694733281909491975.post3189985592626096338..comments2023-10-05T17:11:38.146-04:00Comments on louange de sa gloire: Nothing puts the devils to flight like holy waterocd sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057417006117974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694733281909491975.post-1583067663264832842009-11-25T23:09:16.086-04:002009-11-25T23:09:16.086-04:00I keep holy water in my house and use it in the mo...I keep holy water in my house and use it in the morning during my morning offering and before my night prayers. We also sprinkle it around our house occasionally:)Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694733281909491975.post-47310832482184578092009-11-25T20:11:55.457-04:002009-11-25T20:11:55.457-04:00I need to clarify the use of the word "negro&...I need to clarify the use of the word "negro" in this translation (by E Allison Peers) to refer to the devil. In the original Spanish, St Teresa uses the word "negrillo abominable" (an abominable little black one/thing). We must remember that St Teresa lived in the XVIth century. Just as some people use the phrase "black as sin", it was socially acceptable in her times to refer to the devil as "negrillo". In fact, other saints used similar expressions to refer to the devil: St Paul of the Cross would see a black cat or black bird; St Gemma Galgani would also see him as a large black dog. <br /><br />When St Teresa founded her reformed monasteries she made it extremely clear in her writings that she wanted no distinction of social classes and honors in her sisters. It would be incongruent with her beliefs if she had anti-racial dispositions.ocd sisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057417006117974670noreply@blogger.com