Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity and St. Therese

[BarbaraTherese]

ELIZABETH AND THERESE

Part I (Part 2 will be not be available on this site until later this year)

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ELIZABETH’S FAMILIARITY WITH THE ‘HISTOIRE D’AME’.
**…**When did Elizabeth first learn of the existence of Sr Therese’s autobiography’? Note that the first edition of the book replaced the customary circular to the Carmels, following the death of a nun, and that this was published on September 30th 1898. The ban on Elizabeth visiting Carmel was still in place, but would be lifted on March 26th 1899. When she visited the Carmel on June 20th 1899, and made her formal request to Mother Marie to become a nun [39] it is probable that she knew about the book. By that time, so great had been its impact, albeit as modified by Mother Agnes; a second edition had been published by popular demand on May 24th 1899 [40]. Fr De Meester confirms this was the edition read by Elizabeth …[41].

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Taken from Carmelite Digest Links:

“…Anyone interested in Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity must visit this website that contains all specific aspects of Bl. Elizabeth’s life to a novena, prayers, Elizabeth’s own prayers, feast day Holy Mass, and feast day Divine Office readings. The website was created and is maintained by Dr. Morris Jevons, OCDS, from the Magnificat Community in Stafford, England…”