Today (November 8th) is the memorial of Bl Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880-1906) - a Carmelite nun of Dijon in France whose life overlapped with that of St Thérèse of Lisieux.
Elizabeth's notebooks bear witness to her profound interiorization of scripture - theologia in the true Greek sense of the term (as opposed to the modern academic sense) - and of the writings of (among others) St John of the Cross and Bl Jan van Ruusbroec (John Ruysbroeck).
In honour of Bl Elizabeth's memorial, Fr Mark has written a lovely introduction to her thought and mission at Vultus Christi.
At louange de sa gloire ("to the praise of His glory" being Elizabeth's spiritual motto), OCDsister, who is a gifted translator, offers a translation of one of Elizabeth's prayer-poems.
Sister Helena's Praise of Glory is an excellent resource for information and reflections relating to Elizabeth.
Over the last year or so I've posted up a number of extracts from her writings and sayings at Enlarging the Heart, including her famous prayer Oh my God, Trinity whom I adore.
There is a short summary of her life in English here at the wonderful Élisabeth de la Trinité website, most of which is in French.
The site's resources include meditations on the mysteries of the Rosary and on the Stations of the Cross (both in French).
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