inperpetuity Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 I found this the other day on Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity, and thought it was beautiful. It may have been posted somewhere here before, but I cannot do a search for some reason. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSH2eJfGbh8&feature=related[/media] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 [quote name='inperpetuity' timestamp='1353200376' post='2512040'] I found this the other day on Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity, and thought it was beautiful. It may have been posted somewhere here before, but I cannot do a search for some reason. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSH2eJfGbh8&feature=related[/media] [/quote] Yep! That's my friend's, IamMyBeloveds, video from before she entered Carmel again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 I just watched the video again. I miss my friend's beautiful videos. She is so gifted in making them. I remember watching her other ones and just being in awe of the work she put into them. Please keep her in your prayers! Sr. Mary Elizabeth is doing well and is VERY happy with her Carmelite DCJs. She is in her first novitiate year and loving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACS67 Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 (edited) Thank you for posting this. It's wonderful! Question: Is it (or was it) common for Carmelites to keep their birth name after entering? Elizabeth kept hers, Therese kept hers, Teresa of Avila kept hers. Was it common in Carmel to do so and is it still? Edited November 18, 2012 by ACS67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbTherese Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Lovely video - thank you very much for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 [quote name='ACS67' timestamp='1353205751' post='2512090'] Thank you for posting this. It's wonderful! Question: Is it (or was it) common for Carmelites to keep their birth name after entering? Elizabeth kept hers, Therese kept hers, Teresa of Avila kept hers. Was it common in Carmel to do so and is it still? [/quote] Well, most of the Carmelites I know change their names upon reception of the habit. There are some orders that do have the Sisters keep their baptismal names. My friend, Liz, changed her name to Sr. Mary Elizabeth but it was only because her favorite saint shared her same name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiquitunga Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Praised be Jesus Christ! Regarding changing names in Carmel, yes, they usually do. I would generally call Blessed Elizabeth and St. Therese the occasional exception to that.. sometimes the Prioress will decide to keep it. I heard of one case like this recently in Carmel where the Prioress said - in reply to the fact that the baptismal name of one of the Sisters (soon to be clothed) was already so beautiful - something along the lines of .. "well, it doesn't have to change" They did in fact change it however. So it just depends. St. Maravillas also was given her baptismal name (upon entrance, in many Carmels it is upon entrance.. most in the US however give the name at the clothing, one exception I know of is Dallas). And she herself requested "anything but Maravillas" but she still was given it! May God's will be done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACS67 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Thanks Chiquitunga for the information. Is there a good biography out there about Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity? Did she come from a wealthy family? I thought I read somewhere that she did. A priest that I know highly recommends reading Bl. Elizabeth's writings so I am quite curious about her life as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inperpetuity Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 I recently read a biography about her put out by ICS by Jennifer Moorcroft called, "He Is My Heaven". I enjoyed it very much and it was actually the first book I read about her. Apparently the family was pretty well off. They had a cook and seemed to be able to vacation frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACS67 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Thanks inperpetuity! I mentioned her supposed wealth because to my mind being wealthy and having nice things, clothes, maids, choice food, etc, would make Carmel so much harder! She (and St. Therese too I think) gave up more for Our Lord, sacrificed more than many others did then and many others do now. I'm not romanticizing the situation at all. I'm just realizing my own weakness and my ability to give up "all" to follow Christ. Edith Stein was another good example. She was not wealthy but she had a career as a very respected academic and also the shame she experienced from her family after converting to Catholicism was surely immense. I believe her mother disowned her and never spoke to her again. Thanks again. I will look into that biography! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inperpetuity2 Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I know what you mean, they sacrificed much more than I ever will. I wanted to reply sooner, but I had to register under a new acct. because my it won't let me sign on with my old one, again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitpèlerin Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 In France there's a custom on Toussaint (All Saints Day, which is a huge deal here) where everyone draws a saint's name out of a hat and prays to that saint for that year. Well, I'm in France and this Toussaint I drew Elisabeth de la Trinité. Since I hardly know her I wasn't too excited but after watching this I'm thrilled. She's exactly the friend I need right now. Did you read her mission: "My mission in heaven will be to draw souls, helping them to go out of themselves to cling to God, with a spontaneous, love-filled action, and to keep them in that great interior silence which enables God to make his mark on them, to transform them into Himself." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiquitunga Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 That's wonderful petitpèlerin ... the Monastic Family of Bethlehem I know has a special love for her too and yes, her mission from Heaven is soo beautiful......... [url="http://www.amazon.com/He-Is-My-Heaven-Elizabeth/dp/0935216251/ref=pd_sim_b_6"][i]He is My Heaven[/i][/url] was also the first book I read on her and it is great! I also love in particular [url="http://www.amazon.com/Light-Love-Life-Elizabeth-Trinity/dp/0935216073/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353515552&sr=8-1&keywords=light+love+life+elizabeth"][i]Light Love Life[/i][/url] which is a compilation of a ton of pictures of her along with excerpts from her writings. It's out of print and can run pretty high, but I've seen cheap copies here and there ([url="http://www.bookfinder.com/"]http://www.bookfinder.com/[/url] is always great for this) and I'm pretty sure I've run into it in French..... [url="http://www.laporterie.com/p8052-cherche-des-aurore.htm"]here[/url] it is! (if that price is correct, that is very very low!!!) It has a different title. It's also available/listed on her site, [url="http://elisabeth-dijon.org/catalogue/catal_livres.html"]http://elisabeth-dij...tal_livres.html[/url] [img]http://www.laporterie.com/images/large/je_te_cherche_1129.jpg[/img] p.s. another amazing French Carmelite who has many similarities to Blessed Elizabeth (one, she was a very gifted pianist) is Sr. Marie-Angélique of Jesus. There are a few excerpts from her autobiography on [url="http://louangedesagloire.blogspot.com/2009/08/my-joy-is-love-of-god.html"]this blog[/url] (search her name) If you ever get the chance to visit the Carmel of Pontoise, maybe you could ask if they have any extra biographies of her available. I found one online a few months ago in English and was told by a friend that that was a very rare find indeed. Thank you, Lord! I've started it and it is so great.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitpèlerin Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 [quote name='Chiquitunga' timestamp='1353517055' post='2514271'] That's wonderful petitpèlerin ... the Monastic Family of Bethlehem I know has a special love for her too and yes, her mission from Heaven is soo beautiful......... [url="http://www.amazon.com/He-Is-My-Heaven-Elizabeth/dp/0935216251/ref=pd_sim_b_6"][i]He is My Heaven[/i][/url] was also the first book I read on her and it is great! I also love in particular [url="http://www.amazon.com/Light-Love-Life-Elizabeth-Trinity/dp/0935216073/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353515552&sr=8-1&keywords=light+love+life+elizabeth"][i]Light Love Life[/i][/url] which is a compilation of a ton of pictures of her along with excerpts from her writings. It's out of print and can run pretty high, but I've seen cheap copies here and there ([url="http://www.bookfinder.com/"]http://www.bookfinder.com/[/url] is always great for this) and I'm pretty sure I've run into it in French..... [url="http://www.laporterie.com/p8052-cherche-des-aurore.htm"]here[/url] it is! (if that price is correct, that is very very low!!!) It has a different title. It's also available/listed on her site, [url="http://elisabeth-dijon.org/catalogue/catal_livres.html"]http://elisabeth-dij...tal_livres.html[/url] p.s. another amazing French Carmelite who has many similarities to Blessed Elizabeth (one, she was a very gifted pianist) is Sr. Marie-Angélique of Jesus. There are a few excerpts from her autobiography on [url="http://louangedesagloire.blogspot.com/2009/08/my-joy-is-love-of-god.html"]this blog[/url] (search her name) If you ever get the chance to visit the Carmel of Pontoise, maybe you could ask if they have any extra biographies of her available. I found one online a few months ago in English and was told by a friend that that was a very rare find indeed. Thank you, Lord! I've started it and it is so great.... [/quote] Great information. Thank you, Chiquitunga!! I just might have a chance to visit Elisabeth de la Trinite at her Carmel in Dijon this weekend. I'm looking up Pontoise now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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