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Consecrated woman living a life of prayer. The Gospel Mysticism of Ruth Burrows, Ruth Burrows: Essential Writings, Spiritual Vision of Sister Wendy Beckett.

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2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of "Guidelines for Mystical Prayer" by Ruth Burrows. This is a book with the potential to transform your life! Maybe this is the year to read, or reread, this masterpiece. #terrificbooktuesday

CarmeliteSpirit's tweet image. 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of "Guidelines for Mystical Prayer" by Ruth Burrows. This is a book with the potential to transform your life! Maybe this is the year to read, or reread, this masterpiece. 
#terrificbooktuesday

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Happy Epiphany, friends! "Sooner or later we must take the narrow path and leave behind all our spiritual riches. We have to go to God with empty hands." Words: Ruth Burrows, "Before the Living God" Painting: Abraham Bloemaert, "The Adoration of the Magi"

CarmeliteSpirit's tweet image. Happy Epiphany, friends!

"Sooner or later we must take the narrow path and leave behind all our spiritual riches. We have to go to God with empty hands."

Words: Ruth Burrows, "Before the Living God"
Painting: Abraham Bloemaert, "The Adoration of the Magi"

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As we look back on 2025 and look ahead to 2026, these words from St Augustine may be just what you need to hear. (Card printed by the nuns of the Quidenham Carmelite Monastery.)

CarmeliteSpirit's tweet image. As we look back on 2025 and look ahead to 2026, these words from St Augustine may be just what you need to hear.

(Card printed by the nuns of the Quidenham Carmelite Monastery.)

Remembering Sister Wendy Beckett with love and gratitude on the seventh anniversary of her death. "The love of God is our absolute security, there is nothing ever to fear."

MJonesQuidenup's tweet image. Remembering Sister Wendy Beckett with love and gratitude on the seventh anniversary of her death. 
"The love of God is our absolute security, there is nothing ever to fear."

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Merry Christmas, friends! Whatever we are experiencing, God is with us...

CarmeliteSpirit's tweet image. Merry Christmas, friends! Whatever we are experiencing, God is with us...

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Are you feeling even more frazzled and imperfect than usual? Rejoice! As the Carmelite nun Ruth Burrows teaches, our neediness is capacity for God's transforming love.

CarmeliteSpirit's tweet image. Are you feeling even more frazzled and imperfect than usual? Rejoice! As the Carmelite nun Ruth Burrows teaches, our neediness is capacity for God's transforming love.

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Wisdom on prayer from Sister Wendy Beckett...

CarmeliteSpirit's tweet image. Wisdom on prayer from Sister Wendy Beckett...

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This symposium on #DorothyDay at the Gregorian University in Rome will be livestreamed. November 26. Looking forward to being there.

RobertEllsberg's tweet image. This symposium on #DorothyDay at the Gregorian University in Rome will be livestreamed. November 26. Looking forward to being there.

Remembering Sr Rachel Gregory (Ruth Burrows) with love and gratitude on this second anniversary of her death. "God loves me, not because I am good but because he is good. This conviction must be lived out at every moment of the day."

MJonesQuidenup's tweet image. Remembering Sr Rachel Gregory (Ruth Burrows) with love and gratitude on this second anniversary of her death. 

"God loves me, not because I am good but because he is good. This conviction must be lived out at every moment of the day."

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We have hundreds of books on prayer available in our library! Check out "Essence of Prayer" by Ruth Burrows, OCD in #braille. This title is also available in Talking Book, compatible with the machines provided by @LibraryCongress . Have a listen! youtu.be/3Pg6EvsQjjk #Catholic

XavierSociety's tweet image. We have hundreds of books on prayer available in our library! Check out "Essence of Prayer" by Ruth Burrows, OCD in #braille. This title is also available in Talking Book, compatible with the machines provided by @LibraryCongress . Have a listen! youtu.be/3Pg6EvsQjjk #Catholic

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allows. The very failure, the distractions, the ugliness that wells to the surface, all is actual gain, incentive to forget what we can or cannot do and surrender in will to Jesus, risen joy. (2/2)


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𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅-𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑺𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑾𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒚 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒕... Jesus is our prayer, the one who sees what we believe, the radiant free one, the absolute lover who asks only that we stay in his presence as far as our poor weakness (1/2)

CarmeliteSpirit's tweet image. 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅-𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑺𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑾𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒚 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒕...
Jesus is our prayer, the one who sees what we believe, the radiant free one, the absolute lover who asks only that we stay in his presence as far as our poor weakness (1/2)

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The great feast of All Saints is this Saturday and to celebrate we are featuring two books this #terrificbooktuesday - "Blessed Among Us: Day by Day with Saintly Witnesses" Volumes 1 and 2 by Robert Ellsberg. Of course, lots of our favourite Carmelites are included!

CarmeliteSpirit's tweet image. The great feast of All Saints is this Saturday and to celebrate we are featuring two books this #terrificbooktuesday - "Blessed Among Us: Day by Day with Saintly Witnesses" Volumes 1 and 2 by Robert Ellsberg. Of course, lots of our favourite Carmelites are included!

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Perhaps these words from St Elizabeth of the Trinity are just what your soul needs to hear and believe as we begin this new week...

CarmeliteSpirit's tweet image. Perhaps these words from St Elizabeth of the Trinity are just what your soul needs to hear and believe as we begin this new week...

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Here's a book that participants in the Carmelite Spirit Silent Online Book Club are currently devouring: "'Do Not Judge Anyone': Desert Wisdom for a Polarized World". The book is by the Cistercian monk Isaac Slater and speaks straight to the soul. #terrificbooktuesday

CarmeliteSpirit's tweet image. Here's a book that participants in the Carmelite Spirit Silent Online Book Club are currently devouring: "'Do Not Judge Anyone': Desert Wisdom for a Polarized World". The book is by the  Cistercian monk Isaac Slater and speaks straight to the soul. 
#terrificbooktuesday

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🎉 Happy feast day of St Teresa of Avila, teacher of the secrets of prayer 🙏🏼

CarmeliteSpirit's tweet image. 🎉 Happy feast day of St Teresa of Avila, teacher of the secrets of prayer 🙏🏼

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🥳 Happy feast day of St Thérèse of Lisieux! 🙏🏼 Let's take some time today to let this wisdom from Thérèse penetrate our hearts...

CarmeliteSpirit's tweet image. 🥳 Happy feast day of St Thérèse of Lisieux!

🙏🏼 Let's take some time today to let this wisdom from Thérèse penetrate our hearts...

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@MJonesQuidenup express.co.uk/celebrity-news… I don’t know if this will make you laugh or cry but I couldn’t but be glad to see her!


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🤩 We forgot to tell you that we were famous for 15 seconds last week! 🤔 Perhaps you'd like to participate in the Carmelite Spirit Silent Online Book Club too sometime?! cathnews.com/2025/09/24/all…


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