Carmelite Ascent

An Introduction to St Teresa and St John of the Cross

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Mother Mary Clare SLG

ISBN: 978-0-7283-0200-6

LENGTH: 33 pages

Fairacres Publications 167

1973 Rev 2012

Mother Mary Clare provides historical background for the two sixteenth-century Spanish leaders of the Carmelite Reform and introduces their spirituality. She shows that their teaching and humanity speak to us today and inspire us to perseverance in prayer.

This short introduction to the spirituality of the leaders of the Carmelite Reform is a lively and approachable way into their thought and writings. Mother Mary Clare has set them in the context of their historical background in sixteenth-century Spain, while reminding us that their teaching and humanity speak across the centuries. The example of their love of God continues to attract us and to inspire us to persevere in prayer.

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ISBN

978-0-7283-0200-6

Length

33 pages

Author

Mother Mary Clare SLG

ISSN

0307-1405

Book Size

140 x 210 mm

Subtitle

An Introduction to St Teresa and St John of the Cross

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Author Bio

Mother Mary Clare SLG (1906-88) entered the religious life in 1930, and was Reverend Mother of the Community of the Sisters of the Love of God from 1954-73. She was highly regarded by Anglicans and Roman Catholics alike as a spiritual teacher in the tradition of the Carmelite saints.

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