A school of the Lord’s service (Prologue 7)
7 Jan. 8 May. 7 Sept. We have, therefore, to establish a school of the Lord’s service, in the setting forth of which we hope...
A quarter of an hour a day
Catherine–Mectilde de Bar (1614–1698) was a spiritual mother and counselor to the Duchess of Orleans, Marguerite of Lorraine (1615—1672). In the course of their long...
He sets fire everywhere
In this letter, Mother Mectilde imparts some profound spiritual teaching with humour. Mother Mectilde is counted among 17th century France’s greatest writers of spiritual letters....
Some sayings of Mother Mectilde
Nothing so charms God as does a person who is humble. He rushes into this soul with the same speed as lightening before thunder or...
Nothingness doesn’t even attach itself to nothingness
In 1699, Mother Mectilde again writes to Mother Saint–François–de–Paule Charbonnier. The latter is, it would seem from the tone of this letter, well on her...