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...
Yet ever thou art at my side
In 1667, Mother Mectilde writes again to Mother Saint–François–de–Paule Charbonnier, who has fallen prey to the torment of scrupulosity. This hard–hitting letter of direction is...
The Weekly Psalter (XVIII)
CHAPTER XVIII. In What Order the Psalms Are to Be Said 24 Feb. 25 June. 25 Oct. The order of psalmody for the Day-Hours being...
The divine labourer who works in you
Here is more of Mother Mectilde’s letter to Mother Saint–François–de–Paule Charbonnier. Her doctrine is austere, but it is not burdensome. I have always sensed spiritual...