« Hallowed be thy name! ». In this chapter 30 of The Way of Perfection, Saint Teresa meditates at length on this fervent request in the Lord's Prayer: “Hallowed be thy name.” For Saint Teresa, the soul that utters these words desires above all that God be recognized, loved, and honored. She writes: “We cannot add anything to God's holiness, but we can make it known.” Sanctifying the Name of the Father then becomes a call to let God shine in us, th

Beginning of the “Our Father” with Saint Teresa of Avila, Our Mother (1) (Way of Perfection, chapter 26) Sainte Thérèse d’Avila, Notre Mère, introduit ici sa méditation mot par mot du Notre Père , qu’elle appelle la prière parfaite , enseignée par Jésus lui-même. Elle commence par ces deux mots si simples, mais infiniment profonds : “Notre Père” . Un mot qui dit tout : "Père" Sainte Thérèse s’émerveille de la tendresse divine  contenue dans ce mot : Père .C’est u

"Our Father!", You are the Father of children who are kings, admired from the start, acclaimed as prodigies, and yet sometimes crushed by what is expected of them. You love them beyond success or image. You want them to be simple and free, children of silence, children of truth. You are also the Father of spoiled children, fulfilled but empty, surrounded but alone,

Prayer for forgotten children “Our Father...” You are “ours”. And this "ours" goes so far, so deeply, that even those whom the world ignores are called by You "my child". You are the Father of unwanted children, who come in silence, and leave without a name. Little lives barely begun, fragile seeds promised to heaven. They were not wanted here, but You wanted them. You are still waiting for them, in your arms that are wider than refusal. You are the Father of the children who

In this section, we share with you a series of meditations and reflections from the Prayer of  ‘Our Father' at this difficult time for the Holy Land and our Region. Made by one of our Sisters, (but not always the same one). This is also an opportunity to show you the versions of the “Our Father”, which can be found on our site of Eleona "Our Father..." Already, these words sound like an ancient and new breath, like a spring that whispers in my soul or rather in our soul: Sinc

“Our Father, which art in the Heavens.” O Son of God and my Lord! How is it that Thou canst give us so much with Thy first word? It is so wonderful that Thou shouldst descend to such a degree of humility as to join with us when we pray and make Thyself the Brother of creatures so miserable and lowly! How can it be that, in the name of Thy Father, Thou shouldst give us all that there is to be given, by willing Him to have us as His children and Thy word cannot fail? … Being ou