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BLESSED ELIZABETH OF THE TRINITY
(1880-1906), Elizabeth Catez, was born into a military family near Bourges,
France. She entered the Carmel of Dijon in 1901 dying there five years
later of Addison's disease. From her earliest years she had a deep sense
of God's presence in her life and determined to give her whole life and
love to him. She was a gifted pianist and had a great flair for friendship,
enjoying the social life of her times to the full - including following
the latest Paris fashions! Her life in Carmel was brief but there she found
all she desired: 'I can't find words to express my happiness. Here there
is no longer anything but God. He is All; He suffices and we live by Him
alone.' (Letter 91)
Her writings consist of summaries of her private retreats, prayers and
her extensive correspondence to family and friends. The indwelling of the
Blessed Trinity in each baptised person was the central mystery which inspired
her life and spirituality: 'It seems to me that I have found my Heaven
on earth, since Heaven is God and God is in my soul. The day I understood
that, everything became clear to me. I wish to tell this secret to those
whom I love so that they also, through everything, may also cling to God...'
(Letter 122). Her feast day is on 8 November.
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