A British saint in the making

Today news reaches us of a potential new young saint, and a British one (from Derry) – Sister Clare Crockett (1982-2016), whose cause is to be opened next year.  She was a member of an Order called Sisters of the Home of the Mother.  I am irresistibly reminded of Therese of Lisieux by something I read about her.  She was killed along with five others in an earthquake in Ecuador, but after her death, the surprise was to discover that Sr Clare had not finished her mission of evangelization. The thousands of messages and mails received and continuing to be received from more than 50 countries bear witness to this.  The same thing happened after Therese died as a young nun in a convent in Normandy.  I had never heard of the Sisters of the Home of the Mother, but imagine my delight when I found this statement on their website: ‘We have a Carmelite spirituality. That is, the union with God through the “nothings” of St. John of the Cross, so that we may be a manifestation of the glory of God. This emptying of self is in order to fill oneself with God and let Him work in us. Following the example of the prophet Elijah, we want to be obedient to the Holy Spirit in a spontaneous and conscious manner, at all cost, being faithful and safeguarding the Covenant with the only True God and the reestablishment of the purity of the faith, even if it implies death.’

I strongly recommend you google the Sisters and look at their beautiful website.

Intercessions:

Rosemarie, multiple afflictions

Bernard – cancer, and his wife Angela

Imogen – recovering from a massive operation

Marie - cancer