REFERENCES
1………CSH145
2………CW1p111, MPA219, and OC125 (French)
………..It is also in PG95 and S111.
3………HF§3, 13, 21, 25
4………HF§12
5………HF§6, 10, 12, 13, 16, 28, 30
6………CSH121
7...........HF§18, RUY208,210
8………L332©
9……...TSL19
10…….HMH19
11……..See for example the ‘Twelve Degrees of
………..Silence’ by Sr Marie-Aimee of Jesus.
12……..L97©
13..…...L273©
14…….P91 – adapted in translation.
15…….L113; L124; L149; L151; L168; L232; L240
16…….L214©; L226©
17…….L210©
18….…POL.N21 (Works, III, p.251)
19…….L101; L194; L227; L274
20…….L168; L175; see L158; L164 with Mary magdalen
………..also see L89; L124 just for Mary Magdalen.
21…….L58 also see L50
22…….CSH121
23…….TCG133
24.……3 Kg 19:12,13 (NRSV) or, depending on the version,
……....1 Kg 19: 12,13. Silence is replaced by a light wind
………..in some versions of the Bible.
………..See also,” South wind (Holy Spirit) that
………..awakenest love” SC17,St.1.
25…….WOG24
26…….SC.14/15.25
27…….L332 but see L332N4
28……. Sr Elizabeth would have been familiar with this,
………..because she used the Eyragues translation of
………..the Hebrew texts of the Psalms; but it does
………..not appear in the more widely used translations
………..from the Vulgate: although the sentiment
………..expressed is similar.
29…….but not ‘cesso’ of the Hebrew version.
………..see also ASC.II,16,5
30..…. for example: Lk. 4:1, 5:16, 6:12, 9:26.
31…….MPA39; and see
………..CSH121 “I have tasted the purity of silence”.
32…….MPA206, L335
33…….CSH121
34…….L203©, care must be exercised with ‘infinity’, the
………..‘absolute’ is more correct, since this includes
………..all the conditions of essence and being. See:
………..‘The Absolute Absolute and the Christian Religion,
………..Romano Guardini, Philosophy Today, pps 211-220,
………..(date not known, c.1958+)
35…….L332©
36 ……L123, see also L165; L168; L203; L231.
37…….HF§3,4
38…… L133©
39…….THL71, Letter 51, 8th Jan. 1889.
40…….The use of ‘assumed’ does not challenge the
………..doctrine of ‘Divine Indwelling’. It is necessary
………..because a ‘spiritual’ soul cannot have a
………..‘physical’ center, except by way of analogy.
41.…….LFL Stanza I
42.…….LFL. I,13 (Peers trans.)
43..……INPR, pps 177,178.
44..……LFL. 9-17
45……..MPA36
46……..IOC.III,31,2
47……..MPA39,40 ; note no mention has been included
…………in the part played by the feelings. See e.g.,
………...’Feelings as Gifts of the Holy Spirit’,D.J.Centner,
…………CD, Vol.18, N0.3, 2003.
48……..CSH121
49……..Pyr to Trinity, Bl. Elizabeth.
50……..WP.21.2
51……..ASC.II,11; 24 and III,13; 35
52……..DEV57
53……..MPA217 also in GV§10,CW1p127
54……..P94 Aimer, St.3:1,3 in OC1028 (French)
55……..ASC.III,Ch.1-15; IOC.III,22, 26, 31, 39, 45.
56……..SUTH.IIa,IIae,Q4,Art.1; De veritate, Q.14,Art.2:
…………”Faith is in us a certain beginning of eternal life.”
57……..SUTH.Ia,Q.80,Art.1f
58……..L190©
59……..SUTH.Ia,IIae,Q.77,Art.4
60……..CCC1822 (Old Catechism No.169)
61……..CSD.Ch.51.
62……..IC.IV.iii.p.242,243 (Peers), ICS, IC.IV.3,5,6
63……..LIFE83 (Peers), ICS,Life.13.22.
...............Note St Teresa's words, 'If we can..' not everyone can
...............'imagine' as scene as a picture, but one can still
...............keep Him company in the manner that she suggests.
64……..It is intended here that the words ‘silent music’are
…………treated in a spiritual sense. Although not to include
…………meditation: ‘Silent Music’ by William Johnson.
…………Silent music’ of the natural order would include
…………’nature’, and the right us of nature: e.g., architecture
…………is often spoken of as silent music. Interestingly in
…………St John’s time, Thomas Campion in a poem ‘Laura’,
…………lauded her natural beauty as silent music. (Refn:
…………‘Oxford Book of 16th Century Verse. No:422).
65……..HF§44
66……..For further information on SC.15 and SC.21, see
………..ETH.108, 255-257; MUTO.71, 89; VEN.123, 157.
67……..EWH.48, 199f; see also L307.
68……..HA334, DK109 (PN20) ‘my melodious lyre’.
69……..HA372, DK194 (PN48) ‘my lyre’.
………..HA402, DK43 (PN3) ‘your seraphic lyre’.
………..HA451, BANT93 No.24 ‘His melodious lyre’.
70……..HA317(Ltr XV), THL178-181 (Ltr 128)
………..‘lyre’ is mentioned 5 times.
71……..L269© Also note the following from CPC331:
………..‘By the gifts of the Holy Ghost the just soul
………..becomes as it were, a musical instrument from
………..which the interior Master may draw marvellous
………..harmonies.’ (St. Thomas, QDC,
………..a.2 ad 17um; III, d.34, Q.1,a.1)
72……..L298©
73……..PG203, S236
74……..P100, OC1040 (French)
………..there is a dynamic translation in BAN140.
75……..L284
76……..L306©
77……..L307© the biblical quote is Ps.58:10.
78……..L308©
79……..L333©
80……..Old Cat.138, CCC308.
81……..SC27
82……..SC28 and see HF§16
83……..GL292-298
84……..’Super Isaiam’ Ch11, St Thomas, GL331.
85……..Charity, Joy, Peace, Patience, Longanimity,
………..Goodness, Benignity, Mildness, Fidelity,
………..Modesty, Continency, Chastity.
86……..GL332
87……..ECM239
88……..To illustrate the point: consider a grape harvest
…………intended for wine-making: the grapes have to
…………be crushed to extract the juice to make the wine.
89……...STFS67
90………WP32:7
91……..TD65ff
92……..Pyr to Trinity, Bl. Elizabeth.
93……..TE108
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ABBREVIATIONS
ASC…..’Ascent of Mount Carmel’, St John of the Cross.
BAN…...’Barb of Fire’, Alan Bancroft, Gracewing, 2001.
BANT….’St Therese of Lisieux, Poems, trans. A. Bancroft,
…………Fount, 1996.
CCC…..’Catechism of the Catholic Church’, Geoffrey
…………Chapman, 1994.
CD…….’Carmelite Digest’, Redlands, CA., USA.
CPC…..’Christian Perfection and Contemplation’,
…………Garigou-Lagrange, Herder, 1949.
CSD…..’The Dialogue’, Catherine of Siena.
CSH…..’A Carmelite of the Sacred Heart’
…………Trans. M.E.Arendrup, Burns Oates, 1923.
CW……‘Complete Works of Elizabeth of the Trinity’, ICS;
….……..Vol 1(CW1) 1984, Vol 2 (CW2) 1995.
DEV…..’O Mon Dieu – Trinité – Que J’Adore’, Dom E.Vandeur,
…………J,-M. Peigues, 1931.
DK…….’The Poetry of St Therese of Lisieux, trans. D.Kinney,
…………ICS Publications, 1995.
ECM…..’St Thomas Aquinas, Meditations’, E.C.McEniry,
…………Long’s College Book Co, 1951.
ETH……’Mystical Imagery’, E.T.Howe, Peter Lang, 1988.
EWH….’Everyday Life in Old Testament Times’. E.W.Heaton,
.………..Carousel, 1974.
GL……..’Christian Perfection and Contemplation’,
…………R. Garrigou-Lagrange, Herder, 1949.
GV…….Spiritual Treatise: ‘The Greatness of our Vocation’,in CW1.
HA…….’Histoire d’une Ame’, Carmel de Lisieux, 1902
HF…….Spiritual Treatise ‘Heaven in Faith’ in CW1.
HMH….‘He is my Heaven’, Jennifer Moorcroft. ICS 2001.
IC……..’Interior Castle’, St Teresa of Avila, Sheed & Ward,
………...1950. trans. Peers.
INPR….’Interior Prayer’, A Carthusian, DLT, 1996.
IOC…...’Imitation of Christ’, Thomas A Kempis, Burns & Oates,
……….. 1959, Trans. R.Knox.
L………Letters in CW2 (N refers to a footnote to the letter)
LFL……’Living Flame of Love’, St John of the Cross.
…………Commentary on the Poetry.
LIFE…..’Life’, St Teresa of Avila, Sheed & Ward, 1950.
…………trans. Peers.
LR…….’Last Retreat of Laudem Gloriae’ , in CW1pp.141-173.
MPA….‘The Spiritual Doctrine of Sister Elizabeth of the Trinity’,
………..M.M.Philipon, Mercier Press, 1947.
MUTO..’Deep into the Thicket’, Susan Muto,
………..Epiphany, 1999.
OC……‘Oeuvres Completes, Elisabeth de la Trinité’,
………..P. De Meester, Cerf 1996 (in French).
P……...Poésies (in French, in OC).
PN…….Personal Note, in OC (French).
PG……‘Praise of Glory’, Burns & Oates, 1962.
POL…..’Points of Love’, St John of the Cross, in
………..’Works…’, Trans. E.A.Peers, Burns & Oates, 1947.
QDC….’Quaest. disp. De caritate, St Thomas.
RUY….’John Ruusbroec’, trans. J.A.Wiseman,
………..Paulist Press, 1985. Note that this is a
………..different translation from that used by SrElizabeth.
S……..‘Souvenirs’, Carmel of Dijon, 1926 (in French).
SC……’Spiritual Canticle’, St John of the Cross.
………..Commentary on the Poetry.
SofS….’A Soul of Silence’, M.M.AM.du Coeur de Jesus,
………..Mercier, 1949.
STFS…’Spiritual Teaching of Fr Steuart’, K.Kendall,
………..Burns & Oates, 1952.
SUTH...’Summa Theologica’, St Thomas Aquinas.
TCG…..’The Coming of God’, M. Bolding, SPCK, 1982.
TD…….’The Crucible of Love’, E.W.Trueman Dicken,
………..DLT, 1963.
TE…….’Temples of Eternity’, R.H.J.Steuart,
………..Longmans Green, 1931.
THL…..’Letters of St Therese’, A. Combes,
………..Sheed & Ward, 1949.
TSL…..’The Trinity in our Spiritual Life’, C. Marmion,
………..Mercier, 1953.
VEN….’The Spiritual Canticle’, Simplified Version,
………..John Venard, E.J.Dwyer, 1990.
WOG…’Waiting on God’, Simone Weil,
………..Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1952.
WP…...’Way of Perfection’, St Teresa of Avila,
………..Sheed & Ward, 1950, trans. Peers.
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QUOTATIONS
Permission to use copyright quotations listed is
acknowledged with deep gratitude.
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[71][72][76][77][78][79] from
‘The Complete Works of Elizabeth of the Trinity’,
Volume 2 translated by Anne Englund Nash,
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Discalced Carmelites ICS Publications,
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