Always Believe in Love
Elizabeth of the Trinity
Edited by Marian T. Murphy O.C.D.
GoodBookStall Review:
This is a remarkable book, or rather a book about a remarkable person, Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity. She was born in France in 1880, entered the Carmel of Dijon when she was twenty-one and died there five years later of Addison’s disease. How little these bare facts tell us of the person to whom they refer. From early childhood Elizabeth was totally immersed in her love of the triune God. Later in her short life she welcomed death as a means of achieving an even closer union with Him. As a rôle-model she would be difficult if not impossible to emulate but as a spiritual guide she surely points in the right direction. This little book contains many of the poems, prayers, personal letters and diary extracts of this “true mystic”, which affords us a glimpse into her very soul. For collecting and translating these, for her own insightful comments, and for the biographical details, we owe the author, Marion Murphy, a considerable debt of gratitude.
Reviewer: Alexandra Irvine (27/07/10)
This is a remarkable book, or rather a book about a remarkable person, Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity. She was born in France in 1880, entered the Carmel of Dijon when she was twenty-one and died there five years later of Addison’s disease. How little these bare facts tell us of the person to whom they refer. From early childhood Elizabeth was totally immersed in her love of the triune God. Later in her short life she welcomed death as a means of achieving an even closer union with Him. As a rôle-model she would be difficult if not impossible to emulate but as a spiritual guide she surely points in the right direction. This little book contains many of the poems, prayers, personal letters and diary extracts of this “true mystic”, which affords us a glimpse into her very soul. For collecting and translating these, for her own insightful comments, and for the biographical details, we owe the author, Marion Murphy, a considerable debt of gratitude.
Reviewer: Alexandra Irvine (27/07/10)
