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Blessed Teresa of St Augustine & Companions
Virgins & Martyrs
July 17: An Optional Memorial from the Common of Martyrs or
Common of Virgins
 As the French Revolution entered its worst days, sixteen
Discalced Carmelites from the Monastery of the Incarnation in Compiègne offered
their lives as a sacrifice to God, making reparation to him and imploring peace
for the Church. On June 24, 1794, they were arrested and thrown into prison.
Their happiness and resignation were so evident that those around them were also
encouraged to draw strength from God’s love. They were condemned to death for
their devotion to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Singing hymns, and having
renewed their vows before the superior, Teresa of St Augustine, they were put to
death in Paris on July 17, 1794.
Prayer
Lord God,
you called Blessed Teresa of St Augustine and her companions
to go in the strength of the Holy Spirit
from the heights of Carmel to receive a martyr’s crown.
May our love too be so steadfast
that it will bring us
to the everlasting vision of your glory.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord.
Scripture Readings
Romans 8:31-39; Gospel - John 15:18-21.
Texts taken from the “Carmelite
Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours,”
Institutum Carmelitanum, Rome: 1993.
Image courtesy of the
Carmelnet webmaster, USA.
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