September 1875- Bethlehem, Tower of David
A heavenly sign had been shown Sr. Mary to mark the site of the monastery...
a flight of pigeons settled on a desert hill.
This hill is known as the hill of David.
After the acquisition of the ground, God dictated His plans.
On five occasions, Jesus revealed His project.
With the help of Sr. Veronica, she got the plan on paper.
In her visions, she saw Jesus inspecting the work.
Being the only Carmelite to speak Arabic, she was appointed by the Prioress as superintendent of the workmen. The workmen venerated her.
1877- Carmel of Nazareth
In the mind of Sr. Mary, the Carmel of Bethlehem was a fortress of the south for Palestine.
She dreamed of another fortress for the north in Nazareth.
She expressed her plan to the Patriarch of Jerusalem...
and in 1877, he obtained authorization from the Pope to buy a piece of Land.
This Carmel was actually finished in 1910.
In 1876, going to Nazareth to prepare the foundation...
Mariam indicated the place where the Lord had broken bread with the disciples of Emmaus.
Later, excavations were made there. Emmaus is a biblical site full of history from the period of the Maccabees. In the 3rd Century it was a quite important town called Emmaus Nicopolis, which became later an Episcopal See.
Many things were discovered from the Byzantine period (4th-7th Centuries), especially two churches one above the other, and a cruciform baptistery, which testify that at that time this was a very important place of pilgrimage.
After the Arabic conquest Emmaus was a village called Amwas.
August 26, 1878 – Death
On August 22nd, while carrying two buckets of water to the workmen, she fell over a box of geraniums and fractured her arm. Carried to the infirmary, she said, “It is a signal of the end. I am going to Jesus.”
On the Feast of the Transverberation of St. Teresa’s heart, a little after 5 am...
while the Angelus was being sung...
she went home to God.
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