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RECOLLECTION

Concentration of soul on the presence of God. It calls for considerable mental discipline to avoid dissipation of mind, but is required of all who aspire after Christian perfection.

See Also: PRAYER OF RECOLLECTION
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Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

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Today is the Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Sacred Scripture celebrated the beauty of Carmel where the prophet Elijah defended the purity of Israel's faith in the living God. In the twelfth century, hermits withdrew to that mountain and later founded the Carmelite order devoted to the…

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