To live in God's presence: the legacy that Saint Elijah passed on to the children of Carmel, he who, in the fervor of his faith, declared: "As the Lord God lives, before whom I stand." If you will, our souls bridge the space and meet again to sing in unison this great motto of our father; let us ask for the gift of prayer on the day of his feast, which is the essence of life in Carmel, that heart to heart connection that never ceases, for when someone loves, they are not with themselves, but with the beloved, and they live more in them than in themselves. (…) I ask the Queen of Carmel to grant you the dual spirit of our dear and holy Order: the spirit of prayer and penance; for in order to live constantly in contact with God, one must completely surrender and sacrifice oneself…
(Elizabeth of the Trinity, letter 299 to a novice, July 17, 1906)
