{"id":6698,"date":"2024-08-08T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/?p=6698"},"modified":"2024-08-17T15:10:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T19:10:08","slug":"saint-edith-stein-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/saint-edith-stein-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Edith Stein"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/aug9.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"766\" data-attachment-id=\"3707\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-reflections\/saint-edith-stein\/attachment\/aug9-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/aug9.jpg?fit=764%2C766&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"764,766\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;neo&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1628494626&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"aug9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/aug9.jpg?fit=625%2C627&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/aug9.jpg?resize=625%2C626&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3707\" style=\"width:861px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/aug9.jpg?w=764&amp;ssl=1 764w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/aug9.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/aug9.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/aug9.jpg?resize=624%2C626&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For by doing what God demands of us with total surrender of our innermost being, we cause the divine life to become our own inner life. Entering into ourselves, we find God in our own selves.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God Himself teaches us to go forward with our hand in His<\/strong><br><strong>by means of the Church\u2019s liturgy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cOn the question of relating to our fellowman \u2014 our neighbor\u2019s spiritual need transcends every commandment. Everything else we do is a means to an end. But love is an end already, since God is love.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For by doing what God demands of us with total surrender of our innermost being, we cause the divine life to become our own inner life. Entering into ourselves, we find God in our own selves. 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