Saint Edith Stein

Teresa Benedict of the Cross Edith Stein (1891-1942) nun, Discalced Carmelite, martyr   Not having the up-to-date Prayers of the Mass, we were happy to avail of the MAGNIFICAT Missalette. Monday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time SAINT TERESA BENFDICTA OF THE CROSS Edith Stein was born of Jewish parents in 1891, becoming an influential philosopher following her extensive studies at major German universities. Following her conversion to Catholicism she became a mayor force in German intellectual life, entering the Discalced Carmelites in 1933. Sister Teresa Benedicta was arrested by the Nazi regime on August 2, 1942, along with all Catholics of Jewish extraction, and transported by cattle train to the death camp: of Auschwitz: where she died in the gas chambers that same year .• MASS Prayers Entrance Antiphon This holy woman fought to the death for the law of her God, never cowed by the threats of the wicked; her house was built on solid rock. Opening  PRAYER God our Father, you give us joy each year in honouring the memory of Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. May her prayers be a source of help for us, and may her example of courage and chastity be our inspiration. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. PRAYER OVER THE GIFIS Lord, receive our gifts as you accepted the suffering and death of Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross in whose honour we celebrate this Eucharist. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Communion Antiphon If anyone wishes to come after me, he must renounce himself, take up his cross, and follow me, says the Lord. (Mt 16: 24) Prayer after COMMUNION Lord God, you gave Saint Tercsa Bcnedicta of the Cross the crown of eternal joy because she gave her life rather than renounce the virginity she had promised in witness to Christ. With the courage this Eucharist brings, help us to rise out of the bondage of our earthly desires and attain to the glory of your kingdom. Grant this through Christ our Lord.