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From the life of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein):

...For almost twelve years, Carmel had been my goal; since summer 1921, when the life of our Holy Mother Teresa had happened to fall in my hands and had put an end to my long search for the true faith. At the advice of her spiritual advisor and with the awareness that her mother would not be able to withstand this second blow ( after her baptism into the Catholic faith) Edith had decided to wait patiently.

By the end of April, assured within her heart that the time was right, Edith began to take the first steps in preparation. She asked Archabbot Walzer's permission to seek admission to the Carmelite Order, which he granted  in mid-May of 1933.

Edith was admitted to the Cologne Carmel on the vigil of St. Teresa of Jesus (Avila) on October 14, 1933.

Excerpt from Edith Stein, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross by Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda

The biography of St. Teresa from the Vatican

Peace be with you!
Rosemarie, ocds
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