Sainte Thérèse-Bénédicte de la Croix (Edith Stein) : philosophe, carmélite et martyre (9 août)

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Sainte Thérèse-Bénédicte de la Croix, née Edith Stein, est une philosophe brillante d’origine juive devenue carmélite et martyre. Née en 1891 en Allemagne, elle se convertit au catholicisme après avoir découvert la foi à travers la lecture de sainte Thérèse d’Avila. Entrée au Carmel sous le nom de Thérèse-Bénédicte de la Croix, elle offrit sa vie pour son peuple et pour l’Église. En 1942, elle fut arrêtée par les nazis et déportée à Auschwitz, où elle mourut dans une profonde union au Christ. Canonisée par saint Jean-Paul II en 1998, elle est patronne de l’Europe.  📅 Fête liturgique : 9 août 💡 Intention de prière : demander la force dans les épreuves et la lumière dans la recherche de la vérité.

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00:00On August 9, the church honors Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, born Edith Stein, philosopher, Carmelite nun and martyr at Auschwitz.

00:11His life is a bridge between intellectual research and total dedication to God.

00:17Edith was born in 1891 into a practicing Jewish family in Breslau.

00:23Intelligent and curious, she gradually lost her faith during her adolescence and turned to philosophy.

00:34Her passion took her to Göttingen, where she became the most brilliant student of the philosopher Edmund Husserl, founder of phenomenology.

00:45Despite her academic success, she remains in search of truth.

00:49In 1921, she read the life of Saint Teresa of Avila and was deeply moved.

00:58In 1922, she was baptized in the Catholic Church.

01:04She pursues a career as a teacher and speaker, while deepening her spiritual life.

01:11In 1933, as Nazism gained momentum and racial laws intensified,

01:20She entered the Carmel of Cologne, taking the name of Therese Benedicta of the Cross.

01:27She then led a life of intense prayer, silent study and total abandonment to God.

01:34In August 1942, in retaliation for a protest by Dutch bishops against anti-Jewish persecution,

01:44She was arrested with her sister Rosa by the Gestapo.

01:49Deported to Auschwitz, they were murdered in the gas chambers a few days later.

01:55Canonized in 1998 by John Paul II and proclaimed co-patron of Europe,

02:05It embodies the possible union between faith and reason, spirit and sacrifice.

02:10Prayer to Saint Edith Stein.

02:14Saint Edith Stein, you who sought the truth with passion,

02:19you who have found in Jesus Christ the fullness of light,

02:24We call upon you today with confidence.

02:27You who united the wisdom of philosophers with the faith of saints,

02:31teach us to seek God with all our heart, even in darkness and doubt.

02:37You who lived in the peace of Carmel,

02:41teach us the silence that listens,

02:43humility that surrenders itself

02:45and love that is given without return.

02:49You who offered your life with courage

02:51in the tragic night of hatred and persecution,

02:56help us to bear witness to the Gospel through fidelity,

03:00dignity and compassion.

03:02Saint Edith Stein, daughter of Israel and sister in Christ,

03:07be our intercessor with the Lord

03:10so that peace may reign in our hearts

03:13and may the light of Christ illuminate the world.

03:17Amen.

03:32Subtitling Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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