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Gertrude the Great of Helfta: The Spiritual Exercises: by Gertrud Jarron Lewis. Cistercian Publications, 1989.
Unlike Catherine the Great, St. Gertrude does not fit the model of measurable success, in society or the Church, as she did not alter the course of worldly or ecclesiastic affairs. She also is not widely known, even within the Church. Her life is simple by all accounts. She was raised at the Benedictine monastery of Hefta in Germany by Abbess Gertrude of Hackeborn and her sister, the
mystic St. Mechtilde, received an excellent education there, and spent her days in peace at Hefta. . .
Many saints have been highly influenced by Gertrude, which in turn gives us more insight into her greatness. She became a model and guide for St. Teresa of Avila and many other Discalced Carmelites, especially in France, who sought to imitate her abiding communion with Christ. Her prayers, in particular, have left a lasting imprint on the Catholic tradition. St. Philip Neri, St.
Francis de Sales, and St. Alphonsus Liguori all used them and taught them to others.
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St. Gertrude the Great: November 14. 1256 - 1302.
Gertrude, a Benedictine nun in Helfta, Saxony, was one of the great mystics of the 13th century. Together with her friend and teacher Saint Mechtild, she practiced a spirituality called “nuptial mysticism,” that is, she came to see herself as the bride of Christ. Her spiritual life was a deeply personal union with Jesus and his Sacred Heart, leading her into the very life of the
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But this was no individualistic piety. Gertrude lived the rhythm of the liturgy, where she found Christ. In the liturgy and in Scripture she found the themes and images to enrich and express her piety. There was no clash between her personal prayer life and the liturgy. The Liturgical Feast of Saint Gertrude the Great is November 16.
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