Julian of Norwich, spiritual guide and friend

Sr Elizabeth Ruth shares how the spiritual wisdom and teachings of Julian of Norwich – whose Feast day in the Catholic Church’s calendar is today – helped her in her own spiritual journey in an online article for the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri based in Poland.

“With Julian’s wisdom and guidance, I have found hope and healing in this journey—and ultimately, joy,” she writes. “The days in Carmel flow in a rhythm of prayer, solitude, work, and community presence. At first, everything seemed perfect. I had found what I was looking for. But loneliness quickly makes us aware of our inner poverty […] And it was during this time that I discovered Julian of Norwich, a woman from East Anglia living as a hermit in the 14th century, and her book Revelations of Divine Love. Julian, like Thérèse of Lisieux, sees God, revealed in the suffering of Jesus, as a God of mercy and love who can bring good even out of our faults and sins. We do not have to be perfect. Instead, we are called to trust and surrender ourselves to God as we are…”

Read the full article here.