Is a cloistered nun still \u2018useful\u2019 today? The life of Sister Bel\u00e9n de la Cruz<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nAccording to its statutes, the Spanish group is \u201ca private association of lay faithful who want to respond to their vocation to holiness through the evangelization of public life and the organization of social structures, according to the requirements of the kingdom of God.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The conference focused on the life of Sister Bel\u00e9n de la Cruz, a Spanish Carmelite nun who, in 2018, like Christ, died at age 33. Estanislao Pery, the nun\u2019s father and author of the book \u201cBel\u00e9n: Discalced Carmelite, Our Daughter,\u201d was scheduled to give a presentation.It is tradition that, when a Carmelite nun dies, her sisters write a \u201cletter of recommendation,\u201d a review of her life to be distributed to the convents and among the friends and benefactors of the order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the case of Sister Bel\u00e9n de la Cruz, this letter aroused great interest from the very beginning \u2014 so much so that the mother prioress of the convent of the Virgen de la Sierra in San Calixto, Spain, had to print more than a thousand copies to satisfy the demand. It was then that her parents, Estanislao Pery and Mar\u00eda Osborne, decided to write Bel\u00e9n\u2019s biography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBel\u00e9n was a normal girl and she had a happy childhood, thanks be to God,\u201d her father explained in a YouTube video on the life of his eldest daughter. Pery commented that Bel\u00e9n had a reserved, although cheerful, character \u2014 \u201cShe didn\u2019t like the limelight much\u201d \u2014 and as a cloistered nun she remained so.Bel\u00e9n\u2019s first Communion stands out for her father: She received it in a chapel consecrated to Our Lady of the Angels, who is also the patroness of the town of Hornachuelos, where the Carmelite convent she would enter years later is located. \u201cCoincidences,\u201d Pery said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That day, Bel\u00e9n had prepared a prayer for after Communion that, according to her father, she recited in front of an image of the Virgin and that \u201cmade a real impression on them.\u201d In her adolescence she was very active, showing an interest in various sports, especially golf, in which the young woman became champion of the autonomous region of Andalusia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bel\u00e9n\u2019s parents began to suspect her possible vocation to religious life during her university years, which she called \u201cthe door to Carmel.\u201d Bel\u00e9n said that there, over three years, she was greatly influenced by finding young people with the same concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a nun from the Mater Salvatoris College, Mother Clara, who accompanied her in the long and difficult process of making the choice to embrace the contemplative life. Finally, the young woman would become Sister Bel\u00e9n de la Cruz upon entering the Carmelite convent located in the hamlet of San Calixto in the Andalusian mountains. It was Oct. 1, 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe already knew the hamlet because my in-laws had a farm 10 kilometers [six miles] from the place,\u201d her father recalled. \u201cWe went to the Sierra de Hornachuelos a lot to spend our free days; she had a strong connection to the place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sister Bel\u00e9n de la Cruz received the Carmelite habit on March 25, 2006. Her father said that the first years were very hard for them as parents, but that as time passes, \u201cit\u2019s truly incredible how close you can be to a cloistered nun.\u201d He said his daughter would tell him over and over again: \u201cDad, I am the same as always but dressed in brown.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a Carmelite Bel\u00e9n embraced daily work, such as assembling metal tables and working the loom. \u201cA session at the loom is like playing two games of tennis,\u201d she joked with her family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Pery, Bel\u00e9n never stopped maintaining her friendships and kept in contact with everyone. After her death, Estanislao and Mar\u00eda received copies of letters that her daughter had sent to many people. Some were even laminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe didn\u2019t use high-sounding words, but she had \u2018something.\u2019 I believe that people don\u2019t realize the value of simple things until you no longer have them,\u201d he said. Pery added that those who knew Sister Bel\u00e9n personally would understand this firsthand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In April 2017 Bel\u00e9n was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She never denied her illness and even went so far as to write that \u201cthe cross is a blessing and that, when God sends it, he also gives the strength necessary to bear it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the end, her father explained, for Sister Bel\u00e9n the illness was an opportunity for spiritual growth. She passed away on April 5, 2018, surrounded by her family, the mother prioress, and Mother Clara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Estanislao Pery stressed that his daughter\u2019s life was based on doing good to others out of simplicity and noted that those who got close to Bel\u00e9n were \u201cdisarmed\u201d by someone who emanated peace and tranquility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also highlighted the heroic prayer life of the contemplative nuns, a prayer \u201cthat goes beyond the walls of the convent.\u201d For her father, this is a nun\u2019s reason for being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The book, which is now in its third edition, also includes letters and writings from Sister Bel\u00e9n, which is why Pery commented that, even today, she continues to do good to many people. \u201cThis is truly gratifying for us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regarding the possibility of a formal canonization process being opened by the Holy See, he said that although he is certain that his daughter is in heaven, \u201cthe rest is in the hands of the Church and in the hands of God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The book\u2019s dedication was written by Carlota Pery, Bel\u00e9n\u2019s sister. \u201cIt\u2019s her simplicity and at the same time it\u2019s her depth,\u201d she wrote. \u201cHow always from the shadow there was light, and how by choosing to isolate herself, she became the center of everything.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Catholic Association of Propagandists hosted a conference Nov. 15 titled \u201cWhat\u2019s the use of a cloistered nun in the 21st century?\u201d According to its statutes, the Spanish group is \u201ca private association of lay faithful who want to respond to their vocation to holiness through the evangelization of public life and the organization of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1406],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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