"I'm really thankful for the opportunity to have a break, rest, silence and solitude in the middle of so many activities and preparations. Despite my solitude, the energy of the community still penetrates my stillness. I prayed most fervently for you all.

"During my retreat, I have a little book about the Eucharist that taught me that I do more by attending Mass or spending time before the Blessed Sacrament, but also to bring with me wherever I may be the Jesus in me.
"This is my first time to have John of the Cross as a companion in my personal retreat. What struck me the most, through him, is that we are part of a cycle of life, of God's creation. If I am a part of God's creation and we are all part of it, I believe that it should be lived out meaningfully and deeply here in Carmel with you all through a gradual deepening of my relationship with God and with you all, my sisters. All these with the grace of God."