Lenten Meditation: Mother Marie Elizabeth of the Trinity and Her Cloistered Life in China (1933–1951) Mar 23, By Yiyi Zhang https://www.uscatholicchina.org/.../lenten-meditation... Mother Elizabeth, a cloistered missionary in Chongqing, endured profound turmoil in the middle of the 20th century. Yet, her memoir reveals a soul who carried the cross not with despair, but with peace, hope, and even joy. She kept a gentle smile while facing war, persecution and upheaval, not because it was easy, but because she trusted that God was with her. Mother Marie Elizabeth of the Trinity (Mother Elizabeth for short) was born as Marie Roussel in Remiremont, France in 1903. Raised in a devout Catholic family, she entered the Carmel of Nancy in 1926, and responded whole-heartedly to a call to be a missionary soon after. As a result, she came to live in a cloistered monastery in Chongqing, China during the tumultuous years of 1933-1951. Though unable to remain in China after 1951, her ministry co...