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Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, of The Order of Our Lady of Carmel by Teresa of Avila, St. (Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, 1515-1582)
. Of Certain Spiritual Graces She Received in Toledo and Avila in the Years 1576 and 1577. 1. I had begun to go to confession to a certain person F. Yepes, then prior of St.
Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, of The Order of Our Lady of Carmel by Teresa of Avila, St. (Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, 1515-1582)
. The Blessing of Being with Good People. How Certain Illusions Were Removed. 1. I began gradually to like the good and holy conversation of this nun. How well she used to speak of God!…
Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, of The Order of Our Lady of Carmel by Teresa of Avila, St. (Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, 1515-1582)
. The Saint Leaves Her Monastery of the Incarnation for a Time, at the Command of Her Superior. Consoles an Afflicted Widow. 1. Now,…
Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, of The Order of Our Lady of Carmel by Teresa of Avila, St. (Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, 1515-1582)
. The Means Whereby Our Lord Quickened Her Soul, Gave Her Light in Her Darkness, and Made Her Strong in Goodness. 1. My soul was now grown weary;…
Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, of The Order of Our Lady of Carmel by Teresa of Avila, St. (Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, 1515-1582)
. Addressed to F. Rodrigo Alvarez. 1. These interior things of the spirit are so difficult to describe, and, still more,…
Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, of The Order of Our Lady of Carmel by Teresa of Avila, St. (Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, 1515-1582)
. Made for Rodrigo Alvarez, S.J., in the Year 1575, According to Don Vicente de la Fuente; but in 1576, According to the Bollandists and F. Bouix. 1. This nun took the habit forty years ago,…
Way of Perfection by Teresa of Avila, St. (Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, 1515-1582)
CHAPTER 32 Expounds these words of the Paternoster: “Fiat voluntas tua sicut in coelo et in terra.” “Thy will be done: as in Heaven, so on earth.” Describes how much is accomplished by those who repeat these words with full resolution and how well the Lord rewards them for it.
Way of Perfection by Teresa of Avila, St. (Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, 1515-1582)
nt us what we ask in these words: “Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo.” “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Explains certain temptations.
Way of Perfection by Teresa of Avila, St. (Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, 1515-1582)
bes means of doing this. This chapter is very profitable for those who are beginning prayer. Let us now return to our vocal prayer, so that we may learn to pray in such a way that,…
Way of Perfection by Teresa of Avila, St. (Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, 1515-1582)
ould be learned men. May the Lord grant, for His Majesty’s own sake, that no one in this house shall experience the trials that have been described,…