October 15, 2024, Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries)

Friends of the Rosary, Today is the Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus (1515-1582), Virgin and Doctor of the Church. Teresa was born in Avila, Spain, in 1515 and died in Alba, Spain, in 1582. Her holy body rests upon the high altar of this Carmelite church in Alba. At eighteen, she joined the Carmelite Order and chose Christ as her heavenly Spouse. She suffered physical pain and spiritual dryness for eighteen years. Under divine inspiration, with the help of St. John of the Cross and Pope Pius IV's approval, she began reforming the Carmelite Order. Despite heavy opposition and constant difficulties, she founded thirty-two reformed convents. She reached the highest degree of prayer. Through prayer, she obtained such knowledge of divine things that Pope St. Paul VI named her the first woman Doctor of the Church in 1970. Truly remarkable were the exterior and interior manifestations of her mystical union with God, especially during her last decade. These graces reached a climax when her heart was transfixed, an event commemorated in the Carmelite Order by a special feast on August 27. When dying, she often said, "Lord, I am a daughter of the Church!" St. Teresa's writings are still the classic works of mysticism. She composed the following well-known lines: Let nothing disturb you,Let nothing frighten you,All things are passing away,God ever remains. God never changes,Patience obtains all things,Whoever has God lacks nothing,God alone suffices. Ave Maria!Jesus, I Trust In You! Come, Holy Spirit, come! To Jesus through Mary! + Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York • October 15, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET