October 15: Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor—Memorial

Read entire reflection online >>>October 15: Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor—Memorial1515–1582Patron Saint of Spain, lacemakers, and those in need of grace, in religious orders, and ridiculed for their pietyInvoked against bodily ills, headaches, and sicknessCanonized by Pope Gregory XV on March 12, 1622Declared a Doctor of the Church on September 27, 1970Quote: Let us imagine, then, that this castle has several mansions, or rooms; some above, some below, and others on the sides, and that in the center of all these is the principal room, in which subjects of the greatest secrecy are discussed between God and the soul. You should often reflect on this comparison; for perhaps our Lord may be pleased that I should help you by means thereof, to understand something regarding those favors He is pleased to bestow on souls, and what difference there is in them; this I may be able to explain, as far as my understanding can reach; but it is impossible for one to understand them all, because there are many, and how much more for a person so ignorant as I am? ~Saint Teresa, Interior CastlePrayer:Saint Teresa of Ávila, God called you to religious life, but within that life He called you deeper, into a profound life of mystical union with Him. Please pray for me, that I will come to know God with the same depth of knowledge you had, so that God can use me for the purpose to which He has called me. Saint Teresa of Ávila, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: mycatholic.lifeCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Main: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons