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The Interior Castle Audio Book - by St. Teresa of Avila

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Translated from the Autograph of St. Teresa of Jesus by The Benedictines of Stanbrook Thomas Baker, London [1921] Dom Michael Barrett, O.S.B.Censor Deputatuus Nihil Obstat:✠ Edward Apostolic Administrator Birmingham, Oscott. February 24, 1921 Read by Kris McGregor

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  1. Introduction – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition —

    THE INTERIOR CASTLE OR THE MANSIONS By St. Teresa of Avila St. Teresa's introduction to the work The post Introduction – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition — appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

  2. The First Mansions chapter 1 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. Plan of this book. 2. The Interior Castle. 3. Our curable self ignorance. 4. God dwells in the centre of the soul. 5. Why all souls do not receive certain favours. 6. Reasons for speaking of these favours. 7. The entrance of the Castle. 8. Entering into oneself. 9. Prayer. 10. Those who dwell…

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  3. The First Mansions chapter 2 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. Effects of mortal sin. 2. It prevents the soul’s gaining merit. 3. The soul compared to a tree. 4. Disorder of the soul in mortal sin. 5. Vision of a sinful soul. 6. Profit of realizing these lessons. 7. Prayer. 8. Beauty of the Castle. 9. Self-knowledge 10. Gained by meditating on the divine...

  4. The Second Mansions Only Chapter – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. Souls in the second mansions. 2. Their state. 3. Their sufferings. 4. They cannot get rid of their imperfections. 5. How God calls these souls. 6. Perseverance is essential. 7. Temptations of the devil. 8. Delusion of earthly joys. 9. God alone to be loved. 10. Reasons for continuing the...

  5. The Third Mansions Chapter 1 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. Souls in the Third Mansions. 2. Insecurity of this life. 3. Our danger of falling from grace. 4. The Saint bewails her past life. 5. Our Lady’s patronage. 6. Fear necessary even for religious. 7. St. Teresa’s contrition. 8. Characteristics of those in the Third Mansions. 9. The rich young man…

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  6. The Third Mansions Chapter 2 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. Imperfections of dwellers in the first three mansions. 2. Our trials show us our weakness. 3. Humility learnt by our faults. 4. Love of money. 5. Liberty of spirit. 6. On bearing contempt. 7. Detachment proved by trials. 8. Virtue and humility are the essentials. 9. Perfection requires...

  7. The Fourth Mansions Chapter 1 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition – –

    1. Graces received in this mansion. 2. Mystic favours. 3. Temptations bring humility and merit. 4. Sensible devotion and natural joys. 5. Sweetness in devotion. 6. St. Teresa’s experience of it. 7. Love of God, and how to foster it. 8. Distractions. 9. They do not destroy divine union. 10. St....

  8. The Fourth Mansions Chapter 2 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. Physical results of sensible devotion. 2. Effects of divine consolations. 3. The two fountains. 4. They symbolize two kinds of prayer. 5. Divine consolations shared by body and soul. 6. The incense within the soul. 7. Graces received in this prayer. 8. Such favours not to be sought after. The...

  9. The Fourth Mansions Chapter 3 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –-

    1. The Prayer of recollection compared to the inhabitants of the castle. 2. The Shepherd recalls His flock into the castle. 3. This recollection supernatural. 4. It prepares us for higher favours. 5. The mind must act until God calls it to recollection by love. 6. The soul should here abandon...

  10. The Fifth Mansions chapter 1 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. Graces of the fifth mansions. 2. Contemplation to be striven for. 3. Physical effects of the Prayer of union. 4. Amazement of the intellect. 5. The Prayer of union and of quiet contrasted. 6. Divine and earthly union. 7. Competent directors in these matters. 8. Proof of union. 9. Assurance…

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  11. The Fifth Mansions chapter 2 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. The soul compared to a butterfly. 2. The grandeurs of creation. 3. Symbol of the soul and the silkworm. 4. Preparation of the soul for God’s indwelling. 5. Mystic death of the silkworm. 6. Effects of divine union. 7. Increase of fervour and detachment. 8. Trials succeeding the prayer of union....

  12. The Fifth Mansions chapter 3 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. Zeal for souls left by divine union. 2. The soul may fall from such a state. 3. How divine union may always be obtained. 4. Union with the will of God the basis of all supernatural union. 5. Advantage of union gained by self-mortification. 6. Defects which hinder this union. 7. Divine union...

  13. The Fifth Mansions chapter 4 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. The spiritual espousals. 2. The prayer of union resembles a betrothal. 3. Before the spiritual nuptials temptations are dangerous. 4. The great good done by souls faithful to these graces. 5. Religious subject to the devil’s deceptions. 6. Satan’s strata-gems. 7. Why they are permitted. 8....

  14. The Sixth Mansions chapter 1 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. Love kindled by divine favours. 2. Our Lord excites the soul’s longings. 3. Courage needed toreach the last mansions. 4. Trials accompanying divine favours. 5. Outcry raised against souls striving for perfection. 6. St. Teresa’s personal experience of this. 7. Praise distasteful to an...

  15. The Sixth Mansions chapter 2 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. Our Lord excites the love of His spouse. 2. The wound of love. 3. The pain it causes. 4. The call of the Bridegroom. 5. Effect on the soul. 6. A spark of the fire of love. 7. The spark dies out. 8. This grace evidently divine. 9. One such wound repays many trials. 10. First reason of immunity...

  16. The Sixth Mansions chapter 3 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. Locutions. 2. Sometimes caused by melancholia. 3. Caution needed at first. 4. Locutions frequently occur during prayer. 5. Resist those containing false doctrine. 6. First sign of genuine locutions. 7. Effect of the words: ‘Be not troubled.’ 8. ‘It is I, be not afraid.’ 9. ‘Be at Peace.’ 10....

  17. The Sixth Mansions chapter 4 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. Courage required by the soul for the divine espousals. 2. Raptures. 3. Rapture caused by the spark of love. 4. The powers and senses absorbed. 5. Mysteries revealed during ecstasies. 6. These mysteries are unspeakable. 7. Moses and the burning bush. 8. Simile of the museum. 9. St. Teresa’s…

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  18. The Sixth Mansions chapter 5 -The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. The flight of the spirit. 2. Self-control completely lost. 3. Symbol of the two cisterns. 4. Obligations following the se favours. 5. Humility produced by them. 6. How our crucified Lord comforted such a soul. 7. A humble soul fears these favours. 8. Mysteries learnt during the flight of the...

  19. The Sixth Mansions chapter 6 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. The soul longs for death. 2. The soul cannot help desiring these favours. 3. St. Teresa bewails her inability to serve God. 3. Fervour resulting from ecstasies. 5. Excessive desires to see God should be restrained. 6. They endanger health. 7. Tears often come from Physical causes. 8. St....

  20. The Sixth Mansions chapter 7 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    The Sixth Mansions chapter 7: 1. Sorrow for sin felt by souls in the Sixth Mansion. 2. How this sorrow is felt. 3. St. Teresa’s grief for her past sins. 4. Such souls, centred in God, forget self-interest. 5. The remembrance of divine benefits increases contrition. 6. Meditation on our Lord’s...

  21. The Sixth Mansions chapter 8 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    The Sixth Mansions Chapter 8: 1. Our Lord’s presence accompanying the soul. 2. St. Teresa’s experience of this. 3. Confidence and graces resulting from this vision. 4. Its effects . 5. It Produces humility. 6. And prepares the soul for other graces. 7. Consciousness of the presence of the saints....

  22. The Sixth Mansions chapter 9 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. The jewel in the locket. 2. The simile explained. 3. The apparition explained. 4. Awe produced by this vision. 5. False and genuine visions. 6. Illusive visions. 7. Effects of a genuine vision. 8. Conviction left by a genuine vision. 9. Its effects upon the after conduct. 10. A confessor…

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  23. The Sixth Mansions chapter 10 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. Reasons for speaking of these supernatural favours. 2. An intellectual vision. 3. God compared to a palace in which His creatures dwell. 4. Forgive as we are forgiven. 5. The vision shows God to be Truth itself. 6. We should imitate God by truthfulness. 7. Why God reveals these truths. The…

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  24. The Sixth Mansions chapter 11 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition

    The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition – The Sixth Mansions chapter 11 1. Favours increase the soul’s desire for God. 2. The dart of love. 3. Spiritual sufferings produced. 4. Its physical effects. S. Torture of the desire for God. 6. These sufferings are a purgatory. 7. The...

  25. The Seventh Mansions chapter 1 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition – The Seventh Mansions chapter 1 1. Sublime mysteries of these mansions. 2. St. Teresa abashed at treating such subjects. 3. Our Lord introduces His bride into His presence chamber. 4. Darkness of a soul in mortal sin. 5. Intercession…

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  26. The Seventh Mansions chapter 2 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition – The Seventh Mansions chapter 2 1. The spiritual nuptials introduced by an imaginary vision. 2. Spiritual betrothal and marriage differ. 3. Spiritual marriage lasting. 4. Not so spiritual betrothal. 5. Spiritual marriage permanent. 6....

  27. The Seventh Mansions chapter 3 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. Effects of the graces last received. 2. The soul only cares for God’s honour. 3. But still performs its duties. 4. Other fruits of these favours. 5. The soul’s fervent desire to serve God. 6. Christ dwells within this soul. 7. And recalls it to fervour if negligent. 8. God’s constant care of...

  28. The Seventh Mansions chapter 4 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –

    1. Vicissitudes of the Seventh Mansion. 2. Humility produced by them. 3. Such souls free from mortal and from wilful venial sins. 4. The fate of Solomon. 5. Holy fear. 6. These favours strengthen souls to suffer. 7. Crosses borne by the saints. 8. Effect of vision of our Lord on St. Peter. 9....

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Translated from the Autograph of St. Teresa of Jesus by The Benedictines of Stanbrook Thomas Baker, London [1921] Dom Michael Barrett, O.S.B.Censor Deputatuus Nihil Obstat:✠ Edward Apostolic Administrator Birmingham, Oscott. February 24, 1921

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