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The Pater Noster Of Saint Teresa: A Commentary On The Lord's Prayer By Saint Teresa Of Avila
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164 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 2007
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Teresa de Ávila
547 books523 followersSaint Teresa of Jesús, also called Saint Teresa of Ávila, was a prominent Spanish mystic, Carmelite nun, and writer of the Counter Reformation. She was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered to be, along with John of the Cross, a founder of the Discalced Carmelites. In 1970 she was named a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI.
Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada Borned in Ávila, Spain, on March 28, 1515, St. Teresa was the daughter of a Toledo merchant and his second wife, who died when Teresa was 15, one of ten children. Shortly after this event, Teresa was entrusted to the care of the Augustinian nuns. After reading the letters of St. Jerome, Teresa resolved to enter a religious life. In 1535, she joined the Carmelite Order. She spent a number of relatively average years in the convent, punctuated by a severe illness that left her legs paralyzed for three years, but then experienced a vision of "the sorely wounded Christ" that changed her life forever.
From this point forward, Teresa moved into a period of increasingly ecstatic experiences in which she came to focus more and more sharply on Christ's passion. With these visions as her impetus, she set herself to the reformation of her order, beginning with her attempt to master herself and her adherence to the rule. Gathering a group of supporters, Teresa endeavored to create a more primitive type of Carmelite. From 1560 until her death, Teresa struggled to establish and broaden the movement of Discalced or shoeless Carmelites. During the mid-1560s, she wrote the Way of Perfection and the Meditations on the Canticle. In 1567, she met St. John of the Cross, who she enlisted to extend her reform into the male side of the Carmelite Order. Teresa died in 1582.
St. Teresa left to posterity many new convents, which she continued founding up to the year of her death. She also left a significant legacy of writings, which represent important benchmarks in the history of Christian mysticism. These works include the Way of Perfection and the Interior Castle. She also left an autobiography, the Life of St. Teresa of Ávila.
Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada Borned in Ávila, Spain, on March 28, 1515, St. Teresa was the daughter of a Toledo merchant and his second wife, who died when Teresa was 15, one of ten children. Shortly after this event, Teresa was entrusted to the care of the Augustinian nuns. After reading the letters of St. Jerome, Teresa resolved to enter a religious life. In 1535, she joined the Carmelite Order. She spent a number of relatively average years in the convent, punctuated by a severe illness that left her legs paralyzed for three years, but then experienced a vision of "the sorely wounded Christ" that changed her life forever.
From this point forward, Teresa moved into a period of increasingly ecstatic experiences in which she came to focus more and more sharply on Christ's passion. With these visions as her impetus, she set herself to the reformation of her order, beginning with her attempt to master herself and her adherence to the rule. Gathering a group of supporters, Teresa endeavored to create a more primitive type of Carmelite. From 1560 until her death, Teresa struggled to establish and broaden the movement of Discalced or shoeless Carmelites. During the mid-1560s, she wrote the Way of Perfection and the Meditations on the Canticle. In 1567, she met St. John of the Cross, who she enlisted to extend her reform into the male side of the Carmelite Order. Teresa died in 1582.
St. Teresa left to posterity many new convents, which she continued founding up to the year of her death. She also left a significant legacy of writings, which represent important benchmarks in the history of Christian mysticism. These works include the Way of Perfection and the Interior Castle. She also left an autobiography, the Life of St. Teresa of Ávila.
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May 23, 2022
There were many gems in this book and I’m sure to reread this book often.
I understand the title now but was a bit confused at first. My fault entirely but I assumed that the book was going to be about St. Teresa expounding on the
Our Father Prayer. Even better it was as if St. Teresa were talking directly to me and giving me Direction.
* We ought, as a result, ever to be mistrustful of ourselves. And the firmer our resolutions are, the less we ought to trust ourselves. Our entire confidence must rest in God alone.
* “I do not desire any of the goods of this world, but I am keeping this object because it is essential, and I must live to serve God. After all, He wishes us to nourish our body.” And thus we must offer deceitful excuses for a thousand different things which the demon, disguised as an Angel of light, represents as reasonable.
* Strive earnestly in all your actions and words to conquer your self-will. Avoid saying anything that would not edify others: avoid all conversations that are not of God.
I understand the title now but was a bit confused at first. My fault entirely but I assumed that the book was going to be about St. Teresa expounding on the
Our Father Prayer. Even better it was as if St. Teresa were talking directly to me and giving me Direction.
* We ought, as a result, ever to be mistrustful of ourselves. And the firmer our resolutions are, the less we ought to trust ourselves. Our entire confidence must rest in God alone.
* “I do not desire any of the goods of this world, but I am keeping this object because it is essential, and I must live to serve God. After all, He wishes us to nourish our body.” And thus we must offer deceitful excuses for a thousand different things which the demon, disguised as an Angel of light, represents as reasonable.
* Strive earnestly in all your actions and words to conquer your self-will. Avoid saying anything that would not edify others: avoid all conversations that are not of God.
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