Today is the feast of SANTA TERESA OF JESUS Virgin and Doctor of the Church

SANTA TERESA OF JESUS 

Virgin and Doctor of the Church

Avila, Spain, 1515 - Alba de Tormes, Spain, October 15, 1582

Founded in 1515, she was a woman of exceptional talents of mind and heart. Running away from home, went to twenty years in the Caramel of Avila, Spain. Take long before you get to what she calls his "conversion, to 39 years. But the meeting with some spiritual directors threw it with great strides towards perfection. Caramel in designing and implementing the reform that took its name. Joined to the highest contemplation busy as a reformer of the Carmelite Order. After the monastery of St. Joseph in Avila, with the authorization of the General Order is dedicated to other foundations and could also extend the reform to the male line. Faithful to the Church, in the spirit of the Council of Trent, contributed to the renewal of the entire ecclesial community. He died Alba de Tormes (Salamanca) in 1582. She was beatified in 1614, was canonized in 1622. Paul VI, in 1970, proclaimed Doctor of the Church. (Future)

Etymology: = Teresa hunter, from the greek, or sweet and strong woman, from the German

Emblem: Giglio

Martyrology: Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church in Avila entered the Carmelite Order in Spain and become the mother and mistress of a very strict, directed in his heart a path of spiritual perfection in the guise of a rise in stages of the soul to God for the reform of the Order claimed many hardships, which surpassed always indomitable spirit, he also wrote books imbued with high teaching loads and its deep experience

MEDITATION ...

from "works" of St. Teresa of Jesus, virgin

(Opusc. "The Book of Life," chap. 22.6 to 7.14)
always remember the love of Christ

who as a friend to Jesus Christ and follows a captain so magnanimous as he certainly can endure all things for Jesus it helps and gives strength, is never less than sincere and loves. Indeed, it has always recognized and still see clearly that we can not please God and that he receive great graces, if not by the hands of the most sacred humanity of Christ, in which he said he was pleased.

I've done it many times experience, and he told me the Lord himself. I saw clearly that we through this door, if you want the Supreme Majesty shows us her big secret. We should not seek another way, even if you have reached the summit of contemplation, because this way you are unsure. It is from him, our Lord, we are all good. He will instruct us.

plot his life, it will most perfect model. What can we desire more, when we alongside such a good friend who never abandons us in our sufferings and misfortunes, as do the friends in the world? Blessed is he who loves him for real and always with you! We look at the glorious apostle Paul could not help but always have the name on the lips of Jesus, because he had clearly fixed in his heart. Known the truth, I considered and I have learned that some very contemplative saints, like Francis, Anthony of Padua, Bernard, Catherine of Siena, did not follow another path. We must walk this road with great freedom, abandoning ourselves in God's hands if he wants to build between the principles of his court, we gladly accept this grace.

Whenever then, we think of Christ, let us remember the love that drove him to give us so many graces, and the keen love that God has shown us in giving us a token of his affection with which he follows us: love it question love. So let us strive to take this truth and to arouse to love. If he was doing the Lord's grace, once, in the heart of imparting this love, everything becomes easy and we would do a lot, quick and effortless.

Responsor See Sal 72,27.28; 1 \u200b\u200bCor 6.17

R. Here, you will perish who moves away, Lord. * My good is to be close to God, in Him I put my refuge.

V. who is united to the Lord with him one spirit.

R. My is good to be near God in him I put my refuge.

TE DEUM

We praise you, God, you proclaim the Lord *
.
O eternal Father:
all the earth worships you.

A *
you sing the angels and all the powers of heaven
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of *
.

The heavens and the earth *
are full of your glory.
glorious band of apostles *
and white-robed army of martyrs;

unite the voices of the prophets praise you *
the holy Church proclaims your glory,
adore your only Son, *
Holy Spirit Paraclete.

O Christ, King of glory,
eternal Son of the Father,
you were born of the Virgin Mother *
for the salvation of man.

Winner of death, *
you opened to believers the kingdom of heaven.
You are seated at the right hand of God, the Father's glory. * You will
to judge the world at the end of time.

o'er thy children, Lord,
you have redeemed with Your precious blood.

* Make them to your glory in the assembly of saints.

Save your people, Lord,
guide and protect your children.
Every day we bless you *
praise your name forever.

Deign now, Lord,
to keep us without sin.
always be with us Thy mercy: *
we have hoped in you.

mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us
.
You are our hope, we will not be confused *
forever.

PRAYER O God, that through your Spirit you raised up Saint Teresa of Jesus in the Church to show a new way of perfection, and grant us your faithful, spiritual nourishment of its doctrine and be ignited by a strong desire holiness. Through Christ our Lord. 

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