Saint Teresa of Avila | A Life of Mystical Experience | Carmelite Saint

Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) was a Spanish mystic, writer and reformer of the Carmelite order. She was an influential and pivotal figure of her generation.

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[agerlach]

Ive felt like she has been instrumental in my life. I didn’t know much about her but Ive felt this strange connection to her for a very long time. When I watched this video, I just broke down into tears of gratitude to her. I don’t understand any of this. But its real to me, and I hear her say to me to follow her path to God.

[Ragga-brsr]

I can appreciate the Spanish guitar while learning about this Spanish Saint.

[dkusner]

Saint Therese, who said:  "More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.”

[carolinesakwa]

That's a good thinking, being the next saint.Great laughter of love for you dear sister.😊

[AlphaAngelsOmega]

Happy Mother's day! As a spouse of a daughter of Avila.

[messenjah]

St. Teresa’s spiritual experiences are available to you as well. Don’t separate yourself from her; that is what the ego would have you think. Instead, invite the Holy Spirit to purify your perception. It will take time for this to be accomplished because resistance is strong at first. However, with time, you will have spiritual experiences that give you an ever growing confidence to continue on. The Holy Spirit, which was placed in your mind by God, only needs a little willingness on your part. His task is to heal your mind of the belief in separation from God. Did you pick up on St Teresa’s experience of oneness with God? That is our true state and it has never changed. Our belief that it has is the problem.

[lindsayhengehold]

Love her works " The Interior Castle" and the autobiography about her life.

[peacebewithyou]

Dear St. Theresa of Avila I admire your spiritual life. The interior castle is an extraordinary.

[ElinIngridHemsen]

One of My favorite Saint, because I have familarity to it❤ God Bless St. Theresa soul and Holly Mother to pray for Theresa ❤❤

[davidjohnalpha]

Dr Caroline Myss gives a much deeper & more intimate presentation of this truly wonderful, insightful mystic in her 'Entering the Castle' & associated Book. Truly a profound teacher and couragous soul.

[jeannettedougert]

This is exactly what I was looking for--information to learn more about St. Teresa. I will continue to seek out more about her; she and I would have been very close friends, for I can relate quite a bit already of what I found out from her so far. Praise God that she wrote much down to share with us. 🙏💗

[anamaria-zoym]

Woww, so beautiful. Saintly warm soul, so in love with Jesus and His mother ♥ 🙏 I love this . Thank you 🕊

[Catholicity-uwyb]

ST. TERESA OF AVILA: “The most certain sign that we are keeping these two precepts [of loving God and our neighbor] is our love of our neighbor, for whether we love God can not be known, but neighborly love is unmistakable. If we fulfill this precept very perfectly, we have done everything.”

[kasamcynthiack]

My favourite Saint. She is very 🤩 beautiful 😻

[TracyW-mebr]

Thank you, this background story is helping me understand Way of Perfection better

[mirekfojt]

Amazing saint. Saint Teresa of Avila pry for us.

[ralph]

I enjoyed this video about St Teresa of Avila. Look 4ward to more teachings. 🙏

[joshuaelizerrodriguez]

Praise God and Mother Mary Amen 🙏🙏🙏Ave Maria 🙏❤️🙏😇

[dalelerette]

Consider Saint Teresa of Avila's distinction between Union & Rapture. I remember reading about it back in 2000. I found her teachings very illuminating. And many Catholic teachers highly regard her. She treats of the difference between Union and Rapture, and explains what a rapture is. She also says something about the good that a soul derives from being, by the Lord's goodness, brought to it. She speaks of its effects:

I wish that I could explain, with God's help, the difference between union and rapture, or elevation, or flight of the spirit or transport-for they are all one. I mean that these are all different names for the same thing, which is also called ecstasy. It is much more beneficial than union, its results are much greater, and it has very many other effects as well. Union seems to be the same at the beginning, the middle, and the end, and is altogether inward. But the ends of rapture are of a much higher nature, and their effects are both inward and outward. As the Lord has explained things hitherto, let Him do so now. For if His Majesty had not shown me ways and means of saying something, I certainly should never have found any.

[megomegodad]

My name is teresa and I went to be the next saint teresa