#st-josephs-avila — Public Fediverse posts

In this podcast episode, we explore St. Teresa of Avila’s journey to reform the Carmelite Order. Faced with the challenges of her time, Teresa sought to establish a new community where her nuns could live in simplicity and devote themselves fully to prayer. Though she had initial concerns, especially regarding the level of poverty the community would embrace, Teresa moved forward with trust and determination.

As she reflected:

“When I began to take the first steps toward founding this monastery… it was not my intention that there be so much external austerity or that the house have no income… One day after Communion, His Majesty earnestly commanded me to strive for this new monastery with all my powers, and He made great promises that it would be founded and that He would be highly served in it. He said it should be called St. Joseph…”

This episode goes beyond simply retelling Teresa’s story. We’ll also explore the key points from her teachings that continue to inspire spiritual growth and renewal today.

Click the YouTube link below to listen to the full episode!

https://youtu.be/VwQCiXyv05w?si=JtxguO_2WDvKtX72

Teresa of Avila, St. 1985, The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, translated from the Spanish by Kavanaugh, K; Rodriguez, O, ICS Publications, Washington DC.

Featured image: Monjas Carmelitas ante Ávila by the Italian painter Guido Caprotti was executed in oil on canvas in 1938. It forms part of the Caprotti Collection in the Palacio Superunda, Avila. Image credit: Discalced Carmelites

https://carmelitequotes.blog/2024/10/15/stj-s2ep26/

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