Teresa of Avila Quotes About Grace

Quotes about: Grace

• I had a father and mother, who were devout and feared God. Our Lord also helped me with His grace. All this would have been enough to make me good, if I had not been so wicked.

  Teresa of Avila

  Mother, Father, Grace

  St Teresa of Avila (2008). “The Life of St. Teresa of Avila”, p.2, Cosimo, Inc.

• In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.

  Teresa of Avila

  Men, Rivers, Water

  St. Teresa of Avila (1921). “The Interior Castle, or the Mansions”, p.17, Library of Alexandria

• Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces and favors, and also the great love God showed in giving us in Christ a pledge of His love; for love calls for love in return. Let us strive to keep this always before our eyes and to rouse ourselves to love Him.

  Teresa of Avila

  Eye, Thinking, Giving

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