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As God's beloved, I live in the bliss knowing that my soul is never separated from Him, for I learn to know Her in all that I see. God dissolved my mind-my separation. I cannot describe now my intimacy with Him.

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Knowing, Soul, Mind

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Vocal prayer . . . must be accompanied by reflection. A prayer in which a person is not aware of Whom he is speaking to, what he is asking, who it is who is asking and of Whom, I don't call prayer-however much the lips may move.

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Prayer, Moving, Reflection

Saint Teresa (of Avila), Kieran Kavanaugh, Otilio Rodriguez, Stephen J. Connor (1997). “The Wisdom of Teresa of Avila: Selections from the Interior Castle”, p.33, Paulist Press

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To converse with You, O King of glory, no third person is needed, You are always ready in the Sacrament of the Altar to give audience to all. All who desire You always find You there, and converse with You face to face

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Kings, Giving, Desire

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God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. Then do not let us try to charm them to sleep, but permit them to do their work until divinely called to something higher.

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Sleep, Humility, Trying

St. Teresa of Avila (2011). “The Interior Castle: or the Mansions”, p.83, TAN Books

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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.

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Mother, Father, Grace

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

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Be gentle and kind with every one, and severe with yourself.

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Kind, Gentle, Severe

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Never exaggerate, but express your feelings with moderation.

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Feelings, Moderation

St. Teresa of Avila (2002). “Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila”, p.256, A&C Black

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Let him never cease from prayer, who has once begun to pray, even though his life is ever so bad. For prayer is the only way to amend one's life and without prayer it will never be mended. Let him not be tempted of the devil, as I was, to give up prayer on account of one's unworthiness. Let such a one rather believe that if he will only repent and pray, our Lord will still hear and answer.

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Prayer, Giving Up, Believe

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The soul of the just man is but a paradise, in which, God tells us, He takes His delight. What do you imagine, must that dwelling be in which a King so mighty, so wise, and so pure, containing in Himself all good, can delight to rest? Nothing can be compared to the great beauty and capabilities of a soul; however keen our intellects may be, they are as unable to comprehend them as to comprehend God, for, as He told us, He created us in his own image and likeness.

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Wise, Kings, Men

St. Teresa of Avila (2011). “The Interior Castle: or the Mansions”, p.32, TAN Books

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We cannot be sure if we are loving God, although we may have good reasons for believing that we are, but we can know quite well if we are loving our neighbor. And be certain that, the farther advanced you find you are in this, the greater the love you will have for God.

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Believe, Love You, May

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I am quite sure that if we could but once approach the Most Holy Sacrament with great faith and love, it would suffice to make us rich. How much more so if we approach it often!

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And Love, Rich, Holy

Saint Teresa (of Avila) (1972). “Book called Way of perfection. Interior castle. Conceptions of the love of God. Exclamations of the soul to God”

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My good works, however wretched and imperfect, have been made better and perfected by Him Who is my Lord: He has rendered them meritorious. As to my evil deeds and my sins, He hid them at once. The eyes of those who saw them, He made even blind; and He has blotted them out of their memory.

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Memories, Eye, Evil

Saint Teresa (of Avila) (1962). “Life of Saint Teresa: Written by Herself”

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In order that love be fully satisfied, It is necessary that It lower Itself and that It lower Itself to nothingness and transform this nothingness into fire.

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Love Is, Fire, Order

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The more we see that any action springs not from the motive of obedience, the more evident is it that it is a temptation of the enemy; for when God sends an inspiration, the very first effect of it is to infuse a spirit of docility.

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Spring, Inspiration, Temptation

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I fully realize that this gratitude of mine is not in the least a sign of perfection: it must be my nature - I could be suborned with a sardine.

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Gratitude, Perfection, Sardines

Saint Teresa (of Avila) (1966). “The Letters of Saint Teresa of Jesus”

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What misery to live in this world! We are like men whose enemies are at the door, who must not lay aside their arms, even while sleeping or eating, and are always in dread lest the foe should enter the fortress by some breach in the walls. O my Lord and my all! How canst thou wish us to prize such a wretched existence?

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Life, Wall, Sleep

St. Teresa of Avila (1921). “The Interior Castle, or the Mansions”, p.4, Library of Alexandria

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That is how His Majesty [the Lord] rewards our good works---I mean, by predisposing us to perform better ones.

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Mean, Saint, Rewards

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Seldom or never is a poor man honored by the world; however worthy of honor he may be, he is apt rather to be despised by it.

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Men, Justice, Diversity

Teresa of Avila (2017). “The Way of Perfection”, p.39, Whitaker House

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To argue over who is the more noble is nothing more than to dispute whether dirt is better for making bricks or for making mortar.

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Noble, Dirt, Bricks

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I have always had this failing - that I cannot explain myself, as I have said, except at the cost of many words.

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Cost, Failing, Said

Saint Teresa (of Avila) (1946). “General introduction. Life. Spiritual relations”

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Life is to life in such a way that we are not afraid to die.

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Way, Life Is, Not Afraid

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What value is there in faith without works? And what are they worth if they are not united to the merits of Jesus Christ, our only good?

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Jesus, Merit, Christ

St. Teresa of Avila (2014). “The Interior Castle (Annotated Edition)”, p.47, Jazzybee Verlag

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All the trials we endure cannot be compared to these interior battles.

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Frustration, Battle, Trials

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To wish to act like angels while we are still in this world is nothing but folly.

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Angel, Acceptance, Wish

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Nothing can be compared to the great beauty and capabilities of a soul; however keen our intellects may be, they are as unable to comprehend them as to comprehend God, for, as He has told us, He created us in His own image and likeness.

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Soul, May, Intellect

Saint Teresa (of Avila) (2009). “Interior Castle: (the Dwelling Places)”, p.11, Lulu.com

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Born: March 28, 1515
Died: October 4, 1582
Occupation: Saint
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