Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
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S. Teresiæ a Iesu, virginis et Ecclesiæ doctoris
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Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
S. Teresiæ a Iesu, virginis et Ecclesiæ doctoris
Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) was a Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and reformer who founded the Discalced Carmelites alongside Saint John of the Cross. She is renowned for her profound spiritual writings, including 'The Interior Castle' and 'The Way of Perfection', which illuminate the stages of contemplative prayer and intimate union with God. In 1970, Pope Saint Paul VI proclaimed her the first female Doctor of the Church.
Her conviction remains a beacon of trust: 'Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you. All things are passing; God never changes. Patience obtains all things. Whoever has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices.'
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Holy Gospel
Luke 11,47-54.
The Lord said: “Woe to you! You build the memorials of the prophets whom your ancestors killed.
Consequently, you bear witness and give consent to the deeds of your ancestors, for they killed them and you do the building.
Therefore, the wisdom of God said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and persecute'
in order that this generation might be charged with the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world,
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who died between the altar and the temple building. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be charged with their blood!
Woe to you, scholars of the law! You have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves did not enter and you stopped those trying to enter."
When he left, the scribes and Pharisees began to act with hostility toward him and to interrogate him about many things,
for they were plotting to catch him at something he might say.