Novena to St. Teresa of Jesus (Avila)
9 Days to walk together with St. Teresa of Jesus who will guide us along the path of her own experience to be able to pray to God as one would a friend, the God whom we know loves us.
St. Teresa of Jesus will be a sure guide who
- talks about what she knows through her own experience,
- understands the problems of prayer: distractions, dryness…
- describes in a lively and engaging manner the different stages of prayer which lead to the Seventh Mansion, the summit of our relationship with God
Programme
Day 1. “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness".
Created for communion with God
Day 2. "“Here is your mother”.
The Virgin Mary leads us into union with God
Day 3. “Joseph was faithful to the law".
St. Joseph, our protector and teacher of prayer
Day 4. "‘You are my friends if you do what I command".
Prayer is a loving relationship with God
Day 5. “My brothers are those who hear God's word and put it into practice"
Jesus gives Teresa the mission to be a founder
Day 6. "I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail".
Pray for priests
Day 7. ““For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost".
Pray for the salvation of sinners
Day 8. “If you love me, keep my commands".
Teresa's spiritual life reaches its summit in the life of the Trinity
Day 9. "I pray for those you have given me, for they are yours”.
Encounter with the Lord
Written and compiled
by María Pilar Vila, Doctor in Theology, lay Teresian Carmelite, Barcelona 2018.
Translated by Chantal Roxane Haigh, OCDS
In depth studies, articles relating to Carmel may be found on María Pilar Vila's website, which has an automatic translator for items not already in English:
https://carmeloteresajuan.wordpress.com/
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