To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that. - Saint Teresa of Avila 2 Share Now -
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? - Saint Teresa of Avila 3 Share Now -
God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards. If I do remember it, I always see some other virtue in that person. - Saint Teresa of Avila 4 Share Now -
We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us. - Saint Teresa of Avila 5 Share Now -
Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything. - Saint Teresa of Avila 6 Share Now -
Those who give themselves to prayer should in a special manner have always a devotion to St. Joseph; for I know not how any man can think of the Queen of the angels, during the time that she suffered so much with the Infant Jesus, without giving thanks to St. Joseph for the services he rendered them then. - Saint Teresa of Avila 7 Share Now -
We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us. - Saint Teresa of Avila 8 Share Now -
For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God. - Saint Teresa of Avila 9 Share Now -
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. - Saint Teresa of Avila 10 Share Now -
