44 Saint Teresa of Avila Quotes for You to Enjoy

Saint Teresa of Avila

Spanish Saint

Born: Mar 28, 1515

Died: Oct 4, 1582

God Good Me Prayer Soul Will

Related authors: Francis of Assisi Joan of Arc Mother Teresa Pope John Paul II Saint Ambrose Saint Augustine Saint Ignatius St. Jerome

Pain is never permanent. Saint Teresa of Avila

Pain Never Permanent

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

I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions. Saint Teresa of Avila

Soul Thought Single Diamond Castle Containing Crystal Very Heaven Just Formed Rooms Mansions Transparent Many Resembling

I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself. Saint Teresa of Avila

Devil Those More Himself Terrified Am Than Afraid Who

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

Thankful Time Prayer Man Queen Giving Thanks Think Those Angels Give He Joseph Know Rendered She Devotion Without Always How Infant Any Them Themselves Then Manner Much Should Special Who Suffered Services Jesus

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. Saint Teresa of Avila

Good Eyes Memory Better Evil Made Once Saw Those Hid Out Wretched Imperfect He Good Works Rendered Blind Him Lord However Been Sins Blotted Them Who Deeds Works Even

I was living an extremely burdensome life, because every time I prayed, I became more clearly aware of my faults. On the one hand, God was calling me. On the other, I was following the way of the world. Doing what God wanted made me happy; but I felt bound by the things of this world. Saint Teresa of Avila

Life God Time Me Happy World Made Living Every Other Every Time Way Extremely Faults Following More Bound Clearly Calling Became Because Felt Doing Prayed Hand Burdensome Wanted Aware Things

If I should say anything that is not in conformity with what is held by the Holy Roman Catholic Church, it will be through ignorance and not through malice. This may be taken as certain, and also that, through God's goodness, I am, and shall always be, as I always have been, subject to her. Saint Teresa of Avila

God Ignorance Church Will Goodness Say Shall Through Taken Also Catholic Catholic Church Always Am Been Subject Malice May Roman Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church Anything Conformity Held Holy Certain Should Her

Whoever has not begun the practice of prayer, I beg for the love of the Lord not to go without so great a good. There is nothing here to fear but only something to desire. Saint Teresa of Avila

Love Good Great Prayer Fear Practice Nothing Something Only Without Lord Go Beg Begun Whoever Here Desire

I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible. Saint Teresa of Avila

Obedience Impossible Power Easy Seem Know Making Which Things

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. Saint Teresa of Avila

My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants; so much so, that he never could be persuaded to keep slaves, for he pitied them so much: and a slave belonging to one of his brothers being once in his house, was treated by him with as much tenderness as his own children. Saint Teresa of Avila

Great Man Charity Compassion Father Own Sick Once Brothers Could Tenderness Never He Towards House Also Him His Pitied Being Children Them Poor Much Persuaded Keep Servants Belonging Slave Treated Slaves

Let us consider the glorious Saint Paul: it seems that no other name fell from his lips than that of Jesus, because the name of Jesus was fixed and embedded in his heart. Saint Teresa of Avila

Heart Glorious Other Consider Embedded Seems Name Fell Because Saint His Than Fixed Lips Paul Us Let Us Jesus

The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or not, but simply saying the first thing that comes to mind from being learnt by rote by frequent repetition - cannot be called prayer: God grant that no Christian may address Him in this manner. Saint Teresa of Avila

God Saying Prayer Words Mind First Nothing Christian Suitable Caring Address Simply Almighty Freely Him First Thing Frequent Learnt God Almighty Repetition May The First Thing Being Cannot Whether Custom Manner Grant Speaking Rote Thing Slave

When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No one saw what I endured... At the moment of my entrance into this new state I felt a joy so great that it has never failed me even to this day; and God converted the dryness of my soul into a very great tenderness. Saint Teresa of Avila

God Day Great Me Soul Joy State Took Saw Immediately Those Favours My Soul Entrance Habit Tenderness Never No-One He Failed New Him Felt How Lord Very Order Endured Converted Themselves Moment Who Even Serve Violence

I don't know what heavy penance I would not have gladly undertaken rather than practice prayer. Saint Teresa of Avila

Prayer Practice Penance Would Rather Gladly Know Undertaken Than Heavy

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