Teresa of Ávila
Feast: October 15
Eduardo Balaca (ca. 1877)
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Saint Teresa of Ávila was a Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and Doctor of the Church who lived from 1515 to 1582. She reformed the Carmelite Order and founded numerous convents. Her writings on prayer and contemplation, especially “The Interior Castle,” remain classics of Christian mysticism.
Patron of:
- Headache Sufferers
- Spain
- Religious Orders
Oratio Sanctae Teresiae
Nada te turbe,
nada te espante,
todo se pasa,
Dios no se muda.
La paciencia
todo lo alcanza;
quien a Dios tiene
nada le falta:
sólo Dios basta.
Let nothing disturb you,
let nothing frighten you,
all things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience
obtains all things;
whoever has God
lacks nothing:
God alone suffices.
— Saint Teresa of Ávila, 16th century