Quote of the day, 31 July: St. Teresa of Avila

Allow me to insist so that you may understand my point of view. It is that in my dealings with the Society I hold their concerns close to my heart and would lay down my life for them, as long as I understood that I would not by that be doing a disservice to God.

We are all vassals of this King. May it please His Majesty that those belonging to his Son and his Mother be such that like courageous soldiers we look only at the banner of our King to follow his will. If we Carmelites truly do this, obviously those who bear the name of Jesus cannot turn away from us, a threat that has often been made to me. May it please God to preserve you for many years.

Saint Teresa of Avila

Letter 228 to the Jesuit Provincial in Madrid (excerpts)
Avila, 10 February 1578

“I am always aware of what we owe to the Society” (St. Teresa of Avila, Letter 230). #Jesuits #Carmelites

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Teresa of Avila, St. 1985, The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, translated from the Spanish by Kavanaugh, K; Rodriguez, O, ICS Publications, Washington DC.