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Christ appeared to St Teresa of Avila in an imaginative vision as she received Holy Communion from St John of the Cross on this date in 1572, saying: “Behold this nail; it is a sign you will be My bride from today on.”
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Today we read about St. Teresa’s vision of hell. Hell is a theme that appears often in her writings; it underlines the fact that free will is a gift and that we can choose to love God freely for our redemption through Christ.
"There is no assurance in God's revelations," writes St. John of the Cross. He cites examples from the lives of Saints Peter and Paul where they both need guidance and correction in their ministries.
St. Joseph placed before my eyes all the graces with which God had favored me
Saint Teresa's imaginative vision in which the Lord said that she should write "about the foundation of these houses" occurred after she "received Communion, on the second day of Lent, in St. Joseph’s at Malagón", 9 February 1570.
And if I rejoice, Lord, in the hope of seeing you, yet seeing I can lose you doubles my sorrow. Living in such fear and hoping as I hope, I die because I do not die.
I left Paris the day following the anniversary of the death of the Saint. Although I had no desire to go to Flanders, I took this journey...
At the beginning of the Salve Regina, I saw the Mother of God descend with a great multitude of angels
God seemed so present to me that I thought of St. Peter's words: You are Christ, Son of the living God.
In a vision, Our Lord encourages her to make more foundations and to write their history
Behold this nail; it is a sign you will be My bride from today on.
The entire Trinity rests within us
May the power of your love fill our hearts also and stir us to ever more generous efforts in your service
God seemed so present to me that I thought of St. Peter's words: You are Christ, Son of the living God
God was so silent that St. Paul reproved Peter
The worst was that interior fire and despair
The Lord wanted me to see the place the devils had prepared there for me
The soul is converted into the immense fire of love
Cuando ves a mi Madre que me tiene en los brazos
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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. ~ St. Teresa of Avila
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