Teresa Of Avila

Broschiertes Buch

The Way of Perfection

Beschreibung

This famous spiritual classic makes known St. Teresa's wonderful combination of common sense, strong Catholic Faith, and amazing spiritual energy. In this book, she shares her own ardent spirit, encouraging us in our efforts to serve God and assuring us that these efforts will be rewarded far beyond what we could ever imagine. St. Teresa gives many fascinating insights into the spiritual life regarding relatives, confessors, health, the snares of Satan, supernatural vs. natural love, and more. She also explains what contemplation is and how it differs from ordinary mental and vocal prayer. In the process, she analyzes the Our Father phrase by phrase, explaining how to transform our vocal prayer into mental prayer. St. Teresa assures us that those who practice this simple mental prayer may hope that God will grant them the "prayer of quiet," which is the beginning of contemplation and of God's heavenly "Kingdom" enjoyed even on this earth.

Autor

St. Teresa of Jesus was born in 1515 in Ávila, Spain and entered the Carmelite Convent of the Incarnation in 1535, against the wishes of her father. During a serious illness, she practiced mental prayer and started receiving intellectual visions and locutions from Our Lord, which continued for the rest of her life. Together with St. John of the Cross, she began a reform movement which stressed a return to a traditional rule of poverty and simplicity for Carmelites. St. Teresa died on October 4, 1582, in Alba de Torres. She was canonized along with St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Francis Xavier, and St. Phillip Neri in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Saint Benedict Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 206mm x 132mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781505134087
• ISBN-10: 1505134080
• Artikelnr.: 70772357