Teresa of Ávila

Eduardo Balaca (ca. 1877) (link)

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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.

Bookmark Prayer of Saint Teresa (Oratio Sanctae Teresiae)

Nada te turbe,

Let nothing disturb you,

nada te espante,

let nothing frighten you,

todo se pasa,

all things are passing away:

Dios no se muda.

God never changes.

La paciencia

Patience

todo lo alcanza;

obtains all things;

quien a Dios tiene

whoever has God

nada le falta:

lacks nothing:

sólo Dios basta.

God alone suffices.

— Saint Teresa of Ávila, 16th century