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Teresa of Avila, born on March 28, 1515, and died on October 4, 1582, was a Spanish mystic, nun, and theologian. She is a saint of the Catholic Church, renowned for her profound insights into mysticism and spiritual life.

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Famous Teresa of Avila Quotes

“As to the aridity you are suffering from, it seems to me our Lord is treating you like someone He considers strong: He wants to test you and see if you love Him as much at times of aridity as when He sends you consolations. I think this is a very great favor for God to show you.”

Ifs Thinking Want God Shows Seems Suffering Strong Lord Tests Favors Consolation Our Lord

Book:The Letters of Saint Teresa of Jesus

Source: The Letters of Saint Teresa of Jesus

“Pain is never permanent.”

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Author:Teresa of Avila

“Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.”

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Author:Teresa of Avila

“The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate nurture. I defended myself against him by alleging the trials which Christ endured, and that it was not much for me to suffer something for His sake; besides, He would help me to bear it.”

Helping Suffering Christ Religious Bears Devil Endure Sake Trials Help Me Delicate Nurture Religious Life Delicate Life

Book:The Life of St. Teresa of Avila

Source: The Life of St. Teresa of Avila

“Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.”

World Purpose Suffering Blessed Saint

Book:The Letters of Saint Teresa of Jesus

Source: The Letters of Saint Teresa of Jesus

“Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.”

Thinking Ends Remember Suffering Eternal Gains Saint Favors

Author:Teresa of Avila

“If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.”

Ifs Reason Suffering Crosses Perfection

Author:Teresa of Avila

“Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith. Patient endurance attends to all things.”

Mind Heart Suffering Faith Serious All Things Grateful Salvation Patient Endurance Fortitude Deliverance Grateful Heart

Author:Teresa of Avila

“Truth suffers, but never dies.”

Suffering Dies Saint

Book:The Letters of Saint Teresa of Jesus

Source: The Letters of Saint Teresa of Jesus

“Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.”

Ifs Suffering Values Lord Trouble Love You Paid

Author:Teresa of Avila

“Oh, how everything that is suffered with love is healed again!”

Suffering Love Is Healed

Book:The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, vol 2

Source: The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, vol 2

“Patience obtains everything.”

Suffering

Author:Teresa of Avila

“Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.”

Whole Suffering Journey Importance

Book:The Way of Perfection

Source: The Way of Perfection

“We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.”

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Book:Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila

Source: Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila

“One must not think that a person who is suffering is not praying. He is offering up his sufferings to God, and many a time he is praying much more truly than one who goes away by himself and meditates his head off, and, if he has squeezed out a few tears, thinks that is prayer.”

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Author:Teresa of Avila

“There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.”

Suffering Jesus Difficult Christ Lord Jesus Christ Labor Endure Trials Affliction Torment Our Lord Lord Jesus Christ Our Lord Jesus Christ

Author:Teresa of Avila

“Let us consider what the glorious Virgin endured, and what the holy apostles suffered, and we shall find that they who were nearest to Jesus Christ were the most afflicted.”

Suffering Jesus Christ Holy Jesus Christ Glorious Virgins Apostles

Author:Teresa of Avila

“In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.”

Light Earth Night Suffering Heaven Worst Serious Hotel One Night Inconvenient

Author:Teresa of Avila

“We bloomed in Spring. Our bodies are the leaves of God. The apparent seasons of life and death our eyes can suffer; but our souls, dear, I will just say this forthright: they are God Himself, we will never perish until He does.”

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Author:Teresa of Avila

About the Author

Born: March 28, 1515
Died: October 4, 1582
Known for: Saint
Quotes: 287

Books & Sources

Complete Works St. Teresa Of AvilaRelated source material

The Letters of Saint Teresa of JesusRelated source material

The Life of St. Teresa of AvilaRelated source material

General introduction. Life. Spiritual relationsRelated source material

The Interior CastleRelated source material

The Interior Castle (Annotated Edition)Related source material

The Way of PerfectionRelated source material

Book of the foundations. Minor prose works. Poems. Documents. IndicesRelated source material

The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila: Volume 1Related source material

The Interior Castle, or the MansionsRelated source material

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