St. Teresa of Avila (patron of headache sufferers)
St. Teresa of Avila
(patron of headache sufferers)
Find a brief biography and a quote written by Saint Teresa of Avila. Following God’s will is the focus of the St. Teresa of Avila Chaplet.
BIO OF SAINT TERESA OF AVILA
The First Feast of St. Teresa of Avila was on October 15, 1622
The canonization of St. Teresa of Avila was on March 12, 1622. Pope Paul VI declared her to be a doctor of the church on September 27, 1970. She is also known as St. Teresa of Jesus. She was a Spanish Carmelite nun who was born on March 28, 1515, and died on October 4, 1582.
Saint Teresa wrote timeless words that continue to inspire and guide us. For example, she wrote: When you have received Holy Communion, close your bodily eyes so that you may open the eyes of your soul. Then look upon Jesus in the center of your heart. The most well-known of her writings is The Interior Castle, which explores the internal journey of our souls.
The quote we chose for our reflection predates her book by two years. It was part of a letter she wrote to the Bishop of Avila in 1575. It is a unique perspective on unavoidable suffering.
I realize better every day what grace our Lord has shown me in enabling me to understand the blessings of suffering so that I can peacefully endure the want of happiness in earthly things since they pass so quickly.
St. Teresa of Avila (May 11, 1875)
Some Thoughts
Although suffering can feel overwhelming, it can become dignified and beautiful. We need to first learn to accept God’s will. We also need to pray for the grace and strength to bear our difficulties with patience. When we lovingly offer up our struggles for the needs of others, it is invaluable.
Our Lady of Grace Rosaries (October 15, 2020)
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Packaging
Each chaplet comes with a sturdy prayer card. It explains which prayers to say on which beads.
Suggestion
It is a good idea to store your chaplets and prayer cards together. Since chaplets have unique bead groupings and prayers, the prayer card and chaplet need to stay together so that you can continue to use them.
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CREDITS
The LOGO image of Our Lady of Grace is original artwork by Martin Lariviere in 2009. We have the artist’s permission (my son). It is our exclusive trademark logo image.
A beautifully photographed sky by Donald Tong inspired the website’s colour scheme. Cropped portions of it are the background for the footer Bible verse. He shared it as a free download on pexels.com.
Raphael painted The Sistine Madonna circa (1513-1514). We made circular cut-outs from the original image.
Pixabay shared the divider image for free. We added the theme colour to it.
Peter Paul Rubens, circa 1614, painted this compelling image of St. Teresa of Avila’s Vision of the Dove.
St. Teresa of Avila wrote these inspirational words in a letter to Don Alvaro de Mendoza, Bishop of Avila, on May 11, 1575. Two years later, she wrote The Interior Castle.
Our information is from general knowledge, experience, and shared internet sources. We’d like you to use it as a starting point for your research to verify facts and build a reference list.
IN REVIEW
St. Teresa of Avila (born 1515, died 1582) was a Spanish Carmelite nun. Her most well-known writing is The Interior Castle.
St. Teresa of Avila’s canonization was on March 12, 1622. Pope Paul VI declared her to be a doctor of the Church on September 27, 1970.
St. Teresa of Avila’s feast day is on October 15th. She was canonized on March 12, 1622, so her first feast day was on October 15, 1622.