Humility is in reality a confession of the greatness of God, who after His voluntary self-annihilation was exalted and glorified; wherefore Holy Writ says: "For great is the power of God alone, and He is honoured by the humble."
It was for this reason that God pledged Himself to exalt the humble, and continually showers new graces upon them in return for the glory He constantly receives from them. Hence the inspired word again reminds us: "Be humble, and thou shalt obtain every grace from God." [More]

Once, while I was wondering why our Lord so dearly loves the virtue of humility, the thought suddenly struck me, without previous reflection, that it is because God is the supreme Truth and humility is the truth, for it is most true that we have nothing good of ourselves but only misery and nothingness: whoever ignores this, lives a life of falsehood. They that realize this fact most deeply are the most pleasing to God, the supreme Truth, for they walk in the truth. God grant, sisters, that we … [More]

In Spanish: S. Teresa de Jesús, miniseries
cap. 1, Camino de Perfección http://tl.gloria.tv/?media=85432
cap. 2: http://tl.gloria.tv/?media=85458
cap. 3: http://tl.gloria.tv/?media=85494
cap. 4: http://tl.gloria.tv/?media=85644
cap. 5: http://tl.gloria.tv/?media=85782
cap. 6: http://tl.gloria.tv/?media=85810
cap. 7: http://tl.gloria.tv/?media=85968
cap. 8: http://tl.gloria.tv/?media=85973

Serie de 8 capítulos que recrean fielmente la vida de Santa Teresa de Jesús, la santa de Ávila, tomando … [More]

OCTOBER 15, 2010
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
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INTO THE LION'S MOUTH
October 15, 2010
Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church
Father Daniel Ray, LC
Luke 12:1-7
At that time: So many people were crowding together that they were
trampling one another underfoot. He began to speak, first to his
disciples, "Beware of the leaven-- that is, the hypocrisy-- of the
Pharisees. There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, nor
secret that … [More]

In the Autobiography which she completed towards the end of her life, Saint Teresa of Avila gives us a description of her parents, along with a disparaging estimate of her own character. "The possession of virtuous parents who lived in the fear of God, together with those favors which I received from his Divine Majesty, might have made me good, if I had not been so very wicked." A heavy consciousness of sin was prevalent in sixteenth-century Spain, and we can readily discount this avowal of … [More]