St. Teresa of Avila | Pray for Us
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St. Teresa of Avila | Pray for Us
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Heavyweight 100% cotton shirt with a relaxed drop-shoulder fit, vintage garment wash, tonal chest embroidery, and a woven SIGNUMX interior neck label.
St. Teresa of Avila, the joyful Carmelite reformer and Doctor of the Church who taught the world that prayer is friendship with God, is honored on October 15.
Quick Facts
| Feast Day | October 15, Memorial |
| Life & Canonization | Born 1515 in Ávila, Spain; died 1582 at Alba de Tormes |
| Patronage | Spain, people who pray, those suffering headaches and illness, and chess players |
| Symbols | A book and quill, a heart pierced by a flaming arrow, the Carmelite habit, a dove |
The Life of St. Teresa of Avila
Teresa de Ahumada was a lively, warm and witty girl from Ávila who entered the Carmelite convent at twenty. After years of ordinary religious life, a deep conversion in prayer set her heart on fire, and she began to experience God's presence with a closeness she spent the rest of her life describing.
With St. John of the Cross she renewed the Carmelite order, founding seventeen convents across Spain while traveling by mule cart on rough roads. Her books, above all The Interior Castle and her Life, remain some of the most loved guides to prayer ever written, and she was among the first women named a Doctor of the Church.
“Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you. All things are passing. God alone is enough.”
St. Teresa of Avila
Shirt Details
- Fabric: Heavyweight 100% cotton
- Fit: Relaxed drop-shoulder
- Details: Chest embroidery, woven SIGNUMX neck label
- Care: Machine wash cold, tumble dry low
Get to Know St. Teresa of Avila
Her Bookmark Prayer Still Calms Hearts
A short prayer found in her breviary has comforted people for centuries: "Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you. All things are passing. God never changes. Patience obtains all things. Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone is enough."
She Ran Off to Be a Martyr at Age Seven
As a little girl Teresa talked her brother Rodrigo into setting out to be martyred for Christ. An uncle met them on the road outside Ávila and brought them home, and the two later built little hermitages in the family garden.
Prayer Is Friendship With God
Teresa described mental prayer as an intimate sharing between friends, taking time often to be alone with Him who we know loves us. That simple idea has helped countless people begin to pray.
The Soul Is a Castle
In The Interior Castle she pictured the soul as a castle made of a single diamond with many rooms, with God dwelling in the center and inviting us ever deeper.
Her Famous Wit on the Road
A beloved story tells of Teresa being thrown from her cart into a muddy river. When she heard the Lord say that this is how He deals with His friends, she answered, "That is why You have so few of them."
Bernini Carved Her Moment of Grace
Teresa wrote of an angel piercing her heart with a golden arrow that left her burning with love for God. Bernini captured it in marble in the Ecstasy of St. Teresa in Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.
Comfort for the Sick and Weary
Teresa endured long seasons of illness and headaches, so many who are unwell ask her to pray for them and to share her patient trust in God.