{"product_id":"st-teresa-of-avila-pray-for-us","title":"St. Teresa of Avila | Pray for Us","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeavyweight 100% cotton shirt with a relaxed drop-shoulder fit, vintage garment wash, tonal chest embroidery, and a woven SIGNUMX interior neck label.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSt. 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuick Facts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.05); border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15); border-radius:8px; padding:14px 18px; margin:18px 0; color:#F5F5F5;\"\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; color:#F5F5F5; background:transparent;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eFeast Day\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eOctober 15, Memorial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eLife \u0026amp; Canonization\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eBorn 1515 in Ávila, Spain; died 1582 at Alba de Tormes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003ePatronage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eSpain, people who pray, those suffering headaches and illness, and chess players\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eSymbols\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eA book and quill, a heart pierced by a flaming arrow, the Carmelite habit, a dove\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Life of St. Teresa of Avila\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeresa 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Interior Castle\u003c\/em\u003e and her \u003cem\u003eLife\u003c\/em\u003e, remain some of the most loved guides to prayer ever written, and she was among the first women named a Doctor of the Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.05); border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15); border-radius:8px; padding:14px 18px; margin:18px 0; color:#F5F5F5; border-left:3px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.5); font-style:italic;\"\u003e“Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you. All things are passing. 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All things are passing. God never changes. Patience obtains all things. Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone is enough.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe Ran Off to Be a Martyr at Age Seven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrayer Is Friendship With God\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eTeresa 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Soul Is a Castle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Interior Castle\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHer Famous Wit on the Road\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eA 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernini Carved Her Moment of Grace\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eTeresa 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 \u003cem\u003eEcstasy of St. Teresa\u003c\/em\u003e in Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComfort for the Sick and Weary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eTeresa 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SIGNUMX","offers":[{"title":"Coffee \/ S","offer_id":68025529991404,"sku":"261102PODPQ3001#001","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Coffee \/ M","offer_id":68025530024172,"sku":"261102PODPQ3001#002","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Coffee \/ L","offer_id":68025530056940,"sku":"261102PODPQ3001#003","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Coffee \/ XL","offer_id":68025530089708,"sku":"261102PODPQ3001#004","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Coffee \/ 2XL","offer_id":68025530122476,"sku":"261102PODPQ3001#005","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ S","offer_id":68025529827564,"sku":"261102PODPQ3001#006","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ M","offer_id":68025529860332,"sku":"261102PODPQ3001#007","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L","offer_id":68025529893100,"sku":"261102PODPQ3001#008","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL","offer_id":68025529925868,"sku":"261102PODPQ3001#009","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 2XL","offer_id":68025529958636,"sku":"261102PODPQ3001#010","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1349\/6300\/files\/st-teresa-of-avila-pray-for-us-coffee-front-transparent_0fe7580a-4f9e-42a3-819d-32a9c5833256.png?v=1793598053","url":"https:\/\/www.signumx.store\/products\/st-teresa-of-avila-pray-for-us","provider":"SIGNUMX Catholic Apparel Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}