2023-10-15 02:00:00
Always with the guidance and guidance of the ecclesial authorities as well as the spiritual directors she had, Saint Teresa committed herself to founding new convents in which she reorganized the life of the cloistered nuns, opting for a more austere spirit, without vanity. no luxuries.
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Teresa had both a passionate heart and a lively intelligence. However, even with that, she was not spared from spending much of her religious life mired in mediocrity and restlessness, accentuated by illnesses and physical ailments. And when she wanted to do things better, she also couldn’t avoid what Saint John of the Cross mystically called “the dark night of the soul.” God would allow me to experience all of this firsthand for long periods, although not meaninglessly.
In her mid-forties, when Teresa finally allowed herself to be truly led by God, whether through prayer or spiritual reading, her interior began to rediscover her first love for the Crucified. And that would be just the first step.
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