15/10/2022
Today we honour the inspirational 16th century Carmelite and Doctor of the Church, St Teresa of Avila.
Teresa was blessed with great humility and an extraordinary commitment to prayer. She learned from the wisdom of St Paul that the Holy Spirit helps us in weakness, so even when we do not know how to pray, He prays within us with sighs too deep for words.
Through the trials she faced, Teresa never lost sight of hope, often joining with St Paul in declaring that her present sufferings were not worth comparing with the glory soon to be revealed through love of Christ. St Teresa of Avila, pray for us!