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Carmelite

4th mansions: consolations versus delights
17 Mar 2015

4th mansions: consolations versus delights

by Connie Rossini | posted in: Prayer and Virtue | 4

  Now we begin to look at contemplative prayer as Teresa of Avila sees it. The fourth mansions are the transition from prayer that is produced by the soul to prayer that God gives the soul. In this post, I … Continued

Carmelite, Consolations, Contemplation. St. Teresa of Avila, Delights, Interior Castle, Locutions, Private Revelation
Lay people and the third mansions
24 Feb 2015

Lay people and the third mansions

by Connie Rossini | posted in: Prayer and Virtue | 14

  My most recent post at SpiritualDirection.com was about the one path to holiness. everyone, I wrote, is called to deepen their relationship with God through prayer. Everyone becomes holy by prayer and virtue. As always when this subject comes … Continued

Carmelite, Humility, Interior Castle, Lay Person, St. Teresa of Avila, Third Mansions
Acquired recollection in the third mansions
3 Feb 2015

Acquired recollection in the third mansions

by Connie Rossini | posted in: Prayer and Virtue | 12

  The next stage of prayer that we have to talk about has been called by so many names that it is often hard to tell that various writers are talking about the same thing. Teresa of Avila calls it … Continued

Acquired Recollection, Carmelite, Interior Castle, Meditation, St. Teresa of Avila, Third Mansions
Prayer in the third mansions
27 Jan 2015

Prayer in the third mansions

by Connie Rossini | posted in: Prayer and Virtue | 4

  We’re going to start discussing the third mansions from St. Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle with the most exciting part–prayer. In the third mansions, prayer begins simplifying, as the soul prepares herself to receive infused contemplation. Now, when I … Continued

Affective Prayer, Carmelite, Interior Castle, Meditation, St. Teresa of Avila
Prayer in the second mansions
6 Jan 2015

Prayer in the second mansions

by Connie Rossini | posted in: Prayer and Virtue | 9

  Reading Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila, we might find ourselves surprised. The Church has proclaimed Teresa a Doctor of Prayer, but the first part of her master work on the subject barely mentions prayer! If prayer is … Continued

Carmelite, Interior Castle, Meditation, Prayer, Teresa of Ávila
Teresa of Avila’s second mansions
16 Dec 2014

Teresa of Avila’s second mansions

by Connie Rossini | posted in: Prayer and Virtue | 8

  I hope you are ready to begin studying St. Teresa of Avila’s second mansions. I’m excited about this. My guess, based on experience, is that most of my readers are in this stage or the next. Some of you … Continued

Carmelite, Interior Castle, Prayer, Second Mansions, St. Teresa of Avila

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