On the day of the feast of Saint Teresa of Ávila, the first Doctor of the Church and founder of the Discalced Carmelites, we share 10 of her phrases that inspire us to face suffering with Jesus.
1. “Nothing disturbs you, nothing frightens you, everything passes away, God does not change, patience achieves everything, he who has nothing from God lacks, only God is enough” (Poem “Nothing disturbs you”).
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2. “After the Savior was put on the cross, on the cross is ‘glory and honor’, and in suffering pain is life and consolation, and the surest way to heaven” (Poem “Life is in the cross”).
3. “I very gladly choose all the sufferings in the world for a little more enjoyment to understand more deeply the greatness of God; Well, I see that the one who understands him the most loves and praises him the most (“Book of Life”).
4. “The fear that he used to have of suffering is now more mitigated, because his faith is more alive and he understands that if he goes through it through God, His Majesty will give him grace to suffer it with patience” (book of ““Abodes”).
5. “Do not be afraid, die of thirst on this path; there is never a lack of water of consolation so much that one cannot suffer (Book “Path of perfection”).
6. “Blessed is the heart in love that has placed its thought on God alone; For him he renounces everything created, and in him he finds his glory and his contentment. Even of himself he lives carelessly, because in his God is all his intention, and thus the waves of this stormy sea pass happily and very joyfully” (Poem “Blessed is the heart in love”).
7. “Helplessness, crosses, misfortunes come to him; Since God is his treasure, he lacks nothing” (Poem “Nothing disturbs you”).
8. “If you are suffering or sad, look at him on the way to the garden: what great affliction he carried in his soul!” (Book “Path of perfection”).
9. “It seems, Lord, that you rigorously test those who love you, so that in the extreme of work the greatest extreme of your love may be understood (“Book of Life”).
10. “Look, all the demons are making war on us, and we must wait for the protection of God alone, and this must be done by obeying and suffering, and then He takes us by the hand” (Letters 186, 4).
Diego Lopez Marina
I was born in 1991. I have a degree in Communication Sciences. Since 2015 I have worked as a digital journalist. I started my career at the Peruvian newspaper El Comercio. In 2016, I started as an editor at ACI Prensa and I have worked as a web editor since 2018. Starting in 2024, I write the newsletter for social media. I specialize in Catholic news focused on the defense of life and family, international politics, technology, popular culture and the Vatican.