Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Memorial of Saints (October 15)

Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials of Saints

  • Teresa of Avila, virgin and doctor of the Church;
  • Leonard of Vandoeuvre, abbot;
  • Thecla of Kitzingen, virgin;
  • Euthymius the Younger, abbot

A popular prayer of St. Teresa of Avila

Let nothing disturb thee,
Nothing affright thee;
All things are passing;
God never changeth;
Patient endurance
Attaineth to all things;
Who God possesseth
In nothing is wanting;
Alone God sufficeth.

This prayer of St. Teresa of Avila is found in her breviary. Learn more

On the Life, Writings and Spirituality of St. Teresa of Avila, virgin and Doctor Learn more

St. Teresa of Avila was also one of the leaders of the Counter-Reformation together with St. John of the Cross, St. Ignatius of Loyola, and the leaders of the French School of Spirituality.

Related blog posts:
  • The Reformation and Counter-Reformation, Learn more
  • Saints and Leaders of the Counter-Reformation, Learn more

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