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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - St Teresa of Avila
DESCRIPTION:  \nFrom a Work by St. Teresa of Avila  [1] \n  \nIf Christ Jesus dwells in a person as his friend and noble leader\, that one can endure all things\, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend. And I clearly see that if we expect to please him and receive an abundance of his graces\, God desires that these graces must come to us from the hands of Christ\, through his most sacred humanity\, in which God takes delight. \n  \nMany\, many times I have perceived this through experience. The Lord has told it to me. I have definitely seen that we must enter by this gate if we wish his Sovereign Majesty to reveal to us great and hidden mysteries. A person should desire no other path\, even if he is at the summit of contemplation; on this road he walks safely. All blessings come to us through Our Lord. He will teach us\, for in beholding his life we find that he is the best example. \n  \nWhat more do we desire from such a friend at our side? Unlike our friends in the world\, he will never abandon us when we are troubled or distressed. Blessed is the one who truly loves him and always keeps him near. Let us consider the glorious St. Paul: it seems that no other name fell from his lips than that of Jesus\, because the name of Jesus was fixed and embedded in his heart. Once I had come to understand this truth\, I carefully considered the lives of the saints\, the great contemplatives\, and found that they took no other path: Francis\, Anthony of  Padua\, Bernard\, Catherine of sienna. A person must walk along this path in freedom\, placing himself in God’s hands. If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets\, we ought to accept this gladly. \n  \nWhenever we think of Christ we should recall the love that led him to bestow on us so many graces and favors\, and also the great love God showed in giving us in Christ a pledge of his love; for love calls for love in return. Let us strive to keep this always before our eyes and to rouse ourselves to love him. For if at some time the Lord should grant us the grace of impressing his love on our hearts\, all will become easy for us and we shall accomplish great things quickly and without effort. \n[1]  The Liturgy of the Hours  – vol IV – Catholic Book Publishing Co – New York – 1975 – pg 1483 \n 
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