Everytime St. Teresa of Avila describes someone that strikes her as...
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Sep 23, 2025
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Everytime St. Teresa of Avila describes someone that strikes her as having achieved a high spiritual perfection it seems the four things in common in her reports are: humility, a patience so strong the thought of complaining never arises, a severe yearning for God, spiritual joy.
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Just a passing note as ai continue reading Foundations. There are surely more points to raise, and that she herself raises. In the Way of Perfection he reduces it to: humility, detachment, love of God and neighbour as the principles in virtue that support spiritual perfection.