In the final rooms of the 6th Dwelling Place of the Interior Castle, St. Teresa teaches us about some special favors our Lord gives to prepare the soul with wedding garments for entrance into His Kingly Chambers, the Throne Room. The Lord gives us the light to know we are in God and God is in us and how damaging it is for us to sin in God. In order to go forward, the soul must also understand that God is Truth, the Light of Truth. St. Teresa clarifies that to walk in truth is to walk in humility. In the final chapter of the 6th Dwelling Place, we enter the room of the Fire of Love and the ardent anguish souls experience in their uncontainable desires for full union with God in Spiritual Marriage. Despite the great pain, much joy and great benefits are experienced.
RESOURCES:
“Interior Castle, Study Guide, 2nd Edition” by St. Teresa of Avila; Translated and Prepared by Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD; ICS Publications.
“The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila,” Vol. 1 (includes “The Book of Her Life, Spiritual Testimonies, Soliloquies”) by St. Teresa of Avila, Translated by Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD and Otilio Rodriguez, OCD; ICS Publications.
“The Ordinary Path to Holiness” by R. Thomas Richard, PhD; St. Pauls, 2003.
“Journey into Divine Intimacy with St. Teresa of Avila” by Sr. Leslie Lund, OCDH; Carmelite Sisters of Mary Publishers, 2019.
“The Word of the Lord: Reflections on the Sunday Mass Readings, Year A” by John Bergsma; Emmaus Road Publishing.
Interior Castle (part 7): Fifth Dwelling Place; Ch. 3 & 4: True Union with God
Evangelical Counsels and Perfection
Interior Castle (part 6): Fifth Dwelling Place; New Life in Christ, Fragments of Heaven
St. Therese: Being and doing for the Lord
St. John of the Cross’ Light in the Dark
Interior Castle (part 5): Fourth Dwelling Place; Transition & Transformation
Interior Castle (part 4): Third Dwelling Place; Pioneer or Settler?
The extraordinary--but ordinary--life of St. Joseph
Interior Castle (part 3): Second dwelling place, the seed is germinating, the battle intensifies
“Nada, Nada, Nada” of St. John of the Cross
Faith Is not a zero-sum game, with Deacon Mark Danis, OCDS
Lenten thoughts & resources for 2023
Interior Castle (part 2): Image of the Soul in the First Dwelling Place
St. Therese’s Influence on a Priest’s Vocation
A Soul of Silence: Sister Elizabeth of the Trinity
Interior Castle (part 1): The Our Father Prayer
Replay: St. Teresa Margaret and the Practice of the Presence of God
Christ Made Manifest (Epiphany)
Rejoice and Be Light (Homily by Fr. John MacQuarrie)
Replay: The Christmas Grace and Epiphany of St. Therese of Lisieux
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Cast The Word
Let Me Be Frank | Bishop Frank Caggiano’s Podcast | Diocese of Bridgeport, CT
The Kingdom Power Fellowship Podcast
The Bible Recap
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)