"When I took the habit, the Lord immediately……" — Teresa of Avila

When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He… - Teresa of Avila

"When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No one saw what I endured... At the moment of my entrance into this new state I felt a joy so great that it has never failed me even to this day; and God converted the dryness of my soul into a very great tenderness."

— Teresa of Avila

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