Date: September 02, 2007

Podcaster: stlocds

Episode Description:

St. Teresa of the Andes - letter 96
to her brother LuisMay 12, 1919
“Let me speak to your, heart to heart, to show you what is the motive of our life, what is the prime goal of every person, of every Christian: "To know, to love and to serve God here on earth to gain heaven." What does every thing on earth, science, glory, honors matter, if all of them come to an end? Death does away with everything. Only a single knowledge, only one truth will not be taken away, because it is based on what is immutable. Only one good, one love can never be destroyed, because it's eternal and infinite. Everything passes away in life but our good deeds. We too will pass away. Only one Being will remain always the same: God. Let's love Him, even before knowing Him. God alone is worthy of being known, because He is infinite. Why not seek that Being, the only necessary One? Let's love Him and we'll be happy, because God is the object of our understanding and will.
“The way to know God is humility. Let's humble ourselves before Him. With our hearts, let's ask Him to reveal Himself to our souls infinitely. He will not despise us, because God loves souls. Let's seek Him by means of prayer. Even though we don't feel drawn to it, our minds must see how much profit this knowledge brings us, and our wills must seek the means that make it happen. Let's seek Him by means of the Sacraments. Our Lord left the Sacraments to us in order to unite us more with His Divine Person. Let's go to Communion as often as possible in order to love Him more. One who draws near the fire becomes warm."
time: 4:00Copyright 1994. Letters of St. Teresa of the Andes translated by Michael D. Griffin, O.C.D. Teresian Charism Press Holy Hill 1525 Carmel Road Hubertus, WI 53033 USA