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It's the Feast of St. Teresa of Avila, 3rd Class, with the color of White. In this episode: the meditation: "Angels in the Old Testament", today's news from the Church: "Leo XIV Relaunches Vatican Diplomacy in Moscow", a preview of the Sermon: "Dwell in the Sacred Heart", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org

Sources Used Today:

• "Angels in the Old Testament" — From the Assumption to Advent
  • https://angeluspress.org/products/from-trinity-sunday-to-the-assumption
  
  
• "Leo XIV Relaunches Vatican Diplomacy in Moscow" (FSSPX.news)
  • https://fsspx.news/en/news/russia-leo-xiv-relaunches-vatican-diplomacy-moscow-61543
  
  
• "Dwell in the Sacred Heart" (SSPX Sermons)
  • SSPX YouTube: Sermons Playlist
  • Listen & Subscribe: SSPX Sermons Podcast
  
  
• The Spiritual Life — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press)
  • https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop
  
  

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Saint Teresa of Ávila is famous for her mystical visions, her reform of the Carmelites, and her extraordinary writings on prayer. But some of the best stories about her reveal a woman who was practical, funny, occasionally exasperated, and remarkably good at handling difficult people.

For example, Teresa once found herself dealing with a nun who insisted she was receiving extraordinary supernatural revelations. Rather than immediately believing her, Teresa suspected the woman might be imagining things. According to an account in her Foundations, she arranged for the sister to eat properly, sleep more, and spend less time dwelling on her supposed visions.

Teresa understood something important.

Not every unusual spiritual experience comes from heaven.

She also had a wonderful sense of humor about her own difficulties. One famous story says that while traveling between convents, Teresa fell into a muddy stream and complained to God about how badly He treated His friends. According to the traditional telling, Our Lord answered, "Teresa, that is how I treat My friends."

Teresa supposedly replied, "No wonder You have so few!"

The exchange is probably legendary, but generations of Catholics have loved it because it sounds exactly like the Teresa they encounter in her writings.

Then there were her adventures in convent administration.

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