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Sunday 13 September

Gouache illustration of an adult Carmelite nun in a brown habit and white veil, standing with folded hands in a white-walled convent room while gazing at a wooden statue of the wounded Christ.

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Saint Teresa of Avila: Prayer as Friendship with God

Teresa of Avila, a Carmelite nun who long struggled with her weaknesses, was moved by a statue of the wounded Christ and lived prayer as friendship with God.vatican.va3 minRead today's story