The Way of Perfection

by Teresa of Avila

Publisher:

Thomas Baker

, 1919

Overview

Drawing the title from a phrase she found in the The Imitation of Christ, St. Teresa of Ávila’s The Way of Perfection consists of meditations on important matters of spiritual life, written as advice and explanation for the women of her reformed convent of the Carmelite Order. Although its aim was to teach the nuns at her convent how to spiritually progress through prayer and Christian meditation, it has inspired generations of those seeking to deepen their inner spiritual life.

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Key Features

• Offers St. Teresa of Ávila’s meditations on the spiritual life
• Provides insight into an important period of Church history
• Presents the wisdom of a modern Doctor of the Church

Contents

Top Highlights

“sanctity does not consist in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.” (Pages xxix–xxx)

“if poverty is real it guards purity and all the other virtues better than do fine buildings” (Page 13)

“recommends in this book interior recollection and the withdrawal from conversation with worldly people” (Page ix)

“prayer is the surest way to discover the devil’s snares and make him reveal himself. Be” (Page 48)

“What does it matter if I stay in Purgatory until the Day of Judgment if my prayers save a single soul?—how much more if they save many and give glory to God? Care nothing for any earthly pain when there is a question of rendering some greater service to Him Who suffered so much for us.” (Page 19)

Product Details

• Title: The Way of Perfection
• Author: St. Teresa of Ávila
• Publisher: Thomas Baker
• Publication Date: 1919
• Pages: 271
• Christian Group: Catholic
• Resource Type: Topical
• Topic: Post-Reformation, Spirituality

About Teresa of Avila

Teresa of Avila (1515–1582) is Doctor of the Church and venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran Traditions. She lived her life in Spain, where she was a Carmelite nun, a mystic, and a theologian. She was cofounder of the Discalced Carmelites along with St. John of the Cross. Among her other works are The Way of Perfection and her autobiography, The Life of Teresa of Jesus.