The life and letters of St. Teresa
Subtitle: Volume 1
Publisher: Burns and Oates
Published: 1893
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: CHAPTER I.; title: FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD OF TERESA.; title: Avila 1; title: Alfonso Sanchez de Cepeda 2; title: His family 3; title: Birth of Teresa 4; title: Her childhood 5; title: Her account of her parents 6; title: Christian families in Spain 7; title: Her brother Rodrigo 8; title: Desire of martyrdom 9; title: Picture of our Lord at the well 10; title: Dona Beatriz 10; title: Books of Chivalry 11; title: Death of Dona Beatriz 11; title: Maria de Cepeda 12; title: Teresa's romance 13; title: Vanities 14; title: The cousins 14; title: Fear of disgrace 15; title: A dangerous friendship 16; title: Her self-accusations 17; title: She is sent to a convent 18; title: Dona Maria Briceho 19; title: Teresa with her married sister 20; title: Her uncle sends her good books 21; title: Conflict as to religious life 21; title: CHAPTER II.; title: THE CONVENT OF THE INCARNATION.; title: The convent outside the walls 23; title: Sacred sites in it 24; title: Juana Suarez 24; title: Contest with Teresa's father 25; title: Her entrance 26; title: Her own account 27; title: Novitiate 28; title: Alleged carelessness and vanity 29; title: What her sisters would have said 30; title: Her profession 31; title: Her health breaks down 32; title: "The Third Alphabet" 33; title: Method of Prayer 34; title: Becedas 35; title: Conversion of a priest 35; title: Return to Avila 36; title: Patience 37; title: Teresa's apparent death 37; title: Accident by fire 38; title: Return to life 38; title: Great sufferings 39; title: Return to the convent 40; title: Progress in virtue 40; title: Her language as to herself 41; title: Improvement in health 43; title: Devotion to St Joseph 44; title: Teresa's vocation to spread it 45; title: CHAPTER III.; title: A TURNING-POINT IN LIFE.; title: Rule at the Convent of the Incarnation 46; title: Warning as to visits 48; title: Vision of our Lord 49; title: Mental prayer 50; title: Her father learns it 51; title: Her father's illness 52; title: Account of his death 53; title: Its effect on Teresa 54; title: Father Vicente Baron 55; title: Beginning of her great progress 56; title: Account of her prayer 57; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: PERFECT CONVERSION.; title: Teresa's Autobiography 59; title: Picture of our Lord 60; title: Devotion to St Mary Magdalene 61; title: And to the Agony 61; title: The books of nature 62; title: Confessions of St. Augustine 63; title: Habit of prayer 64; title: Alarm at favours 65; title: Magdalene of the Cross 65; title: The nun af Lisbon 66; title: Trials of Teresa 67; title: The College of the Society at Avila 68; title: Master Daza 68; title: Francisco de Salcedo 69; title: Daza's direction 70; title: Decision against Teresa 71; title: Father Padranos 72; title: His wise discretion 73; title: Her difficulties 74; title: CHAPTER V.; title: NEW DIRECTION.; title: St. Francis Boija at Avila 75; title: Father Ferdinand Alvarez 76; title: Change in Teresa 77; title: Her first ecstasy 78; title: Her trials from pious persons 79; title: Our Lord's words 80; title: Their effect 81; title: A new confessor 82; title: Father Balthasar Alvarez 82; title: His method 83; title: His great humility 83; title: Persecution of Teresa 84; title: Vision of our Lord 85; title: His Hands and Face 87; title: The Sacred Humanity 87; title: How our Lord appeared 89; title: Effects on her soul 90; title: Answer to her critics 91; title: Another confessor 92; title: His cruel injunction 93; title: Our Lord appears to her 93; title: The cross of her rosary 94; title: Transfixion of her heart 95; title: Her verses 96; title: Her heroic vow 97; title: CHAPTER VI.; title: ST. PETER OF ALCANTARA.; title: Guiomar de Ulloa 99; title: Visit of St. Peter 101; title: Teresa's description of him 102; title: He encourages her 104; title: Trials from good people 105; title: Her "Relation" to St. Peter 106; title: St. Peter's opinion on paper 117; title: It shows great knowledge of her community 121; title: Effects of St. Peter's visit 122; title: CHAPTER VII.; title: FURTHER TRIALS.; title: Great sufferings of St. Teresa 124; title: Difficulties in prayer 125; title: Molestation from Satan 126; title: Holy water 127; title: A priest of bad life 128; title: Other troubles 129; title: Dangers of discouragement 130; title: Self-respect 131; title: Her great vision of Hell 131; title: Other visions of the same 134; title: Distress at the loss of souls 134; title: Her preparation for her work 135; title: CHAPTER VIII.; title: FIRST PROJECTS OF REFORM.; title: Teresa in her convent 137; title: Reserve as to herself 138; title: Rule of the Mitigation 139; title: First ideas of Reform 140; title: Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 1560 141; title: Maria de Ocampo's proposal 142; title: Vision of our Lord 143; title: Opinions as to the project 144; title: Opposition 145; title: Father Ybanez 146; title: A house almost bought 147; title: The Provincial changes 147; title: And Father Balthasar 148; title: A storm of tongues 148; title: Our Lord comforts Teresa 150; title: Action of Dona Guiomar 150; title: Father Caspar de Salazar 151; title: Meditation suggested to Father Balthasar 153; title: Teresa told to resume her project 153; title: Juan de Ovalle and his wife 154; title: Stories of the building of the house 154; title: Vision 155; title: Jurisdiction of the Bishop 156; title: Anecdotes 158; title: CHAPTER IX.; title: SIX MONTHS AT TOLEDO.; title: Dona Luisa de la Cerda 161; title: Teresa sent to her at Toledo 162; title: Letter I. — To Don Lorenzo de Cepeda at Quito, Dec. 30, 1561 163; title: Teresa's family 170; title: Martin de Guzman 170; title: Maria de Cepeda 171; title: Teresa at Toledo 172; title: Her own account 173; title: A Dominican Father 174; title: Teresa's dealings with him 175; title: Her prayer for him 176; title: She is told to give the Father a message 177; title: Its effect 177; title: Teresa's "Life" 178; title: "Relation" to Father Ybanez 179; title: Maria de Jesus 185; title: Interviews wth Teresa 186; title: Poverty in the Primitive Rule 186; title: Teresa's feelings on this 187; title: Her advisers 188; title: Letter of St. Peter of Alcantara 189; title: His visit to Toledo 191; title: Teresa's return to Avila 192; title: Interior conflict 193; title: Letter II.— To Father Ybanez, of the Order of St. Dominic, Toledo, Jime, 1563 194.; title: CHAPTER X.; title: FOUNDATION OF ST. JOSEPHS CONVENT.; title: Arrival of the Brief 196; title: Its contents 197; title: The Bishop and St. Peter of Alcantara 198; title: Letter III.— From St. Peter of Alcantara to the Bishop of Avila 198; title: St. Peter's visit to the Bishop 200; title: The first novices 201; title: Antonio de Henao 201; title: Ursula de los Santos 202; title: Maria of St. Joseph 203; title: Maria de la Cruz 203; title: Isabella de Ortega 203; title: St. Peter's Mass 204; title: Foundation of the convent 205; title: Inez and Anne de Tapia 206; title: Teresa's interior conflict 207; title: Teresa summoned to the Convent of the Incarnation 209; title: The Superior softened 210; title: And the Provincial 210; title: Charges against her 210; title: Her defence by order of the Provincial 211; title: Storm in the city 212; title: The meeting 213; title: Interference of Father Baflez 213; title: His speech 214; title: Adjournment of the meeting 215; title: Fears of Teresa 215; title: Dona Guiomar 216; title: The novices at St. Joseph's 216; title: Appeal to the Royal Council 217; title: Suit at Madrid 217; title: Commission at Avila 218; title: Legal victory 218; title: Attempt at compromise 219; title: Visions 219; title: St. Peter again 220; title: Proposal of arbitration 221; title: Fra Ybanez 222; title: St. Joseph's 223; title: Recruits from the Convent of the Incarnation 224; title: Isabella of St. Paul 224; title: The Convent prospering 225; title: Maria de Ocampo 226; title: Maria de Avila 227; title: CHAPTER XI.; title: LIFE AT ST. JOSEPH'S.; title: The primitive rule 228; title: The Mitigation 229; title: St. Teresa's rule 229; title: Order of the day 230; title: Poverty 230; title: "Fundamental observances" 231; title: The constitutions 232; title: Novices and the cloister 233; title: Example of Teresa 234; title: History of the early years 235; title: Mary Baptist 236; title: The garden 237; title: The "Way of Perfection" 237; title: Manuscripts 238; title: Teresa in her prime 239; title: Spirit of the new Carmel 239; title: Trials as to poverty 240; title: Prayer for the defenders of the Church 241; title: Observance of the rule 242; title: Spiritual love and detachment 243; title: Mortification 244; title: Delusions as to this 245; title: Interior mortification 246; title: Contemplation 246; title: Vocal prayers 247; title: Sufferings of contemplatives 248; title: "The living water" 249; title: Rules for conversation 250; title: Resolution of perseverance 251; title: The Pater noster 251; title: Mental and vocal prayer 252; title: Necessity of mental prayer 253; title: Reasons for resolution 253; title: Teresa allowed to return to Attention in vocal prayer 254; title: Retirement and solitude 254; title: Mental prayer and contemplation 255; title: Method of St Teresa 255; title: Looking at our Lord 256; title: Prayer of recollection 257; title: Prayer of quiet 258; title: Continuance of the favour 259; title: Advice for the prayer of quiet 260; title: The "Kingdom of God" 261; title: Necessity of fidelity 262; title: "Thy will be done" 262; title: "Our daily Bread" 263; title: Fruits of Holy Communion 264; title: Possession of our Lord 265; title: Communion 266; title: "Forgive us our trespasses" 266; title: The true servants of God 267; title: Forgiveness of injuries 268; title: Last petitions of the Pater 268; title: Hidden dangers 269; title: True humility 270; title: Presumption 271; title: Love of God 272; title: Holy fear 272; title: "Deliver us from evil" 273; title: The second copy of the 274; title: CHAPTER XII.; title: FIRST EXPANSION OF THE REFORM.; title: The first professions 275; title: Fra Maldonado 276; title: Teresa's zeal 277; title: Our Lord's promise 277; title: Visit of the General to Spain 278; title: Letter IV — To the Bishop of Avila 279; title: Teresa and the General 280; title: He gives her patents for new foundations 281; title: And for monasteries of friars 282; title: First foundation at Medina del Campo 283; title: Purchase of a house 284; title: Nuns for the foundation 285; title: Leaving St. Joseph's 286; title: The journey 287; title: At Arevalo 288; title: Father Banez 289; title: Antonio de Heredia 289; title: Arrival at Medina 290; title: Ruinous state of the house 290; title: The first Mass 291; title: Great depression of Teresa 292; title: Bias de Medina 293; title: Helena de Quiroga 294; title: Father Antonio de Heredia and the Reform 295; title: He promises to enter 296; title: Visit of Juan de St. Mathias 296; title: St John of the Cross 297; title: Bernardino de Mendoza 297; title: His house near Valladolid 298; title: Teresa at Alcala de Henares 298; title: In Madrid 299; title: The convent at Alcala 300; title: Malagon 301; title: Change of plan as to poverty 301; title: Teresa at Malagon 303; title: Maria de Salazar 304; title: Beginnings at Malagon 305; title: Death of Don Bernardino 306; title: Teresa returns to Toledo 307; title: Letter V — To Dona Luisa de la Cerda, in Andalusia. Toledo, May 27 308; title: Allusions explained 314; title: Letter VI — To Dona Luisa de la Cerda, in Andalusia Avila, June 9, 1568 315; title: Letter VII — To Dona Luisa de la Cerda, in Andalusia, Avila, June 23, 1568 316; title: Rodriguez de Moya and his daughters 318; title: Letter VIII.— To Rodriguez de Moya. Avila, July 28, 1568 319; title: Letter from Juan de Avila 323; title: His death 325; title: CHAPTER XIII.; title: DURVELO, VALLADOLID, AND TOLEDO.; title: Offer of a house at Durvelo 325; title: Its extreme poverty 326; title: Accepted for the friars of the Reform 327; title: John of the Cross with Teresa 327; title: Consent of the Provincial 328; title: The convent at Valladolid 329; title: Inconvenience of the site 330; title: The first Mass 330; title: Don Bernardino appears 331; title: Fra Antonio's hour-glasses 331; title: New recruits 332; title: Fervour of the friars 333; title: Don Luis 333; title: Manresa 334; title: Usefulness of the monastery 335; title: The new house at Valladolid 33S; title: Letter IX — To Don Francisco de Salcedo 337; title: Allusions explained 339; title: Letter X — To Dona Luisa de la Cerda, at Toledo 340; title: Allusions explained 342; title: Proposals for a foundation at Toledo 343; title: Martin and Alonzo Ramirez 344; title: Letter XI.— To DofLa Luisa de la Cerda, at Toledo 344; title: Letter XII — To Diego Ortiz, at Toledo 345; title: Letter XIII — Alonzo Ramirez, at Toledo 347; title: Teresa goes to Toledo 349; title: Letter XIV. — To Dona Maria de Mendoza 350; title: Obstacles to the foundation at Toledo 352; title: Difficulties with the Administrator 353; title: Teresa's interview with him, and his consent 353; title: Andrada asked to help to find a house 354; title: His immediate success 355; title: Possession immediately taken 355; title: The first Mass 355; title: Disturbance of the neighbours 356; title: Fresh difficulties with the; title: Council 356; title: They are overcome 356; title: Extreme poverty of the nuns, and their joy 357; title: Formation of the community 357; title: The family of Ramirez and the chancel 358; title: Habit given to the novices 358; title: Anne de la Palma 359; title: Great virtues practised in the Convent 359; title: Death of Petronilla of St. Andrew 360; title: Our Lord's promise 360; title: CHAPTER XIV.; title: PASTRANA, SALAMANCA, AND ALBA DE TORMES.; title: Message from the Princess of Eboli 361; title: Teresa's reluctance to go 362; title: She is told to set out for Pastrana 362; title: She meets at Madrid Ambrogio Mariano 363; title: Who he was 364; title: Fra Juan de la Miseria 364; title: Proposed foundation of friars at Pastrana 365; title: Teresa at Pastrana with the Princess 366; title: Mischievous cm*iosity about the book of her Life 367; title: Permission for the foundation of friars 367; title: The foundation of the convent 368; title: Letter XV. — To Simon Ruiz 369; title: Letter XVI. — To Juana de Ahumada 371; title: Letter XVII.— Inez Nieto 374; title: Letter XVIII.— To Don Lorenzo de Cepeda, in South America 376; title: Letter XIX.— To Father Fra Antonio de Segura 382; title: Letter XX. — To Diego de San Pedro de Palma 384; title: Letter XXI.— To Diego Ortiz 383; title: Letter XXII. — To Alonzo Ramirez of Toledo 386; title: Letters XXIII., XXIV.— To Diego Ortiz 388; title: Letter XXV.— To Diego Ortiz 389; title: Letter XXVI.— Dona Isabella de Jimena 392; title: Proposals for a foundation at Salamanca 393; title: A house hired 394; title: Teresa at Salamanca 395; title: The convent founded 395; title: Fright of the first night 396; title: The community formed 397; title: Alba de Tormes 397; title: Francisco Velasquez and his wife 397; title: Teresa de Laiz 398; title: Her vision 399; title: St Teresa's comments on it 400; title: Application to St. Teresa 401; title: Foundation of the convent 402; title: The community 403; title: CHAPTER XV.; title: TERESA AS PRIORESS AT THE CONVENT OF THE INCARNATION.; title: Teresa returns to Salamanca 404; title: With the Conde de Monterey 405; title: Troubles at Medina del Campo 405; title: Teresa returns to Avila 406; title: Acquaintance with Pedro Hernandez, the visitor 407; title: State of the Convent of the Incarnation 408; title: Design to make Teresa Prioress 408; title: Her great reluctance 409; title: Our Lord encourages her 410; title: She is made Prioress at Medina del Campo 411; title: Father Pedro Hernandez at Medina del Campo 412; title: He makes Teresa Prioress of the Incarnation 412; title: State of feeling in the convent 412; title: Teresa goes first to St. Joseph's 413; title: Scene in the Chapter on her nomination 414; title: Her first Chapter 415; title: Her speech 416; title: Its effect 417; title: Great change in the convent 417; title: A period of rest 418; title: Work of the Spanish Saints in the sixteenth century 419; title: Strength of religious life in the Spanish population 420; title: Some of Teresa's companions 420; title: Anne of St. Bartholomew 420; title: The first lay-sister 421; title: Parentage and early years of Anne 422; title: Her cousin and companion 422; title: Their practices of piety 423; title: Proposals of marriage for Anne 424; title: Her vision of Avila, and visit to the convent 424; title: Opposition of her brothers 425; title: Attempts of the Geronymite nuns 426; title: The last struggle 427; title: Francisca de Jesus 428; title: Anecdote of St Teresa 429; title: Teresa's vision of the martyrdom of Blessed Ignatius of Azevedo 430; title: Her meeting with Father Rodriguez 431; title: Anne de Lobeira 431; title: Her early years 432; title: She becomes the penitent of Father Rodriguez 433; title: Her first communications with St Teresa through him 434; title: She enters at Avila as Anne of Jesus 435; title: Mistress of Novices at Salamanca 436; title: St Teresa on her journeys 437; title: Rules for the journey and the lodging 438; title: Sweetness of her conversation 439