Journeying With The Saints

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Ten, numbers 1-3. Topics are: 1. Reasons for speaking of these supernatural favors. 2. An intellectual vision. 3. God compared to a palace in which His creatures dwell.

Today, we have two milestones! We've finished another 10 episodes and we are finishing up the ninth chapter.  Our readings will be from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Nine, numbers 13-21. Topics are: 13. Reasons why visions are not to be sought. 14. The second reason. 15. Third reason. 16. Fourth reason. 17. Fifth reason. 18. Sixth reason. 19. Additional reasons. 20. The virtues more meritorious than...

Today, I am announcing who I will be reading for Season Four!  We will be reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Nine, numbers 11-12.  Topics are: 11. How to treat visions. 12. Effects of seeing the face of Christ.  

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Nine, numbers 4-10. Topics are: 4. Awe produced by this vision. 5. False and genuine visions. 6. Illusive visions. 7. Effects of a genuine vision. 8. Conviction left by a genuine vision.  9. It's effects upon after conduct. 10. A confessor should be consulted. 

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Nine, numbers 1-3. Topics are: 1. The jewel in the locket. 2. The smilie explained. 3. The apparition explained.    

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Eight, numbers 7-12. Topics are: 7. Consciousness of the presence of the Saints. 8. Obligations resulting from this grace. 9. Signs that this favor is genuine. 10. A confessor should be consulted. 11. Our Lord will enlighten our advisers. 12. Cautions about this vision.  

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Eight, numbers 1-6. Topics are: 1. Our Lord's presence accompanying the soul. 2. St. Teresa's experience of this. 3. Confidence and graces resulting from this vision. 4. Its effects. 5. It produces humility. 6. And prepares the soul for other graces.

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Seven, numbers 16-19. We will be finishing the seven chapter! Topics are: 16. Need of the example of Christ and the Saints.  17. Faith shows us Our Lord as both God and Man. 18. St. Teresa's experience of meditation on the Sacred Humanity. 19. Evil of giving up such meditation. 

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Seven, numbers 12-15. Topics are: 12. Reasoning and mental prayer. 13. A form of meditation on Our Lord's Life and Passion. 14. Simplicity of contemplatives' meditation. 15. Souls in every state of prayer should think of the Passion.   

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Seven, numbers 6-11. Topics are: 6. Meditation on Our Lord's Humanity. 7. Warning against discontinuing it. 8. Christ and the Saints our models. 9. Meditation of contemplatives. 10. Meditation during aridity. 11. We must search for God when we do not feel His presence.

This is a big day for me! It's my podcast's 500th episode! Thank you for to all who have joined along with me.  Today, we will be reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Seven, numbers 1-5. Topics are: 1. Sorrow for sin felt by souls in the Sixth Mansion. 2. How this sorrow is felt.  3. St. Teresa's grief for her past sins. 4. Such souls, centered in God, forget self-interest. 5. The remembrance o...

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Sixth Chapter, numbers 11-15.  Topics are: 11. The jubilee of the soul.  12. Impossibility of concealing this joy. 13. The world's judgment of this jubilee. 14. Which is often felt by the nuns of St. Joseph's. 15. The Saint's delight in this jubilee.    

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Six, numbers 6-10. Topics are: 6. They endanger health. 7. Tears often come from physical causes. 8. St Teresa's own experience. 9. Works, not tears, are asked by God. 10. Confide entirely in God.   

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, the Sixth Chapter, numbers 1-5.  Topics are: 1. The soul longs for death. 2. The soul cannot help desiring these favors. 3. St. Teresa bewails her inability to serve God. 4. Fervor resulting from ecstatsies. 5. Excessive desire to see God should be restrained.

Today, we finish another chapter!  Our readings will be from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Five, numbers 8-14.  Topics are: 8. Mysteries learnt during the flight of the spirit. 9. Imaginary visions sometimes accompany intellectual ones. 10. How the flight of the spirit takes place. 11. The soul fortified by it.  12. Three great graces left in the soul. 13. The third grace. 14. Fear caused by this fav...

Welcome to chapter five of the sixth mansion! Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Five, numbers 1-7. It's a little longer, but hang with me.  Topics are: 1. The flight of the spirit. 2. Self-control completely lost. 3. Symbol of the two cisterns. 4. Obligations following these favors.  5. Humility produced by them. 6. How our crucified Lord comforted such a soul. 7. A humble soul...

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Four, numbers 17-22. Topics are: 17. Faculties lost during ecstasy.   18. Spiritual inebriation. 19. Fervor and love of suffering left in the soul. 20. Scandal caused to spectators by such favors. 21. Our Lord's predeliction for such a soul. 22. Illusionary raptures.    

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Four, numbers 14-16. Topics are: 14. The soul's preparation. 15. The soul blinded by its faults. 16. God ready to give these graces to all. 

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Four, numbers 8-13. Topics are: 8. Simile of the museum. 9. St. Teresa's visit to the Duchess of Alva. 10. Joy of the soul during raptures.  11. No imaginary vision. 12. True and false raptures. 13. Revelations of future bliss.  The House on the Rock  

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Four, numbers 5-7. Topics are: 5. Mysteries revealed during ecstasies. 6. These mysteries are unspeakable.  7. Moses and the burning bush.

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter 4, Numbers 1-4. Topics are: 1. Courage required by the soul for the divine espousals. 2. Raptures. 3. Rapture caused by the spark of love. 4. The powers and senses absorbed.     

Congratulations on listening to the 60th episode. Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Three, Numbers 25-27. Topics are: 25. Results of true locutions. 26. They should remove alarm. 27. Answer to an objection.

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Three, numbers 19-24. Topics are: 19. Interior locutions. 20. First sign of genuine interior locutions. 21. Second sign. 22. Third sign. 23. Fourth sign.  24. Fifth sign.   

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Three, Numbers 16-18. Topics are: 16. Locutions coming from the fancy. 17. Imaginary answers given to prayer.  18. A confessor should be consulted about locutions. 

Today, we are reading from the Sixth Mansion, Chapter Three, numbers 11-15. Topics are: 11. Third sign. 12. The devil suggests doubts about true locutions. 13. Confidence of the soul rewarded. 14. Its joy at seeing God's words verified. 15. Its zeal for God's honor.