Saint Theresa

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Translator's note
• Prologue
• 1. The foundation of St Joseph of Carmel at Medina del Campo. How this and the other Foundations came to be made
• 2. How our father General came to Avila, and what came of this visit
• 3. How the convent of St Joseph at Medina del Campo came to be planned
• 4. Of certain graces which the Lord bestows on the nuns in these Covenants. Counsel to the Prioresses in dealing with them
• 5. In which certain cautions are given concerning prayer and revelations. It is profitable reading for those who are occupied in active work
• 6. Of the harm it may do spiritual people not to know when to resist the spirit. Of the soul's desire for Communion, and the delusions there may be in this. Contains matters important to those who are in charge of these Covenants
• 7. How to deal with melancholic nuns
• 8. Counsels in regard to revelations and visions
• 9. Of the Foundation of St Joseph's at Malagon
• 10. Of the foundation at Valladolid of the Covenant of the Conception of our Lady of Carmel
• 11. Continues the story of Doña Casilda de Padilla and how she succeeded in carrying out her holy desires for the Religious Life
• 12. Of the life and death of Beatriz of the Incarnation, a nun whom the Lord led to this same house. She lived so perfect a life and her death was such that she ought to be had in remembrance
• 13. How and by whom was founded the first House of Barefoot Carmelite friars, in 1568
• 14. Continues the account of the first Foundation of friars: and tells something of the life which they led there, and of the good work which our Lord began in those parts, to the honour and glory of God
• 15. Of the Foundation of the Covenant of the glorious St Joseph in the city of Toledo, in 1569
• 16. In which, to the honour and glory of God, are narrated some things which took place in the Covenant of St Joseph at Toledo
• 17. Of the Foundation of the two Monasteries at Pastrana, the monks' and the nuns'. This was in 1569
• 18. Of the Foundation of St Joseph's at Salamanca, in 1570. Weighty counsels for Prioresses
• 19. Continues the account of the Foundation at Salamanca
• 20. Of the Foundation of the Convent of our Lady of the Annunciation at Alba de Tormes, in 1571
• 21. Of the Foundation of the Convent of the glorious St Joseph, at Segovia. It was founded on St Joseph's day, 1574
• 22. Of the Foundation of the Convent of the glorious St Joseph del Salvador at Veas, on St Matthias' Day, 1575
• 23. Of the Foundation of the Carmelite Convent of the glorious St Joseph in the city of Seville. The first mass was said on the Feast of the Blessed Trinity, 1575
• 24. Continuation of the Foundation at Seville
• 25. Continues the account of the Foundation at Seville. Of the first nun who joined the Convent, and of her remarkable history
• 26. Of the Foundation of Caravaca, on the first of January, 1576. The convent was dedicated to St Joseph
• 27. The Foundation of Villanueva de la Jara
• 28. Of the Foundation of St Joseph's of our Lady of the Street, at Palencia, on King David's dat, 1580
• 29. The Foundation of the Convent of the Blessed Trinity, at Soria, in 1581. The first mas was said on the Day of our Father Saint Elisha
• 30. Of the Foundation of the glorious St Joseph of St Anne's at Burgos. The first mass was said on April 19th, within the Octave of Easter Day, 1582
• Index.
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