Beginning Deep Prayer with Saint Teresa of Avila - Third Mansions Chapter 1 Part 1- TOG EP 126

How does the soul know it has entered the Third Mansions stage of prayer life? What are the struggles and trials of the soul as it works to avoid temptation and venial sin? The battle can be so intense that the soul may want to quit or backslide. The soul is capable of connecting with God, yet it now feels distant. Teresa has experienced this, and she shares her wisdom about the Third Mansions!

Timeline:

00:45:00  Show Intro - Growing in Prayer to the Second Mansions

 00:01:00 Recap and Viewer Feedback on the Mansions

 00:03:12 Third Mansions Chapter 1 Part 1 Introduction

 00:06:34 Source Material Notes

 00:09:04 Paragraph 1 - Souls in the Third Mansions

 00:21:05 Paragraph 2 - Insecurity in this life

 00:25:19 Paragraph 3 - Our danger of falling from grace

 00:26:47 Paragraph 4 - The saint bewails her past life

 00:29:08 Paragraph 5 - Our Lady’s patronage

 00:33:27 Paragraph 6 - Fear necessary even for religion

 00:35:33 Paragraph 7 - Saint Teresa’s contrition

 00:36:29 Paragraph 8 - Characteristics of those in the Third Mansions

 00:38:56 Spiritual Exercises - Practicing Third Mansions Teresan Prayer

 00:47:52 Conclusion and Review of the Second Mansions 

 

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Show Notes

Third Mansions Chapter MP3 audio from Discerning Hearts

The Interior Castle PDF (Zimmerman translation) from Discerning Hearts

Till Next Time

I hope you enjoyed this discussion on the Interior Castle - Third Mansions - Chapter 1 - Part 1. In Part 2 we'll dive into the issue of aridity in prayer - when the well runs dry!

God Bless

Rev. Mike