Saint of the Day
St. Teresa of Ávila
Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) was a Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and reformer who founded the Discalced Carmelite Order. Her works — especially "The Interior Castle" and "The Way of Perfection" — are landmarks of Christian mysticism and practical spirituality. She was the first woman declared a Doctor of the Church (1970), alongside St. Catherine of Siena.
Scripture Reading
John 14:2
"My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?"
Reflection
St. Teresa of Ávila described the soul as a castle of many rooms, with God dwelling at its deepest center. Her mystical genius was to map the interior journey inward — not away from the world but into the place where God himself makes his home. Jesus promises many rooms in the Father's house; Teresa shows us that the journey there begins in the house of our own souls. Go inward today, and find him waiting.
Prayer for Today
Father, as I start these prayers, I ask you to be a hedge of protection around me. Wash me with the blood of your Son, Jesus. I renounce any agreements, covenants, promises, and pacts that I made knowingly and unknowingly with the kingdom of darkness through ungodly relationships in the name of Jesus. I yield my life to my Lord and Savior, Jesus. Devil, you have nothing on me because I was bought at a price. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Amen.