2023 Bishop Greg Homeming Lenten Talk 1 of 3 The Spirituality of St Teresa of Avila 

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God bless anyone reading this comment. Understand that you have limitless potential, are worthy of love, and have nothing to fear. Continue to follow your heart and treat others with love. I wish you all the best

Bishop Greg is a blessing to the church! St. Theresa for us! 🙌

Wonderful homily. Thank you and God Bless you Bishop Greg. From Lismore Diocese Co Waterford Ireland.

soooo nice....thanks so much!!!

Loved that Lenten talk very interesting about St.teresa of Avila.

Thank you Bishop Greg for explaining the meaning of your order.

Thank you so much Bishop Greg. M

St. Teresa of Avila, my daughters saint, whom she is named after. A wonderful and loving saint , my daughter is a wonderful and caring person. 🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏

I listened to your talk today and I live in Ireland 😊

I love being with you Bishop. I am at a loss with the humanity of Jesus. I think I know what you mean but I am struggling. Friendship with Jesus. I get that.

Thanks very much for the talk on my favorite saint St. Theresa of Avila @Bishop Homeming! I read her book when I was 15 years old... and she has since then become my spiritual guide... St. Theresa of Avila, pray for us always as we pray with you...

Thanks for this message, it was all about love and relationship is what I pick about life of this S.t. which helps me during this Lenten season as we journey on.

Thanks for this story of this saint the name of which I heard so much but not known much about life. Now I understand what your order is about. Thanks Bishop Greg.

Thankyou Bishop Greg. There is much that this pastor embraces in what you've shared.

St Teresa of Avila drew me to my Secular vocation. My Lenten reading is her Collected works translated to English by Kieran Kavanaugh O.C.D. and Otilio Rodriguez O.C.D. You have added an even greater depth of my appreciation of her holiness. She said,”…Christ is a very good friend because we behold Him as a man and see Him with weakness and trials- and He is very good company for us” . Thank you, Bishop for this Lenten retreat.

Amazing

Thank you Bishop Greg...St.Teresa of Avila is my confirmation name so it means so much to me.

God Bless You! I am grateful for your inspiration Bishop❤️

Thank you for this. I am a Secular Carmelite, my favorite line of Theresa is “Lord… no wonder you have so few friends!”

Dear Bishop, you talked about the Book. But what book do you have in front of you? In any case, thank you for your talk on St. Theresa of Avila. Even as I am a 3rd Order Franciscan, I find great spiritual guidance in her teaching. Pax et Bonum dear Bishop. Br. Karl OFS.

Why did my religion spread across the world by aggression and deceit. Did Jesus suggest conversions.

Sorry to Bishop Greg, but the truth is.... Saint Teresa didn't found the OCD, but she was forced to accept the division of OCD from OCarm. Surely there were injustice that eventually led to the separation. However, any division is not willed by God but permitted by Him. The two Orders need to be reunited. This is willed and desired by God and will reveal greater glory of God. OCD friars have the choice of to be remained as sons of Saint Teresa of Avila, or to be brothers of Saint Teresa of Avila and having Blessed Virgin Mother Mary as their only true spiritual Mother in heaven. Saint Teresa of Avila, pray for the Church! Saint Teresa of Avila, pray for us!

So, your OCD communities are places of unfettered friendship? You mentioned Teresa was jealous. I would add capricious too. Yet she speaks clearly about friendship. How then are some embraced by the Church and some are not? Doubtless some of your friars and sisters have come and gone feeling unappreciated and unwelcome. How do the Teresa's survive and others don't? God alone is clearly not sufficient from this perspective. Modern understanding of humanity, emotional intelligence etc.? These must surely also inform the 16th century Spanish cerebral.

Thank you Bishop Greg. 😊

Thank you so much Bishop Greg.