O God, who by thy Holy Spirit didst move Teresa of Avila to manifest to thy Church the way of perfection: Grant us, we beseech thee, to be nourished by her excellent teaching, and enkindle within us a lively and unquenchable longing for true holiness; through Jesus Christ, the joy of loving hearts, who with thee and the same Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, for ever and ever.

Today's the feast of St Teresa of Ávila, 16th Century Spanish mystic. Here she is in glass by Margaret Agnes Rope, 1929 at Kesgrave Holy Family, Ipswich. It's a detail of one of two panels she made as a wedding present to her brother Michael and his new wife, Lucy Jolly. The… pic.twitter.com/a2nojSs9hS

— Simon Knott (@SimoninSuffolk) October 15, 2024

O Lord God of time and eternity, who makest us creatures of time that, when time is over, we may attain thy blessed eternity: With time, thy gift, give us also wisdom to redeem the time, lest our day of grace be lost; for our Lord Jesus’ sake.

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— Veritatis Cupitor (@English1Maiden) October 15, 2024

Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amit’tai, saying, “Arise, go to Nin’eveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.” But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went on board, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.

–Jonah 1:1-3

Michelangelo Buonarroti
Sistine Chapel Ceiling, The Prophet Jonah
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— Olga Tuleninova 🦋 (@olgatuleninova) August 15, 2019