Saint Teresa of Avila Interior Castle Fifth Mansions Chapter 2 The Silkworm TOG Ep 136

Diving into Saint Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle, the Fifth Mansions - Chapter 2. The Fifth Mansion is the prayer stage of spiritual betrothal. Saint Teresa explains the stages of prayer development from ascetical to mystical through her classic analogy of the silkworm becoming the butterfly.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Show Opener - Interior Castle Fifth Mansions Chapter 2
00:01:10 Introduction - Welcome
00:03:37 Introduction to the Fifth Mansions (Third Water)
00:08:40 Paragraph 1. The soul compared to a butterfly.
00:14:21 Paragraph 2. The grandeurs of creation.
00:16:15 Paragraph 3. Symbol of the soul and the silkworm.
00:17:48 Paragraph 4. Preparation of the soul for God's indwelling.
00:19:02 Paragraph 5. Mystic death of the silkworm.
00:25:46 Paragraph 6. Effects of the union.
00:29:38 Paragraph 7. Increase of fervor and detachment.
00:34:17 Paragraph 8. Trials succeeding the prayer of union.
00:38:32 Paragraph 9. Longing for death and zeal for God's honor.
00:40:23 Paragraph 10. This zeal supernatural.
00:40:53 Paragraph 11. God alone works this grace.
00:43:20 Paragraph 12. The same zeal as that felt by our Lord on earth.
00:44:43 Paragraph 13. Christ's keenest suffering.
00:47:09 Spiritual Exercises - Contemplation
00:57:50 Conclusion

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Saint Teresa of Avila Interior Castle Fifth Mansions Chapter 2 The Silkworm TOG Ep 136

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