Journeying With The Saints

By Amy ThomasReligion & Spirituality Christianity

Journeying With The Saints episodes

August 03, 2023 Love Is Not Idle: Fifth Mansion, Fourth Chapter, 8-12
Another milestone day! We are finishing the Fifth Mansion today.

We will be reading from the Fifth Mansion, Fourth Chapter, numbers 8-12.

Topics are:

8. Prayer and watchfulness our safeguards.

9. God's watchfulness over such souls.

10. Progress in virtue.

11. Insignificance of our actions compared wtih their reward.

12. St. Teresa's motives for writing on paper.

14 min
July 31, 2023 To Save Another Soul: Fifth Mansion, Chapter 4: 4-7
Today, we are reading from the Fifth Mansion, Chapter Four, numbers 4-7.

Topics are:

4. The great good done by souls faithful to these graces.

5. Religious subject to the devil's deceptions.

6. Satan's stratagems.

7. Why they are permitted.

14 min
July 27, 2023 Spiritual Espousal to God: Fifth Mansion, Fourth Chapter, 1-3
Our readings today will be from the Fifth Mansion, Fourth Chapter, numbers 1-3.

Topics are:

1. The spiritual espousals.

2. The prayer of union resembles a betrothal.

3. Before the spiritual nuptials temptations are dangerous.

16 min
July 24, 2023 Don't Look At My Faults: Fifth Mansion, Chapter Three, 10-12
Mini-milestone: We finish the third chapter of the fifth mansion today!

Our readings will be from the Fifth Mansion, Chapter Three, numbers 10-12.

Topics are:

10. Illusionary good resolutions.

11. Works, not feelings, procure union.

12. Fraternal charity will certainly gain this union.

15 min
July 20, 2023 Loving Your Enemies: Fifth Mansion, Chapter Three, 7-9
Today, we are reading from the Fifth Mansion, Chapter Three, numbers 7-9.

Topics are:

7. Divine union obtained by perfect love of God and our neighbor.

8. Love for God and our neighbor are proportionate.

9. Real and imaginary virtues.

14 min
July 17, 2023 Lilies of the Field: Fifth Mansion, Chapter Three, 4-6
Congratulations, we hit day 40!

Today, we are reading from the Fifth Mansion, Chapter Three, numbers 4-6.

Topics are:

4. Union with the Will of God the basis of all supernatural union.

5. Advantage of union gained by self-mortificaton.

6. Defects which hinder this union.

16 min
July 13, 2023 Judas is a Cautionary Example: Fifth Mansion, Chapter Three, 1-3
Today, we are reading from the Fifth Mansion, Chapter Three, numbers 1-3.

Topics are:

1. Zeal for souls left by divine union.

2. The soul may fall from such a state.

3. How divine union may always be obtained.

13 min
July 10, 2023 Prayers For The Lost: Fifth Mansion, Chapter Two, 9-13
Today, we are reading from the Fifth Mansion, Chapter Two, numbers 9-13.

Topics are:

9. Longing for death and zeal for God's honor.

10. This zeal supernatural.

11. God alone works this grace.

12. The same zeal as that felt by Our Lord on earth.

13. Christ's keenest suffering.

13 min
July 06, 2023 Act Up to Your Light: Fifth Mansion, Chapter Two, 5-8
Today, we are reading from the Fifth Mansion, Chapter Two, numbers 5-8.

Topics are:

5. Mystic death of the silkworm.

6. Effects of divine union.

7. Increase of fervor and detachment.

8. Trials succeeding the prayer of union.

16 min
July 03, 2023 You Are Like a Silkworm: Fifth Mansion, Chapter Two, 1-4
Today, we are reading from the Fifth Mansion, Chapter Two, numbers 1-4.

Topics included are:

1. The soul compared to a butterfly.

2. The grandeurs of creation.

3. Symbol of the soul and the silkworm.

4. Preparation of the soul for God's indwelling.

15 min

About Journeying With The Saints

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Journeying with the Saints is a podcast that picks a Saint for a year to walk with through their writings. Each week, there will be a short reading and then a reflection. This podcast helps to move…