Teresa of the Andes

Teresa of Jesus of Los Andes

Teresa of Jesus of Los Andes, OCD (Spanish: Teresa de Jesús de Los Andes; born Juana Enriqueta Josefina de Los Sagrados Corazones Fernández Solar; 13 July 1900 – 12 April 1920) was a Chilean Discalced Carmelite.

Diario

Teresa di Gesù di Los Andes, Diario. La piccola Teresa del Cile, Mimep-Docete, 2000 (in Italian)

• I contemplate the Trinity within my soul, like an immense sea of fire and light, into which, because of its too much intensity, I can neither penetrate nor look.
• Many consider the life of a Carmelite useless, but the Carmelite resembles the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
• Our Lord pointed out to me the end of holiness, explaining that I would achieve it by doing the best I could.
• Today I turn fifteen. Fifteen years! The age everyone would like to be: children to be judged great, the elderly, and those who are twenty-five because it is the happiest age.
• Only God knows what it cost me to destroy this pride or vanity that took hold of my heart when I was greater.