Tuesday Night Book Group | Lent 2022: St. Teresa of Avila’s Nine Grades of Prayer

“Prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God…Christ does not give himself entirely until he sees that we yield ourselves entirely to him.” – St. Teresa of Avila

There is much more to a life of prayer than most people realize! As we seek to powerfully enhance our prayer lives during Lent and beyond, we turn to a Doctor of the Church whose insights will lead us ever-deeper toward union with God: St. Teresa of Avila. With the help of a series of video lessons narrated by Matthew Leonard, we’ll explore both active (i.e., through our own efforts) and passive (i.e., through our receptivity to God’s grace) subcategories of vocal prayer, meditation, and contemplation. Join us via Zoom.

Participants can receive a free copy of the workbook St. Teresa of Avila’s NINE GRADES OF PRAYER — simply email us your best mailing address. Then sign up for the free series of 14 10-to-15-minute video lessons at ScienceOfSainthood.com.

Recommended (but optional) Supplemental Reading: St. Teresa of Avila’s THE INTERIOR CASTLE – STUDY EDITION translated and prepared by Kiernan Kavanaugh, OCD.

Tuesday, March 29th, 7-8:15 pm: Deepen your prayer life powerfully this Lent with the help of the revered Doctor of Prayer, as we study St. Teresa of Avila’s NINE GRADES OF PRAYER. Sign up for the free videos during Lent only at ScienceOfSainthood.com, and watch them on your own. Email us your mailing address if you’d like to receive the free workbook. This week, we’ll discuss video Lessons One through Five, which cover vocal prayer, general meditation, affective prayer, prayer of simplicity, and infused contemplation.

For more information, contact Karen Page at [email protected].

Tuesday, April 19th, 7-8:15 pm: Deepen your prayer life powerfully this Easter Season with the help of the revered Doctor of Prayer, as we study St. Teresa of Avila’s NINE GRADES OF PRAYER.  Sign up for the free video series at ScienceOfSainthood.com, and watch them on your own.  Email us your mailing address if you’d like to receive the free workbook.  This week, we’ll continue our discussion of Lessons Ten through Fourteen, which covers the transition from the prayer of quiet into various grades of prayer of union, and we hope to welcome an experienced contemplative special guest tonight and/or April 26th.

For more information, contact Karen Page at [email protected].

Tuesday, April 26th, 7-8:15 pm: Deepen your prayer life powerfully this Easter Season with the help of the revered Doctor of Prayer, as we study St. Teresa of Avila’s NINE GRADES OF PRAYER.  Sign up for the free videos during Lent only at ScienceOfSainthood.com, and watch them on your own.  Email us your mailing address if you’d like to receive the free workbook.  This week, we’ll discuss the experience of watching all the video lessons in this series, and continue our sharing on the deepening of prayer, plus we hope to welcome an experienced contemplative special guest.

For more information, contact Karen Page at [email protected].