Abandoned (forsaken), 429
Acceptance of God’s gifts, 247
Acosta, Diego de, S.J., 499
Advice, to Discalced Fathers, 434; to her order, 321; to parents, 58, 84; to persons of prayer, 80, 127; to religious, 85, 111, 360; to rulers, 185–186
Affliction of soul, 350–351
Africa, 15
Aguiar, Antonio, 20
Aguila, Doña Catalina del, 468
Aguila, Doña, 478
Ahumada de, Agustín, 467, 493;
Antonio, 467, 469; Doña Beatriz, 16, 467; Hemando, 467; Juana, 467, 483, 484, 487; See TERESA
Alba, Duchess of, 46
Albert of Jerusalem, St., 487
Alcalá de Henares, 486, 492, 498
Alcaraz, Pedro de, 23
Almodóvar del Campo, 497
Alms, giving, 55, living from, 320, 381
Alumbrados, 22–24, See also Illuminists
Alvarez, Baltasar, S.J., 34, 418, 467, 472, 479, 480, 481, 482, 484, 485, 491, 497
Alvarez, Rodrigo, S.J., 49, 370, 491
Alvarez, Fr. Tomás (de la Cruz,) O.C.D., 49, 370, 391
Alvarez, Dávila, Don Alonso, 478, 479
Americas, 467, 469, 493. See also New World
Ana de los Angeles, 472
Ana de la Encarnación (Tapia), 483, 487
Ana de Jesús, 47
Angelism, 195
Angels, 211, 252, 292, 337, 352, 359
Anger and irritability, 259, 378
Anne, St., 495
Anthony of Padua, St., 194
Antonia del Espíritu Santo (Henao), 487
Antwerp, 48
Aragonese, 22
Aranda, Gonzalo de, 479, 482, 487
Araoz, Antonio, S.J., 418, 497
Arenas (Ávila), 487
Argentina, 493
Arias Pardo de Saavedra, 485
Asceticism, 23, 32, 38, 39, 45
Asia, 15
Assurance regarding favors, 26, 39, 163, 179, 201, 221–222, 237–238, 245, 249, 256, 283, 317, 379, 384, 397, 415–416, 422, 429, 431–432
Augustine, St., 20, 47, 103, 124, 356, 441, 448, 475, 491; pseudo-Augustine, 441
Ávila, 15, 19, 36, 372, 382, 391–403, 418, 419, 420, 421, 434, 477–486, 498
Báñez, Domingo, O.P., 34, 35, 47, 420, 421, 437, 472, 474, 482, 483, 485, 487, 489, 491, 492, 498
Barrientos, See Guzmán
Barrón, Vicente, O.P., 420, 469, 470, 475, 498
Bartholomew, St., 311
Beata (beaterios), 19, 22, 302, 321, 486
Beginners, 112–114, 117, 123–124, 127, 129, 132, 136, 145, 198, 204, 250
Benedictines, 22
Bernard, St., 194
Bishop’s authority, 292, 310, 312, 316, 318
Blázquez, Don Juan, 486
Body, 118, 125, 156, 172–181, 187, 195, 228, 237, 238, 243, 333, 338, 343, 414, 427, 429, 430, 435
Books, 17–23, 24, 26, 30, 33, 34, 37, 40, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 74, 120, 136, 192, 205, 226, 261, 333, 467
Briceño y Contreras, Doña María, 418
Burgos, 419
Cardona, Catalina de, 394
Carmelite Fathers, 281, 282, 305, 312, 315, 320, 417, 434, 496
Carmelite nuns, 18–19, 31, 168, 279–280, 309–311, 319–320, 393, 417, 496. See also Monastery
Castellanos de la Cañada, 18, 468, 469, 485
Castile, 15, 17, 22, 418, 470, 473
Catalans, 22
Catherine of Siena, St., 194
Cepeda de, Don Alonlo Sánchez, 16, 17, 54, 57–60, 63, 88–90, 329, 467, 498; Doña Beatriz 54, 56, 58, 329; Doña Elvira 17; Jerómino 467; Juan 467; Leonor 483; Lorenzo 467, 476, 484, 495; María (sister of Teresa) 467, 468, 485; María (relative) 483; Pedro 469, 495; Don Pedro Sánchez 18, 468, 469, 478; Rodrigo 16, 467
Cerda, Doña Luisa de la, 36, 485, 486, 488, 489, 492
Cervantes, 468
Cetina, Diego de, S.J., 33, 479
Charity, 45, 93, 142, 143, 145, 147, 153, 188, 204, 207, 258, 278, 391, 399, 428, 444
Chavea, Diego de, O.P., 420
Chile, 493
CHRIST
humanity of 23, 28, 38, 102, 120, 191, 192, 194, 195, 208, 209, 237, 238, 242, 246, 247, 325, 336, 414; not to be equated with creatures, 191, 195; Incarnation, 414; risen Christ, 38, 193, 237, 247; shows annoyance, 249; is “grieved”, 397; Teresa’s vision of, 28, 38, 85, 228–229, 237–242, 247, 301, 320, 324, 335, 336, 356, 415–416, 480, 481; wounded Christ, yet glorified, 20, 100, 247, 335, 496
love of, 248, 134, 198, 199, 215, 221, 226, 231, 251, 325, 332, 338, 351, 397, 444, 457
Church, 30, 35, 47, 85, 127, 132, 142, 218, 248, 265, 278, 283, 286, 359, 360, 383; Teresa’s submission to, 27, 109, 258, 286–287, 420, 421, 422
Cimbrón, Doña María, 487
Cimbrón, Doña Menda, 469
Cilneros, Cardinal (Francisco), 22
Clare, St., 290
Clerics, 71, 72, 318; power to consecrate, 338; preaching, 100, 151
Communication, God to soul, 135, 158, 163, 176, 190, 231, 414; soul to God, 45, 135
Community, 127, 137, 168, 281, 307, 314
Comparisons in spiritual matters, 349
Confession, 21, 26, 53, 67, 71, 90, 99, 179, 207–212, 219, 223, 225, 228, 238, 240, 243, 244, 245, 247, 253, 259, 266, 269, 270, 281, 284, 285, 286, 288, 289, 302, 304, 306, 313, 325, 330, 339, 342, 343, 351, 357, 362, 375, 405, 419, 421, 433, 497, 498, 499
Confidence in God, 98, 99, 101, 103, 123, 125, 140, 166, 171, 272, 283, 317, 325, 360, 381, 384, 414, 434, 447
Conscience, 39, 68, 104, 122, 202, 224, 283, 305, 314, 318, 397, 463
Consolation, 29, 46, 103, 106, 111, 116, 117, 120, 134, 138, 144, 147, 154, 157, 166, 175, 193, 196, 197, 198, 208, 209, 211, 212, 217, 220, 260, 287, 297, 300, 306, 312, 314, 320, 321, 335, 336, 340, 344, 355, 356, 360, 390, 397, 398, 403, 433, 438
Contemplation, 20, 23, 24, 28, 30, 32, 68, 99, 154, 155, 191, 194, 196, 198, 230, 261, 298, 299, 304, 345, 398
Courage (fortitude, strength), 18, 27, 46, 95, 98, 103, 104, 112, 115, 124, 152, 154, 164, 173, 182, 189, 190, 199, 212, 218, 221, 222, 223, 224, 233, 237, 248, 255, 263, 271, 282, 305, 307, 308, 313, 337, 339, 351, 352, 355, 383, 384, 388, 401, 415, 428, 436
Crashaw, Richard, 52
Creation, 191, 195, 393, 401, 450
Criticism, 165, 167, 168, 224, 285, 381, 382
Cyrenian, the, 233
Darkness, 361
Daughters of Jerusalem, 233, 460
Dávila, Gil González, S.J., 418, 485, 497
Daza, Master Gaspar, 33, 35, 472, 473, 478, 479, 484, 487
Death, 73, 75–76, 100, 107, 176–178, 186, 187, 251, 331, 334, 337, 339, 340, 341, 361, 376, 385, 394, 429, 438, 457
Dejados, 23
Delight, See Joy Delusions, 213, 216
Denis the Carthusian, 30
Depression, 377
Desert Fathers, 20
Desire, 27, 92, 104, 106, 146, 147, 148, 153, 154, 164, 165, 175–178, 181, 182, 186, 187, 224, 262, 263, 272, 280, 382, 383, 384, 390, 394, 395, 423, 424, 426, 427, 428, 430, 437, 438
Detachment, 27, 65, 125, 145, 160, 163, 165, 188, 189, 199, 212, 272, 273, 274, 308, 321, 331, 350, 380, 382, 383, 390
Determination, 44, 64, 113, 117, 118, 123, 124, 146, 199, 208, 212, 272, 274, 281, 374, 398, 408, 428
Devil, 24, 26, 29, 33, 60, 63, 69, 71, 82, 93, 97, 98, 99, 118, 120, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 131, 136, 141, 144, 146, 166, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 201, 202, 204, 205, 206, 207, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 227, 228, 230, 238, 241, 242, 243, 244, 247, 248, 256, 257, 258, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 273, 277, 278, 279, 294, 312, 313, 314, 318, 319, 338, 339, 344, 353, 375, 379, 387, 399, 403, 406, 409, 421, 422, 423, 432, 455
Devotion, 23, 28, 29, 55, 79, 80, 104, 114, 117, 119, 120, 130, 144, 168, 192, 197, 217, 218, 240, 250, 425
Díaz, Ven. María, 481
Dignity of person, 110, 140, 272
Director, See Master (spiritual) Discernment, 26, 137, 213, 215, 217, 218, 219, 246, 289, 298, 346
Discretion, 62, 123, 124, 125, 150, 171, 200, 206, 234, 250
Distraction, 101, 102, 125, 190, 214, 239, 303, 304, 409
Disturbances, 27, 118, 127, 155, 156, 166, 170, 190, 217, 237, 242, 257, 260, 264, 265, 305, 315, 316, 338
Divine Office, 19, 168, 267, 274, 320, 341, 353, 356, 359, 416
Dominic, St., 163, 282, 299, 316
Dominican Fathers, 22, 24, 30, 36, 46, 72, 163, 282, 286, 287, 296–299, 304, 316, 320, 334, 342, 477; College of St. Gregory, 421, 498; College of St. Thomas, 33, 478, 484, 485, 498
Doubt, 26, 163, 216, 238, 256, 312, 352
Dream, 150, 164, 256, 285, 332, 377, 381
Dryness, 28, 44, 45, 68, 104, 137, 217, 241, 257, 326, 377, 395, 418, 432; Duration of, 377
Duty, 377
Eboli, Princess of, 46
Ecstasy, 24, 172, 184, 190, 241, 253, 474, 479
Efrén de la Madre de Dios, Fr., O.C.D., 20, 50
Egypt, 437
Elevation of the spirit, 159, 160, 172, 173, 182, 183, 198, 331, 398, 428, 474
Elijah and Elisha, 19 “Eliseus” (Gratian), 495
Emotions, See Feelings
Enclosure, 19, 66, 83, 285, 311, 314, 346, 362, 393
Enríquez, Enrique, 497
Escorial, 47
Etiquette, See World Eucharist, See Sacraments
Evangelist, 352
Exaltations, See also Favors
Exorcise, 247
Experiences, 20, 21, 24, 29, 31, 32, 34, 38, 39, 59, 64, 65, 79, 96, 109, 110, 122, 126, 128, 129, 134, 135, 136, 137, 141, 147, 160, 161, 162, 163, 170, 171, 175, 182, 188, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 200, 201, 202, 211, 213, 215, 216, 218, 219, 220, 221, 226, 228, 229, 230, 232, 239–245, 250–256, 257, 259, 260, 263, 265, 272, 287, 288, 289, 298, 299, 305, 313, 316, 322, 325, 327, 329, 330, 334, 336, 337, 338, 343, 347, 352, 353, 355, 357, 358, 421, 422, 423, 425, 426, 430, 431, 437, 438
Faculties (i.e., imagination, memory, intellect and will), 20, 28, 38, 42, 102, 105, 114, 117, 120, 121, 128, 129, 133, 134, 139, 140, 142, 143, 147–158, 160, 161, 162, 163, 177, 180, 181, 195, 214, 215, 216, 217, 229, 230, 239, 242, 243, 246, 256, 257, 258, 261, 357, 358, 372, 389, 395, 396, 398, 409, 414, 419, 426, 432, 438, 443, 444, 460, 461, 463, 474, 482; sleep of, 147–156, 426
Faith, 25, 27, 108, 167, 168, 199, 218, 221, 231, 232, 240, 254, 255, 257, 258, 298, 299, 312, 316, 347, 348, 377, 400, 413, 417, 419, 447, 453
Family of St. Teresa, father, 17, 18, 19, 54, 57, 58, 59, 60, 63, 87–90, 329; mother, 54, 56, 58, 329; brothers, 16, 55, 410, 495; sisters, 17, 18, 55, 58, 66, 272, 289, 302, 310; grandfather, 15; cousins, 17, 57, 61; in-laws, 302, 310, 311; relatives, 17, 18, 19, 57, 58, 62, 66, 211, 272, 343, 350, 373, 382, 410, 495
Father of the Church, 22
Faults, 62, 118, 126, 140, 183, 184, 245, 274, 315, 323, 324, 348. See also Prayer, (rebuked in)
Favors received in prayer, 21, 26, 27, 53, 56, 67, 69, 77, 78, 80, 81, 91, 92, 104, 105, 150, 151, 160, 174, 189, 190, 198, 199, 209, 210, 218, 249, 285, 301, 322, 323, 324, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 390, 391, 419; resisting favors, 249.
Fear of God, 110, 136, 147, 175, 201, 245, 326, 332, 413, 429
Feelings, 20, 64, 100, 105, 117, 119, 139, 146, 157, 173, 178, 192, 217, 225, 237, 250, 259, 260, 262, 285, 306, 307, 313, 314, 326, 332, 350, 361, 362, 381, 383, 413, 427
Ferdinand and Isabella, 15
Fernández, Pedro, O.P., 494
Figures of speech, ant, 273; anthill, 352; arrow, 251; banner, 181; beehive, 142; bird (fledgling), 124, 161, 171, 181, 429; bottle, 159; bread, 130; candle, 156; caterpillar, 273; cavalier, 145, chain and file, 273; chickens (hen), 125, 347; child, 250; city, 159; cloud, 173; cobwebs, 164, 184; crystal, 239; custodian, 181; dart, 252; dead body, 251; desert, 120, 149; diamond, 358; dirt, 184; donkey, 197, 262; doves, 134, 182, 184; dung, 375; dust, 184; eagle, 173, 184, 347; file, 273; fire, 39, 141, 156, 158, 160, 164, 250, 257, 259, 263, 327, 336, 352, 428, 451, 460, 461; flame, 158, 428; flight, 428, 474; flight of dove, 182; flowers, 138; food, 128, 130, 154, 165, 199, 230; foreign country, 187, 332; foreigners, 25; fortress, 159, 181; fruit, 273; garden and gardener, 110–117; passim, 137, 166, 182, 197; giant and straw, 198; gold, 260; grains of salt, 347; grains of sand, 275; heart, 251, herb, 251; infant (suckling), 130; iron, 160, 252; jewels, 159, 243, 244, 307; kingdom, 145; light, 239; lions, 309; liqueur, 159; lizards, 124; madman, 261; measure (music), 273; mice, 309; mirror, ; 356; moth, 155, 163; mud, 165, 184, 198; needle, 458; organ (music), 273; path, 258, 308; pear tree, 182; phoenix, 352; pot that boils, 250; road, 308; sailing with calm wind, 262; sand, 262, 275; scarecrows, 267; sick persona, 300; sleep, 342; soldiers, 300; soot, 291; sound, 273; sponge in water, 392, 410; spark, 141, 251; sparrow’s beak, 348; sparrow hawk, 458; springs, 262; straw, 263, 274; sun, 162, 184, 239; sundial, 180; sword, 257; thirst, 251, 451, 457; time (music), 273; toad, 124; toad that flies, 198, 209; tree, 137, 273; voice (singing), 197; water, 37, 251, 262; (See also Prayer); water in glass. 184; living water, 263, 451, 457; waterwheel, 197; weapons, 349; wind, 262; wine, 162; wood, 250, 263, 327; worm, 165, 175; wound, 251, 430
Flemish school, 22
Flight of the spirit, 158, 428
Florence, Italy, 22
Foolishness of soul, 148, 262, 296, 327
Forgiveness of sin, 434
Fortitude. See Courage
Foundation of St. Joseph’s in Ávila, 280ff. See also Monastery France, 484
Francis of Assisi, St., 194, 254
Francis Borgia, St., 30, 35, 210, 418, 426, 478, 485, 497, 499
Franciscans, 19, 22, 23, 482, 491
Freedom, 46, 117, 119, 123, 125, 151, 157, 182, 187, 197, 209, 212, 233, 263, 270, 294, 324, 325, 329, 376, 380, 382, 390, 407, 408, 430, 434
Friendship, 28, 44, 45, 58, 61, 85, 92, 93, 96, 97, 141, 172, 184, 194, 211, 212, 221, 231, 297, 300, 335, 373, 376, 382, 390, 412, 458
Friends of God, 141, 202, 232, 325
Frustration, 122
García de Toledo. See Toledo German school, 22
Gifts from God. See Favors
Glory, 134, 149, 150, 157, 233, 236, 237, 238, 240, 242, 247, 252, 291, 301, 302, 319, 320, 323, 334, 336, 341, 352, 353, 438
GOD
Blessed Trinity, 39, 231, 353, 391, 395, 400, 410, 413, 414, 431, 438; indwelling of the Trinity, 393, 395, 400, 410, 413; the Father, 305, 336, 388, 389, 391, 412, 414, 432, 449, 455, 458; locution from the Father, 396; the Son, 335, 391. (See also CHRIST)
The Holy Spirit, 31, 44, 191, 202, 208, 210, 216, 254, 255, 289, 301, 333, 388, 391, 396, 401, 405, 406, 407, 431, 449, 477
transcendent majesty of, 21, 336, 337, 351, 355, 358, 359
mercy of, 43, 69, 104, 138, 165, 167, 172, 257, 266, 333, 396, 445, 446, 447, 452, 456, 458, 463
presence of, 21, 28, 38, 67, 105, 120, 128, 133, 135, 143, 144, 163, 192, 194, 197, 224, 228, 229, 241, 356, 413, 432, 438
González, Gil. See Dávila
Grace, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 78, 106, 112, 123, 134, 136, 148, 154, 156, 208, 261, 271, 272, 275, 297, 324, 376, 391, 395, 397, 398, 399, 414, 438
Graces received. See Favors
Granada, Luis de, 30
Gratian, Jerome, 408, 413, 416, 467, 468, 475, 482, 491, 495, 496, 498
Gratitude, 106, 107, 120, 122, 132, 144, 156, 165, 173, 211, 232, 307, 343, 449
Gregory the Great, St., 74, 477
Gregory IX, Pope, 486
Guilt feelings, 20
Gutiérrez, Martín, S.J., 46, 493, 494
Guzmán y Barrientos, Don Martín de, 468, 485
Harphius, 30
Health, 79, 88, 126, 162, 261, 290, 308, 322, 331, 357, 434. See Teresa (health)
Heaven, 106, 140, 231, 233, 238, 252, 323, 324, 328, 332
Hell, 83, 183, 187, 222, 227, 241, 259, 266, 276, 277, 278, 324, 327, 333, 354. 378. 431, 453, 454
Henao, Alonso de, 489
Heresy, 127, 151, 185, 256, 356
Hermitage, 55, 343, 393, 406, 434, 468
Hernández, Francisca, 24
Hernández, Pablo, S.J., 419, 497
Hernández, Pedro, 469
Herrero, Pedro de, O.P., 46
Hilarion, St., 227
Holy Office, 420
Holy Spirit. See GOD
Honor, 58, 60, 125, 183, 185, 223, 233, 273, 274, 275
Honorius III, Pope, 487
Humanists, 22
Humanity of Christ. See CHRIST
Humility, 20, 31, 46, 82, 93, 96, 104, 106, 120, 121, 123, 124, 138, 143, 146, 153, 164, 166, 174, 184, 188, 191, 193, 195, 196, 204, 219, 241, 242, 244, 247, 248, 256, 257, 261, 270, 273, 298, 299, 300, 308, 330, 336, 346, 347, 349, 355, 384, 397, 422, 425, 426
“I” of self, 462
Ibáñez, Pedro, O.P., 32, 34, 420, 467, 472, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 492, 498
Ignatius of Loyola, St., 22, 25, 497
Illuminative vision, 409
Illuminative way, 191
Illuminists, 22, 23, 24, 26, 478, 497. See also Alumbrados
Illusions, 122, 131, 151, 183, 186, 201, 238, 242, 330, 339, 350, 416, 429
Imagination. See Faculties
Imaginative visions, 38, 228, 237, 238, 242, 248, 341, 358, 390, 400, 416, 424, 436
Imperialists, 17
Impulse of love, See Love
lnaquito, Ecuador, 469
Incarnation of the Second Person of the Trinity. See CHRIST
Incarnation, Ávila. See Monastery
Income, 281, 282, 284, 285, 303, 304, 318, 319, 346, 348, 381, 492
Indifference, 383
Indulgences, 101
Inés de Jesús (Tapia), 483, 487
Infused, 472. See Supernatural
Inquisition, 16, 22, 24, 25, 27, 30, 31, 35, 47, 287, 419, 420, 496, 497, 498, 499
Institute of Carmelite Studies, 49
Intellect. See Faculties
Intellectual tendency, 30
Intellectual visions, 38, 238, 241, 252, 391, 395, 400, 415, 416, 436, 479, 489
Intention, 388
Internal religion, 24
Intimidation, 106, 126, 129, 223
Irritability. See Anger
Isabel de la Cruz, Franciscan, 23
Isabel de Jesús (Jimena), 493
Isabel de Santo Domingo, 489, 490
Italian school, 22
Italy, 22
Jacob, 156
James, William, 31
Jerome, St., 18, 63, 115, 330, 468, 471, 488
Jerusalem, 233
Jesuits, 30, 31, 35, 46, 71, 201, 207, 208, 210, 211, 244, 288, 294, 299, 334, 335, 353, 437; College of St. Giles, Ávila, 478, 489, 490, 497
John of Ávila, St., 22, 30, 46, 364, 419, 430, 491, 497, 499
John Chrysostom, St., 47
John of the Cross, St., 20, 47, 402, 475, 494
John the Evangelist, St., 438
Joseph, St., 20, 79, 80, 256, 280, 290, 291, 311, 314, 399, 404, 470, 476, 482
Joy, 20, 38, 64, 65, 82, 92, 113, 119, 123, 134, 136, 149, 152, 156, 157, 164, 179, 195, 253, 288, 289, 300, 301, 302, 322, 323, 334, 343, 388, 390, 403, 449, 459, 463
Juana, Princess Doña, 483
Judas, 169
Judging others, 377
Jurists, 472
Knowledge, 143, 146, 165, 177, 190, 228, 229, 232, 308, 324, 326, 330, 331, 336, 339, 345, 351, 354, 355, 428, 429, 430, 432, 437, 479
Language of heaven, 121, 230, 301
Laredo, Bernardino de, 23, 35, 472, 478, 490
Lay persons connected with Teresa, reform, men, 202, 203, 204, 206, 309, 317; women, 211, 280, 282, 283, 289, 293, 294, 302, 303, 305
Leah, 156
Learning, 22, 26, 30, 31, 32, 121, 130, 136, 143, 153, 156, 181, 192, 202, 220, 221, 225, 228, 231, 239, 254, 257, 298, 299, 304, 311, 320, 355, 419, 423, 437
León, 498
León, Fray Luis de, O.S.A., 47, 441
Lie, 88, 144, 213, 223, 238, 252, 260, 295, 301, 313, 354, 356
Light, 20, 239, 330, 397, 412, 416
Limbo, 241
Liturgy, 79, 237, 290, 320, 333, 341, 252
Locutions, 29, 33, 38, 168, 199, 212–217, 220, 224, 225, 230, 231, 242, 260, 280, 281, 282, 284, 289, 297, 307, 317, 318, 343, 345, 351, 352, 354, 355, 360, 361, 395, 418, 423, 432, 436, 480
Longing for God, 372, 375, 431, 458
Love, of God, 117, 118, 119, 120, 198, 231, 241, 242, 248, 249, 250, 286, 296, 300, 308, 334, 348, 354, 384, 399, 428, 444, 445; impulse of, 38, 40, 175, 180, 183, 187, 224, 234, 235, 249, 250, 253, 262, 286, 288, 332, 333; “madness” of, 148, 150; wound of, 38, 430, 431, 460, 499; is fruit of prayer, 107; prayer is the exercise of, 88; of neighbor, 278, 383, 445
Ludolph of Saxony, 488
Lutherans, 24, 278, 384, 399, 475
Madness against God, 454
Madrid, Alonso de, Franciscan, 472
Magdalena de la Cruz, Poor Clare, 24
Malagón, 386
Malone, WiIliam, S.J., 48
Mancío de Corpus Christi, O.P., 492
María Bautista (de Cepeda y Ocampo), 472, 483, 490
María de Ávila (de San José), 369, 483, 487
María de la paz (de la Cruz), 487
María de Santo Domingo Beata of (Piedrahita), 24
María de San Jerónimo, 490
María de San Pablo, 472
Married persons, 125, 130, 203, 273
Martín of Tours, St., 402, 459
Mary of Bethany, 153, 195, 426, 478
Mary Magdalene, St., 101, 188, 197, 199, 394, 400, 408, 475, 477, 494
Mary, the Mother of God, 19, 54, 56, 73, 80, 167, 229, 256, 280, 291, 292, 303, 311, 320, 321, 333, 334, 353, 389, 395, 399, 403, 409, 411, 417, 445, 468, 477, 488, 494, 496
Master (spiritual), 21, 29, 31, 33, 67, 124, 125, 129, 130, 131, 132, 171, 181, 192, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 211, 219, 225, 226, 245, 254, 298, 317, 357, 407, 499; non-submission to, 132
Matías, Diego, 489
Matthew, St., 400
Medina, Bartolomé de, O.P., 46, 420, 437, 498
Medinaceli, Duke of, 485
Meditation, 28, 45, 89, 101, 128, 129, 133, 193, 208, 425, 441
Mejía, Diego, 468; Francisco, 468; Don Hernando, 468; Pedro, 489; Vasco, 468
Men, 22, 25, 29, 30, 31, 73, 85, 117, 121, 129–132, 143, 167, 191, 219, 228, 245, 254, 298, 304, 320, 325, 355, 357, 363
Mendoza, Bishop Don Alvaro de, 47, 472, 484, 486, 497
Meneses, Felipe de, O.P., 421, 498
Mental prayer, 19, 21, 22, 23, 26, 30, 33, 44, 82, 96, 97, 101, 116, 142, 161, 201, 329, 334, 471. See also Prayer.
Mercy. See GOD
Mexico, 498
Michael, St., 227
Muslim, 22
Molina, Juan de, 468
Monastery of the Incarnation, Ávila, 18, 19, 37, 393, 399, 400, 468, 470, 412, 483, 484, 488, 494, 497
Monastery of St. Joseph, Ávila, 32, 36, 37, 394, 418, 434, 470, 472, 473, 479, 480, 483, 486, 488, 489, 491, 492, 494
Money, 183, 224, 289, 290, 317, 349, 374, 375
Moral depravity, 24
Mortification, 204, 208, 210, 259, 348, 421, 461
Mystical life, 21, 28, 35, 37, 39, 45, 46; phenomena, 23, 26; theology, 28, 30, 105, 112, 121, 136, 158, 472. See also Supernatural.
Nakedness of spirit, 23
Natural phenomena, 186
New World, 15
Obedience, 23, 26, 130, 160, 201, 208, 210, 225, 226, 244, 248, 249, 283, 286, 287, 289, 291, 292, 293, 294, 305, 311, 312, 315, 325, 374, 379, 394, 402, 404, 405, 407, 408, 422, 425
Ocampo, María. See María Bautista
Original sin, 261. See also Adam Oropesa, 34, 477
Osuna, Fray Francisco de, Franciscan, 19, 23, 30, 469, 472, 490
Our Lady of Grace Convent, Ávila, 17, 468, 471
Palencia, 435
Paul, St., 124, 177, 187, 194, 207, 237, 248, 330, 392, 393, 403, 415, 475, 481
Paul VI, St., Pope, 47
Pavia, 17
Peers, E. Allison, 48
Penance, 23, 135, 209, 234, 236, 248, 251, 263, 279, 314, 319, 373, 383, 394, 434, 436. See Sacraments
Persecution, 168, 183, 226, 244, 247, 260, 270, 281, 282, 285, 286, 299, 301, 316, 317, 350, 383, 415, 422
Perseverance, 46, 96, 99, 112, 115, 140, 166
Pelo y Henao, Doña Catalina del, 467
Peter, St., 124, 139, 169, 196, 228, 248, 413, 475
Peter of Alcántara, St., 31, 32, 35, 228, 234, 235, 236, 253, 255, 281, 304, 309, 310, 318, 342, 357, 419, 472, 481, 484, 497
Pius IV, Pope, 490
Poverty, 111, 196, 281, 290, 303, 304, 305, 318, 321, 346, 348, 374, 381, 399. See also Income.
Prádonos, Juan de, S.J., 34, 479
Prayer, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 30, 31, 37, 44, 45, 46, 372, 376, 378, 379, 384, 385, 403, 418ff., 425ff., 471, 499; answered, 342ff.; apostolic efficacy of, 113, 126, 127, 142, 154, 165, 186, 266, 317, 383; an exercise of love, 88; as glory, 157; as work, 157; Four Waters of, first, meditation, 114–133; second, prayer of quiet, 133–147; third, sleep of faculties, 147–156; fourth, union, 157–184; most effective, 142; of petition, 345; person of, 328, 347, 383; rebuke sin, 85, 214, 215, 224, 335, 336, 380; shared, 441; torment in, 115, 178, 263; while sleeping, 249. See also Beginners, Contemplation, Faculties, Meditation, Mental Prayer, Quiet, Union.
Presence of God. See GOD
Progress, 102, 119, 120, 125, 129, 142, 146, 150, 151, 179, 190, 195, 198, 272, 275, 301, 309, 321, 344, 346, 347, 357, 411
Prophecy, 208, 211, 213, 216, 224, 225, 280, 291, 293, 294, 301, 305, 335, 386, 394
Protestants, 22
Providence, 244, 284, 289, 291, 293, 308, 310, 381, 385, 462
Prudence, 130
Psyche, 37
Publican, the, 144
Purgative state, 191
Purgatory, 142, 178, 179, 268, 302, 313, 340, 341, 342, 431
Purity of blood, 25
Quiet, prayer of, 21, 23, 38, 67, 102, 129, 153, 156, 192, 201, 228, 229, 242, 426, 474. See also Prayer.
Rachel, 156
Ramírez, Martín, 492
Rapture, 28, 38, 45, 160, 172, 173, 179, 180, 181, 182, 188, 189, 198, 211, 212, 215, 235, 241, 247, 291, 292, 293, 301, 305, 329, 331, 334, 336, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 357, 358, 372, 374, 375, 380, 388, 389, 405, 426, 427, 431, 474, 499; duration of, 67, 180, 181, 199, 330, 333, 336, 352, 378; physical effects of, 173, 177, 178, 181, 182, 238, 251, 252, 337, 343, 357, 415, 418, 427, 430, 431, 438; spiritual effects of, 182, 188, 190, 199, 201, 214, 216, 217, 219, 224, 228, 241, 242, 249, 252, 297, 326, 353, 374, 427, 430, 431, 438
Reading, 17, 57, 67, 68, 170, 226, 259, 261, 333, 374, 418
Reason, use of, 143, 146, 258, 282, 298
Recogidos, 23
Recollection, 19, 23, 38, 102, 114, 133, 139, 141, 192, 196, 208, 220, 226, 228, 234, 266, 296, 303, 329, 341, 356, 357, 372, 373, 374, 385, 425, 426, 434
Recreation, 86, 100, 112, 123, 205
Reform of Carmelite life, 279–284, 290, 291, 292, 293, 303, 307, 310, 316, 321; of religious life, 22
Reputation. See Honor Revelations, 286, 330, 332, 354
Ribera, Francisco de, S.J., 17, 34, 370, 442, 471, 491
Ripalda, Jerónimo Martínez de, S.J., 46, 419, 497
Rome, 17, 286, 292, 303, 309, 348, 418
Sacrament, 167; Eucharist, 68, 75, 138, 148, 150, 160, 163, 170, 174, 192, 193, 219, 220, 240, 245, 247, 260, 280, 290, 302, 311, 313, 316, 318, 337, 338, 339, 351, 353, 356, 378, 389, 390, 391, 392, 396, 402, 410, 411, 414, 415; penance (confession), 75, 90, 206, 207, 209; anointing of the sick (extreme unction), 75, 89
Sacred objects, cross (crucifix), 222, 249, 253; holy water, 29, 264, 265, 267; images, pictures, 29, 56, 102; religious habit (scapular), 311, 341; sign of the cross, 102, 169, 248
Saints, 43, 54, 167, 261, 332, 379, 403, 415, 456
Salamanca, 30, 46, 388, 389, 418, 419, 441, 471, 493, 494, 497, 498
Salazar, Gaspar de, S.J., 418, 484, 485, 488, 491, 497
Salcedo, Don Francisco de, 33, 35, 473, 478, 479, 482, 484, 487
Salinas, Juan de, O.P., 421, 498
Samaritan woman, the, 263
Sanctimoniales, 18
Sanlúcar, 495
Santander, Luis de, S.J., 418, 497
Savonarola, 22
Scripture, 31, 33, 61, 130, 131, 149, 156, 163, 182, 219, 232, 258, 263, 283, 287, 298, 354, 385, 393, 420, 442
Scholastica, 22
Sebastian, St., 395
Secrecy, 60, 206, 243, 310, 311, 385
Segovia, 47, 418, 421, 497, 498
Self, abandonment, 23, 152, 376; acceptance and appreciation, 57, 58, 59, 63, 294, 306, 342, 343, 361; accusation, 57, 58, 59, 63, 70, 79–87, 335–338; analysis, 372, 380, 381, 391, 392, 425, 435; complacency, 279, 349; confidence, 100, 123, 171; deception, 170, 213, 226, 286; depreciation, 53, 55, 56, 65, 75, 93, 138, 261, 331, 391; esteem, 189, 190; excuse of, 61, 70; interest, 146, 165, 167, 184, 436; knowledge, 129, 130, 146, 298, 335, 382, 391, 432; love, 125, 434, 436; mistrust of, 272; reliance, 171; surrender, 42, 43, 111, 270, 388, 428, 438
Separation from God, 443
Servility, 146
Serving God, 360, 379, 383, 412, 443, 444
Serving the sick, 387
Seville, 409–418, 470, 478, 495, 496, 497
Silverio, Fr., O.C.D., 48
Sin, 21, 24, 240, 356, 394, 414, 415, 452
Sleep in life, 362
Sleep of faculties. See Faculties Society of Jesus. See Jesuits Solitude, 38, 39, 67, 69, 70, 78, 83, 88, 93, 114, 116, 125, 146, 154, 157, 176, 178, 209, 220, 241, 259, 261, 315, 321, 333, 373, 382, 422, 426, 429, 437, 444, 476
Sorrow, 20
Soto y Salazar, Francisco de, 419, 491, 497
Spain in Teresa’s time, 15–25, 29–30, 32, 45, 473, 483, 485, 493, 498; Catholic reform in, 22; political situation of, 22, 23; race relations in, 25; spirituality of, 22, 23
Speech, See Figures of, Grace, Language
Strength of soul, 326–327. See also Courage.
Suffering, 98, 149, 150, 175, 177, 178, 181, 187, 196, 206, 220, 221, 223, 224, 225, 247, 251, 253, 259, 260, 264, 267, 276, 278, 279, 286, 300, 311, 313, 315, 318, 349, 361, 376, 381, 389, 391, 403, 408, 415, 422, 423, 429, 430, 431, 436, 437; duration of, 258
Supernatural, 21, 26, 37, 39, 45, 120, 133, 136, 156, 179, 191, 192, 197, 202, 237, 241, 249, 272, 287, 298, 351, 418, 422, 425, 472
Superstition, 29
Suspension, 28, 121, 162, 177, 389, 395, 419, 426, 427; duration of, 162
Talavera, 485
Tauler, 30
Tears, 20, 65, 67, 70, 78, 92, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 114, 117, 119, 126, 134, 138, 164, 167, 170, 205, 207, 217, 221, 228, 238, 244, 248, 250, 263, 297, 304, 330, 361, 375, 383, 403, 419, 425, 452, 469
Temptation, 25, 83, 115, 123, 126, 127, 146, 182, 193, 217, 218, 225, 257, 260, 264, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 360, 400, 409, 475
TERESA of Jesus (de Ahumada), 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 46, 47, 467;
age (her own references to), 56, 58, 67, 329; as author, 16, 38, 46, 48, 49, 108, 346, 363, 364, 397, (See also Church, Figures of speech); character sketch, 16, 44, 383, (See also Self);
education of, 17, 54, 57, 61, 103: health of, 18, 19, 20, 62, 65–79, 264, 265, 314
illnesses, 19, 20, 62, 66, 71, 74, 79, 206, 210, 256, 331, 372, 438
physical description or, 16; possible marriage of, 17, 61; resistance to inspiration, 407; vocation of, 18, 60–69
Theology, 30, 33, 34, 39, 136, 231, 304, 472
Thomas Aquinas, St., 25, 40, 334
Toledo, 15, 34, 380, 386, 419, 420, 433, 434, 469, 485, 486, 492, 497, 499
Toledo, Alonso Alvarez de, 470
Toledo, García de, O.P., 33, 34, 36, 420, 467, 470, 472, 473, 477, 481, 483, 485, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 498
Toscano, Sebastián, 471
Touchiness. See Honor
Transfer to other Monastery, 269
Transformed by grace, 189, 231
Transverberation, 38, 252
Transport, 427, 474; See also Rapture
Trent, Council of, 22
Trinity. See GOD
Truth, 28, 31, 183, 186, 189, 194, 223, 227, 228, 238, 249, 259, 336, 345, 346, 354, 355, 384, 413, 424
Turks, 15
Tyranny, 249
Ulloa, Doña Guiomar, 473, 479, 482, 484, 485, 487
Understanding, 40, 45, 103, 105, 122, 128, 129, 142, 148, 152, 154, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 162, 163, 184, 185, 188, 189, 192, 193, 200, 205, 206, 213–217, 219, 221, 224, 225, 226, 230, 232, 233, 239, 240, 242, 243, 245, 254, 255, 258, 262, 263, 264, 270, 287, 288, 289, 297, 298, 300, 306, 308, 323, 324, 335, 336, 346, 350, 352, 354, 355, 356, 382, 400, 401, 410, 411, 413, 414, 426, 427, 429, 432, 433
Union, prayer of, 21, 23, 24, 28, 32, 38, 67, 142, 148, 153, 154, 192, 201, 205, 215, 217, 274, 357, 398, 411, 416, 426, 427, 474; duration of, 67, 416, 430, 491. See also Prayer (fourth water)
Ursula de los Santos (Revilla), 487
Valdés, Fernando de, 30, 33, 480
Valencia, 468; Incarnation at, 483
Valladolid, 24, 421, 478, 494, 498
Values, comparison of, 54, 57, 62, 63, 64, 70, 71, 84, 106, 107, 115, 129, 130, 131, 132, 143, 161, 162, 234, 235, 270, 271, 274, 275, 278, 279, 324, 325, 345, 346, 385, 386, 398, 399, 443, 444
Vanity, 60, 223, 268, 295, 308, 336, 345, 355, 377
Vázquez, Dionisio, S.J., 484
Velasco, Doña María de (countess of Osorno), 494
Velázquez, Dr. Alonso, 369, 499
Vincent, Ferrer, St., 182, 476
Virtues, 23, 30, 69, 77, 108, 113, 116, 119, 120, 125, 126, 127, 128, 134, 135, 137, 153, 165, 171, 198, 202, 204, 244, 258, 272, 273, 274, 312, 316, 334, 350, 428
Visions and their effects, 28, 38, 39, 85, 86, 214, 215, 225, 229, 230, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 246, 247, 248, 249, 252, 260, 264, 265, 267, 268, 276, 277, 287, 290, 291, 292, 318, 319, 326, 329, 330, 332, 333, 334, 335, 337, 339, 340, 341, 342, 349, 350, 351, 352, 358, 359, 390, 391, 394, 395, 405, 406, 409, 415, 416, 418, 436. See also CHRIST (Teresa’s visions of)
Visionaries, 24
Vocal prayer, 45, 61, 82, 114, 163, 169, 220, 329, 345, 417, 426, 432
Vocation, 85, 279, 280, 303, 304, 308, 311, 345, 346
Water, symbol of prayer. See Prayer.
Women, 21, 24, 25, 26, 30, 32, 47, 73, 85, 98, 109, 112, 117, 122, 132, 159, 183, 186, 201, 206, 225, 235, 245, 254, 285, 290, 295, 298, 318, 357, 383, 419, 422, 452, 499
World, the, 44, 271, 295, 351, 355, 417, 429; acceptance of evil in, 92; etiquette in, 111, 189, 295, 308, 324, 328; manners of, 294, 295; pleasing people in, 62, 328; relation of religious to, 329; Teresa’s vision of, 350
Works, 23, 188, 214, 260, 327, 412, 428, 435
Wound of soul, 251. See also Love (wound of).
Yanguas, Diego de, O.P., 421, 498
Yepes, Diego de, Jeronimite, 494, 499