St Teresa and the Garden of our Souls
We are delighted to announce a Quiet Reflective Study afternoon,
a Zoom/streamed event entitled
St Teresa and the Garden of our Souls
given by
Sister Clare-Louise SLG
Sr Clare-Louise is a member of the Sisters of the Love of God, a contemplative, Anglican Community based in East Oxford. A great lover of St Teresa, she appreciates gardens, literal and metaphorical, as important places of prayer.
The event is timed to take place shortly before All Souls' Day,
when we remember those who have died.
It will be hosted by Revd Anthony Buckley,
City Rector and Vicar of St Michael at the North Gate, Oxford.
Image used with many thanks, for the
courtesy of visually-impaired
Dutch artist Luz
Two sessions of aprox 45 minutes with a break in-between will be held
on Saturday 23rd October 2021, 2pm (BST) – 4.00pm
There may be limted space for personal attendance
(subject to pandemic regulations and space)
at St Michael at the North Gate Church, Oxford.
and the event will be live-streamed for those unable to attend in person.
Please register online for this event
or contact us by email or phone for personal attendance.
Those registering or attending will be sent joining instructions by email
shortly before the event.
Sister Clare-Louise writes:
Mary, weep not, weep no longer,
Now thy heart hath gained its goal;
Here, in truth, the Gardener standeth,
But the Gardener of thy soul,
Who within thy spirit's garden
By his love hath made thee whole. (New English Hymnal)
Of St Teresa of Avila’s many images and metaphors, the garden of the soul, watered by the waters of prayer, is one of her most famous. In this quiet afternoon we will explore this imagery in Teresa, scripture and elsewhere, and explore ways in which we ourselves can cultivate our own inner garden.