SAINT TERESA OF JESUS OF THE ANDES: Heart of innumerable Glories
Biographical Sketch of Saint Teresa of Jesus of the Andes
Saint Teresa of Jesus of the Andes was born in Santiago, Chile, on July 13, 1900. Her father Miguel Fernández and her mother, Lucía Solar de Fernández were good Catholic parents. The name that they gave to their beloved daughter was Juanita Fernández Solar (St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes). St. Teresa of Jesus was baptized at Santiago's Parish Church of Saint Anne on the vigil of the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
At age 6, Jesus appeared as a small boy to St. Teresa of Jesus while she was playing in the family yard. Jesus, pretending to be a new boy in the neighborhood, began to participate in the childhood games that St. Teresa of Jesus was playing. And then when the opportunity arose the Boy Jesus began telling her about Himself and His Mother. After this first encounter, Jesus began presenting her with ecstasies that she revealed to no one. Many heavenly wonders were revealed to St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes during these special moments with Jesus and His Mother. On certain occasions, Our Precious Mother would show her numerous wonders concerning her Immaculate Heart and one of them being Jesus living in Her Immaculate Heart. From this experience a great desire was ignited in St. Teresa of Jesus to have Jesus living in her heart. St. Teresa of Jesus asked Mary if she could have Jesus living in her heart in the same way as her heart. Our Holy Mother said to her that Jesus would visit her heart and that he would remain there always. When St. Teresa of Jesus received Jesus for the first time in Holy Eucharist Jesus spoke to her and said from that moment onward He was going to live in her heart in a very special way. After her first Communion, St. Teresa of Jesus received Holy Communion every day. As part of her thanksgiving for receiving Jesus, she spent long durations of time with Him and His Holy Mother. Her parents enrolled her in a Catholic School run by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart. Here is where she received good Catholic teaching that laid the foundation for her to become St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes with her Heart of Innumerable Glories.
St. Teresa of Jesus's outward appearance differed little from the lives of other girls her age. Those who knew her described her as being friendly and pleasing, with a happy disposition. Though she did well in her studies, she always made time for Jesus and His Mother, and was drawn to spend time with them. Repeatedly she would slip away quietly to a nearby chapel to pray. In those moments she exchanged heartfelt sentiments of love and affection with them. Jesus had so deeply captured Juanita’s heart that she made a vow of perfect virginity when she was fifteen. In a letter to her sister Rebecca she described her ecstatic joy for this great gift of God: “I have been caught by the Divine Fisherman in the net of His Love.”
When eighteen, Juanita entered religious life the Carmel of Los Andes, Chile, and was given the name Sister Teresa of Jesus in honor of the great Carmelite saint of Ávila. Overcome by the grace of being called to the religious life she wrote to a friend, “What does God see in us that makes Him love us to the point of wanting us to be His friends, and the brides of His Heart.” Almost all her letters from Carmel are signed with the name Teresa, to which she generally adds the word Carmelite. However in a letter written to her mother, she referred to herself as Teresita. On May 1919 she wrote: “I am getting ready for my Pentecost retreat. Won’t you pray that your Teresita may be madly consumed by His Love.”
Sister Teresa of Jesus lived in the Monastery of Los Andes only eleven months, wore the habit of her Carmelite order less than five, and then she was stricken with typhus. In danger of death, she was permitted to make her religious vows and thus died as a professed Carmelite Sister.
Immediately after her death in 1920, extraordinary things begun to happen. People were moved by God to see in this young Chilean girl a model of perfect holiness. She was acclaimed the saint closest to the heart of the people of Chile, and many found her to be a wonderful friend and intercessor before God. The fame of her holiness grew as miracles abound. As a result, she was beatified on April 3, 1987, in Santiago, and canonized in Rome by the same Pope on March 21, 1993. On that occasion, Pope John Paul II made the proposal that she be the model for young persons today. He had much devotion and admiration for her because she remained strong in her faith, and was in every way a perfect example for people of her age to follow. Up to the present day she is a light shining bright for young people. If any young person is confused because of what they are facing in regard to pressures of today, they have always before them someone that they can look up to, draw strength from, and go to for help.
The Heart of Innumerable Glories of Saint Teresa of Jesus of the Andes
Jesus has made Himself present to Saint Teresa of Jesus, in an extraordinary way at an early age; and from that time onward she grew up in His Love, and also the Love of Our Holy Mother. Jesus and Mary were always first in her life, and with the strength they provided to her, she became the perfect child—the one whom Jesus has chosen to be modeled after Himself when He was a Child. Saint Teresa of Jesus’s Heart of Innumerable Glories, is Jesus's gift to the youth of today, and also to everyone. She is the example set before us all to follow during a time when moral decline is at its worst; Jesus was pleased to preserve in her modesty and an extra ordinary gift of the Holy Spirit. Jesus has not abandoned us nor especially the youth, we at anytime request that St. Teresa of Jesus can visit us and she will bring Jesus with her in her Heart of this gifted person. Saint Teresa of Jesus of the Andes’s Heart of Innumerable Glories is an excellent way to approach Jesus in the Immaculate Heart of Mary. There isn’t a person more kind, loving, and understanding than St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes, and to spend time with her is a wonderful pleasure. When we invite her for a visit as part of our time in prayer, Jesus always accompanies her in her heart. In her Heart, He is always quite content and is delighted to receive all His children by way of his spokes person St. Teresa of Jesus the Andes. Jesus is silent as we speak to her to about our troubles. Though He is silent, He provides the sunshine and warmth of His presence. The overall ambiance when speaking with St. Teresa of Jesus is joyful and happy. She is absolutely ideal for us to open our hearts to, and especially for unburdening ourselves. She is very kind, and understanding and will not leave you if you have been overwhelmed by sorrows. With her love and sway with Jesus, she can make the impossible become possible. Jesus gives her full knowledge of everything about us, therefore we can speak to her about anything in our lives, and she has a solution for every problem. Furthermore she is always desirous to accommodate Jesus’s wishes which is for all of his children to grow in His Love and become “Only Jesus” to the world. If you desire to spend time with St. Teresa of Jesus and Her Heart of Innumerable Glories say this prayer:
St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes, with Jesus in your Heart of Innumerable Glories,
come and visit me. I need to speak to thee.
She is listening and already waiting for you to say the prayer. If you do not think that she is there say the pray two or three times. Be patient and persevere, she will make her presence felt. When she does so you may say something like: “St. Teresa of Jesus, I am so happy that you are here. Is Jesus with you? Please give Him a hug and kiss for me.” Then proceed to open your heart to her; and then ask her for her help, and whatever you need.
To Receive Jesus’s Healing Love at St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes’s Heart
of Innumerable Glories
Now I want to say something about St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes’s Heart of Innumerable Glories with whom I have a 10 to 15 minute visit with every day. It is the desire of Jesus and Our Mother of the Cathedral of Love that all her children do this. She always arrives with Jesus in Her heart. I never speak to Jesus directly but only to St. Teresa of Jesus and Jesus is always present in her heart. I do not actually see St. Teresa of Jesus like in an apparition but she speaks to me through impulses of Divine Love. Through my discourse with her she has asked me to say something about Jesus in her Heart and she has confirmed that He is four years old. She has also confirmed that Jesus has two postures in her heart. The first posture is that He is sitting on a beautiful thrown holding a globe with a cross on it in the left hand and His right hand is raised to impose a blessing. He has a beautiful Crown and wears a white garment with gold trim. I usually ask St. Teresa to ask Jesus for His blessing and no sooner does the request leave my lips when I am given a powerful blessing that is absolutely wonderful. It always brings a smile to my face. The second posture is that He is the Child King who is sitting on His thrown with His Beautiful Eyes and Face looking at us. She says that they are blue and His hair blond. His arms and hands are outstretched to receive His children to give them lots of Love. St. Teresa of Jesus is wonderful to talk to and delighting together in our love for Jesus is something that we do together during her visit. She has an unbelieveable Love for Jesus which makes me desirous of wanting to love Him just as much as she does. With St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes we always have an “in” with Jesus. A favorite request is to ask St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes for an experience of Jesus’s Love from Her Heart of Innumerable Glories.
Jesus is never absent from Saint Teresa of Jesus’s Heart of Innumerable Glories, but dwell there is a very special way. We all are invited to approach St. Teresa of Jesus’s heart to ask her for a powerful experience of Jesus’s embrace of Healing Love. In His embrace, the Power of Jesus's Healing Love will gently rest upon us when we ask this of St. Teresa of Jesus. From this touch of His Love, feelings interior emptiness, fears, anxieties, depression, and loneliness are replaced by His Love, peace, affirmation, and His Beautiful Self. For an experience of His Healing Love one are all three of the following prayers:
Asking Saint Teresa of Jesus for Jesus's Healing Love
(Prayer number 1)
Saint Teresa of Jesus of the Andes,
in the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
you invite us to seek and to knock,
at your Heart of Innumerable Glories,
for Jesus to speak His Word of healing.
My dearest Saint Teresa I am in need of Healing,
and my needs are clearly visible to you.
I give my heart to Jesus now.
Plea to Jesus on my behalf,
for an outpouring of His Healing Love,
upon my soul, heart, mind, and body.
May I be immersed in His Healing Love,
and may it rest upon me,
to heal every area that is broken or wounded.
Also ask that He fill me with His Peace.
I thank you Saint Teresa of Jesus for hearing my prayer.
If healed I promise I will make known to everyone,
the wonders of your Heart of Innumerable Glories. Amen.
Asking Saint Teresa of Jesus for Jesus's Healing Love
(PRAYER NUMBER 2)
My dearest St. Teresa of Jesus:
You arrive with your heart,
with my Child King armed with His Love.
Kind and gentle as a Dove,
Ask Jesus to fill me,
with His wondrous Love.
Ask Him to cast the splendor of His clemency,
upon me so that I may be healed,
and that I may experience His inexhaustible mercy.
Oh His Love, what a treasure I am so honored to possess,
and My heart will exult in Him as I profess,
“What a Child King I have,
who is happiness unending.”
Thank you My dearest St. Teresa of Jesus,
I have found my consolation,
and my Forever Love. Amen.
Asking Saint Teresa of Jesus for Jesus's Healing Love
(PRAYER NUMBER 3)
My Dearest St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes,
your ardent exhortation is that everyone,
come to your Heart of Innumerable Glories,
to pay a visit to His Majesty, the Child King,
the Lover of Us who is waiting for us with open arms,
with His Powerful Healing Love.
I now approach your Heart with my doleful sack,
of anxieties, fears, emptiness, and melancholy.
and I give it to you now in exchange,
for your words of tender compassion to the Child King,
So that the gentleness of His healing love will fall upon me.
I welcome the embrace of His Healing Love,
In return I will give to Him what belongs to him,
which is my heart.
Ask Jesus to restore me completely in Himself.
In the Cathedral of Love,
Where I will be together with you,
and the Child King and His Beautiful Love forever. Amen.
A Prayer to Teresa of Jesus
for the Granting of Favors
My Dearest Saint Teresa of Jesus of the Andes
When you dwelt among us Jesus revealed to you,
that you were to become,
a resplendent demonstration of His Love.
And, from your much adored Heart of Innumerable Glories,
healings would abound,
and a profusion of favors granted.
My beloved Saint Teresa of Jesus,
in my weakness of faith and a life of poor example,
I appeal to your heart brimming with tender compassion
to make a request to Jesus on my behalf of .
When my requested grace has been imparted,
I promise to make a gift of my heart,
to the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
and to pursue a Life with Jesus in His Love,
living to the utmost the joys of Heaven,
in the Cathedral of Love. Amen.
Jesus Be at Rest in My Heart With Me
Oh Saint Teresa of Jesus of the Andes,
Jesus spoke to His Precious Mother and said:
“For among my children
there is no heart more delightful.
“Let us go to Saint Teresa of Jesus’s Heart of Innumerable Glories
“for she entreats me again and again,
“with angelic tones that say:
‘Come my sweet Jesus,
Rest and sleep my treasure,
Take joy and stay always in my heart.”
My dearest Saint Teresa of Jesus
in your Heart of Innumerable Glories,
is a profound and noble sweetness,
that for Jesus, who is the Essence of Peace,
was His most sought-after place of repose.
What example can you give me,
for my heart is neither at rest or at peace.
Saint Teresa I give you my heart with all its problems.
Recite these words with me,
so that I may have the Essence of Peace at rest in my heart:
“Jesus, come my dear one, and take your rest,
here in my heart with me.” Amen.
Gifts of His Compassionate Love Prayer
My dearest St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes with your Heart of Innumerable Glories
When we approach,
How can we resist from embracing and extolling your magnificent Heart,
It is supremely meritorious of being praised, loved and adored.
Because it is He, the Child King who dwells within,
And His arms are full with Gifts of His Compassionate Love,
The call goes out to everyone to stay away no longer,
Because we can anticipate with immediate expectancy a shower of favors granted,
And it can be obtained with a mere whisper of:
“Yes St. Teresa of Jesus,
take my heart and give it to Jesus,
Let His Compassionate Love fall upon me. Amen.”
A Prayer to the Holy Trinity for the Cause of St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes
to be Patroness and Protectoress of Chile
My dearest, and Precious Most Holy Trinity,
whom I eternally praise and adore.
With my sincerest love and gratitude for approaching,
your Illustrious Majesty of Supreme Magnificence,
I humbly desire to make a request,
though I am nothing before you,
with a prayer weak and lacking in eloquence.
However my Precious Love, it is so true,
that because you are the author of the greatest of all gifts,
which is Jesus’s Love,
which forever goes in quest of love,
I am confident that you will attend to the cry of love from my heart,
that expresses its favor for St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes.
In the richness of my impoverished love,
I ask you my precious Holy Trinity,
to please consider St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes,
to be Patroness and Protectoress of the People of Chile.
Her heart is worthy of this state,
because I believe You have graced her heart with a beautiful love,
that will be undaunted by the overwhelming challenges,
that her people will face.
Her love and intercession for her people,
I believe will only increase in the face of the extreme.
Furthermore, I believe, that her love for her people will be quite evident,
in her intercession because it will not be withstandable,
and your Heart will surely yield.
Therefore please consider my request.
Her heart cannot remain detached from her people,
which makes her a worthy Patroness and Protectoress of Chile.
She is determined to be Jesus’s Heart and Soul for them.
The one who will lead them to the joys,
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and of Heaven,
through Her Heart which has been so adorned,
with Jesus and Innumerable Glories.
Renewal Prayer
St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes is the occasion of our love and desire for Jesus. And she is the reason that we give our hearts to Jesus through her heart of Innumerable Glories. In this privileged position of hers it is recommended that, as part of our Life in the Cathedral of Love that we make the time for St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes and her Heart of Innumerable Glories every day. Our spiritual life in the Cathedral of Love will be active, in fact it will consume our whole lives. In addition to living and saying the Cathedral of Love Devotion we will be spending much of our time in conversation with Our Holy Mother, Jesus, St. Teresa of Jesus, and the saints. We have many wonderful visits to look forward to after we begin the practice of inviting her daily. Spending 10 minutes with St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes and Jesus in her Heart of Innumerable Glories after our morning prayer will be a source of happiness, and it is a great way to start our day. St. Teresa of Jesus desires that we extend the grace of our visits throughout our day, and a means has been provided by a prayer of renewal that can be said at convenient times during our day. Saying the prayer below keeps St. Teresa of Jesus nearby with her powerful intercessory prayer, and furthermore as part of the prayer we give our hearts completely to Jesus through Her Heart of Innumerable glories.
St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes’s Heart of Innumerable Glories Renewal Prayer
My dearest St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes,
At this moment I wish to make an ongoing renewal,
of my commitment to our friendship in Jesus’s Love,
by giving my heart completely to Jesus,
through your Heart of Innumerable Glories. Amen.
Nine Day Novena Prayers of Saint Teresa of Jesus of the Andes
It is through novena prayers that we have the opportunity to encounter Jesus’s powerful and benevolent Love through Saint Teresa of Jesus the Andes and her Heart of Innumerable Glories. The potentiality of the heart of Saint Teresa of Jesus of the Andes is nothing less than astounding. Jesus works in the same way through the heart of Saint Teresa of Jesus, as He did when He physically laid His hands on individuals during His public ministry when He walked the earth; everyone who came to Him received what they asked for. Today Jesus works in the same way through the heart of this great saint, and what this means is that Saint Teresa of Jesus’s Heart of Innumerable Glories is a wellspring that multiplies the Goodness of God. Her Love for each person in every state of life far exceeds all natural love in the sphere of the ordinary. Jesus has united Himself to her heart in the Immaculate heart of Mary, and works miracles on behalf of those who appeal to her. Because of this happy circumstance presented to us from the Immaculate Heart of Mary, our confidence and trust can find its rest in her Heart of Innumerable Glories. Pray “Novena Prayer 1” or “Novena Prayer 2” with a sincere heart and ardent love for nine days.
Novena Prayer 1
Most gracious Saint Teresa of Jesus of the Andes,
who is forever requesting favors from Jesus for us your children.
If you were to give voice to your most dear, and heartfelt sentiment, what would it be: . . .
“Oh my child, in my heart there is an All-Powerful Love,
and it is from Him that I have obtained a plentifulness of Graces,
and there are not near enough of my children approaching to receive them.”
My Saint Teresa of Jesus, the one whom I can count on to plead on my behalf.
There is no greater Love than Jesus’s whose spectacular works are celebrated in your heart;
therefore, behold the reason for my awe-inspiring confidence in your intercession without fail.
In this moment I present myself to your Heart of Innumerable Glories,
with my heart diffuse with contrite sorrow for my error.
And abounding in need, I now ask for the Grace of .
If the favor I asked for is obtained,
I promise to dedicate myself to the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
and place myself therein every day,
to receive Our Holy Mother’s loving protection,
and be affirmed and created anew in Jesus’s Love,
and enjoy an enriched Life of supreme vitality in the Cathedral of Love,
where I will delight in the splendor of the Immaculate Love of Our Precious Mother,
and enjoy friendship with you forevermore. Amen.
Novena Prayer 2
My beloved Saint Teresa of Jesus of the Andes,
from your most adorable Heart of Innumerable Glories,
Jesus powerfully demonstrates His open-handed bountifulness.
Therefore highly favored Virgin,
I cast myself before your Heart.
Though I am bowed low,
I am enlivened with confidence,
due to the promise of Jesus’s Most Sacred Heart,
which is never to abandon those who show Him love.
And knowing the richness of His fidelity to His Word.
I am immovable in my belief that I can ask anything,
from your Heart of Innumerable Glories and receive it.
For this reason I ask for the favor of .
Dearest Saint Teresa of Jesus,
my mother and my intimate confidant,
because of your affection for me,
I know that I will be preserved,
in the Cathedral of Love,
by your powerful intercession,
until I am safely with you for all eternity.
Obtain for me also the grace,
of maintaining purity of heart in this time like no other,
because therein is my happiness and joy. Amen.
Offering Sacrifices through St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes’s
Heart of Innumerable Glories
Next, I want to say something about St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes’s Heart of Innumerable Glories and making “sacrifices of love” which are sufferings in the form of sacrifices intended for Jesus through her Heart. When we approach her heart with a sacrifice of love that we intend for Jesus and His Holy Mother, she takes our sacrifice offering, and makes it perfect with the Compassionate Love in her heart, and then she presents them to Jesus. Everything that St. Teresa of Jesus does, Jesus loves. Therefore our sacrifices presented to her Heart are in good hands. Sacrifices performed for the reparation of sin and offenses against Jesus, and the Heart of Sorrows of Our Lady of the Cathedral of Love, ultimately produce Grace and Sanctifying Grace which is allocated by Our Lady of the Cathedral of Love. Our sacrifice of Love is instrumental in converting individuals, making reparation for the sins and offenses, so that an individual may receive special graces from the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Along with your offering of sacrifice say this prayer:
Prayer to St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes for Making a "Sacrifice of Love"
to obtain Graces through the Immaculate Heart of Mary
My dear Saint Teresa of Jesus of the Andes,
I approach your Heart of Innumerable Glories,
for you to present my Sacrifice of Love to Jesus's Most Sacred Heart
and also to the Heart of Sorrows, of Our Precious Mother of the Cathedral of Love.
Perfect my sacrifice with the compassionate love in your Heart,
to make a special gift of Sacrifice of Love,
that will bring their hearts much consolation and love,
So that special graces may be obtain through the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Amen.