“No one ever took God for his friend that was not amply rewarded; for mental prayer is, in my opinion, nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing alone with Him, who, we know, loves us.”
St Teresa of Avila
St Teresa of Avila
The Teresian Prayer Group
The Teresian Prayer Group meets once a month in the Carmelite Priory, 41 Kensington Church Street, London W8 4BB. The aim of the Group is for its members to grow in prayer, following the teachings of St Teresa of Avila. Membership of the Group is free and anyone can join.
The monthly meetings typically have a distinguished Carmelite speaker, a time of quiet prayer and small group discussion, In 2019/20 they will be on a Thursday evening at 6.30 for 6.45 pm to 8.15 pm.
The fourth meeting of the 2019/20 season will be on 9 January 2020, with a talk on The Prayer of Acquired Recollection by Dr Heather Ward, OCDS, who has a background in teaching, counselling and spiritual development and teaches courses on St Elizabeth of the Trinity and St John of the Cross at the Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland.
Further information: mark.courtney@oxon.org tel: 020 8288 0536.
The Teresian Prayer Group meets once a month in the Carmelite Priory, 41 Kensington Church Street, London W8 4BB. The aim of the Group is for its members to grow in prayer, following the teachings of St Teresa of Avila. Membership of the Group is free and anyone can join.
The monthly meetings typically have a distinguished Carmelite speaker, a time of quiet prayer and small group discussion, In 2019/20 they will be on a Thursday evening at 6.30 for 6.45 pm to 8.15 pm.
The fourth meeting of the 2019/20 season will be on 9 January 2020, with a talk on The Prayer of Acquired Recollection by Dr Heather Ward, OCDS, who has a background in teaching, counselling and spiritual development and teaches courses on St Elizabeth of the Trinity and St John of the Cross at the Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland.
Further information: mark.courtney@oxon.org tel: 020 8288 0536.