Carmelite family of Davao celebrates 500th birth of St. Teresa of Avila

On March 28, 2015 the Carmelite Family of Friars, Nuns and Seculars of Davao, in unison with the other Carmelite communities in the World will celebrate the Fifth Birth Centenary of Saint Teresa of Avila. The venue for the celebration is at the Monastery of the Carmelite nuns in Bajada, Davao City. The highlights of the celebration includes the following major events:
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[row_column]Triduum masses[/row_column]
[row_column]March 26, 2015[/row_column]
[row_column]6:00 A.M.[/row_column]
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[row_column]March 27, 2015[/row_column]
[row_column]6:00 A.M.[/row_column]
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[row_column]Solemn High Mass[/row_column]
[row_column]March 28, 2015[/row_column]
[row_column]7:00 A.M.[/row_column]
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[row_column]Veneration of the Relic[/row_column]
[row_column]March 28, 2015[/row_column]
[row_column]8:00 A.M. — 4:00P.M.[/row_column]
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[row_column]Film Showing – Life of Saint Teresa of Avila Part 1[/row_column]
[row_column]March 26, 2015[/row_column]
[row_column]8:00 — 11:00 A.M.[/row_column]
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[row_column]Part 2[/row_column]
[row_column]March 27, 2015[/row_column]
[row_column]8:00 — 11:00 A.M.[/row_column]
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[row_column]Part 3[/row_column]
[row_column]March 28, 2015[/row_column]
[row_column]8:00 — 11:00 A.M.[/row_column]
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[row_column]Art Exhibit on the Life and Teachings of St. Teresa of Avila: Paintings and Religious Art[/row_column]
[row_column]March 26 — 29, 2015[/row_column]
[row_column]8:00 A.M. — 5:00 P.M.[/row_column]
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[row_column]Bazaar: Religious Items, Books, etc.[/row_column]
[row_column]March 26 — 29, 2015[/row_column]
[row_column]8:00 A.M. — 5:00 P.M.[/row_column]
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St. Teresa of Avila, also called St. Teresa of Jesus, was born in the year 1515 in the Province of Avila, in Castile, Spain. She is often described as a mystic saint. She wrote four books in which she described her many mystical experiences or her direct encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ. Also included in her books are her doctrines on Contemplative Prayer. Because of her important teachings on prayer she was named first Woman Doctor of Church in 1970 by Pope Paul VI.

Through the Celebration of her Fifth Birth Centenary the Carmelites of Davao hope to make the Life and Teachings of St. Teresa of Avila more known to a broader sector of Christian communities in Davao.

All are invited to join the Carmelites in this rare and unique celebration. (Cesar Kedesma)