Church of St. Teresa

When Jose Cardinal Ratzinger was elevated to the papacy, he called himself a "humble worker in the Lord's Vineyard". To call the Church a vineyard is nothing new. In fact Jesus does it in the Gospels, building on themes rooted in the Hebrew Scriptures. A vineyard is lush. It is rich, it is fruitful. All the things Jesus meant, and Benedict wishes, the Catholic Church to be. The Lower East Side of Manhattan conjures up many things in the minds of people, but probably a vineyard is not one of them. It has a history of poverty, a reputation for drug abuse and crime, a legacy of being the first place where millions of immigrants reached our shores. And yet it despite its concrete and asphalt, it is lush with renovated parks and playgrounds, despite its poverty it is rich in languages and cultures, and despite the struggles of its inhabitants it is a wonderful diverse place to live.

Use our website to get to know us and that part of the Lord's vineyard we have been serving since 1863. And then come and visit us, because you are always welcome at St. Teresa's.

欢迎你们到圣德肋撒圣堂

当约瑟夫.拉性格枢机当选为教宗时，称自己是“主葡萄园的卑微工人”。称教会为葡萄园并没什么新鲜。事实上，耶稣在福音中就这样称呼，而且在希伯人圣经中这种思想也根深蒂固。葡萄园郁郁葱葱，它丰产富饶，果实累累。耶稣所说的一切，正是教宗本笃十六世所希望建立的天主教会。曼哈顿下东城区浮现在人们脑海中的东西很多，但葡萄园可能不会是其中之一。它有着贫穷的历史，毒品泛滥和犯罪的名声，这是数百万移民到达我们海岸的第一个遗产。然而，尽管它有混凝土和沥青，但也有郁郁葱葱的翻新公园和操场；尽管贫穷，但有丰富的语言和文化，尽管居民很挣扎，但却是一个不同居民居住的奇妙地方。

请利用我们的网站来了解我们和天主葡萄园的一部分，我们从1863年起就一直在这里服务。也请来我们这里参观，因为您在圣德肋撒圣堂永远是受欢迎的。