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The Little Flower: St. Thérèse of Lisieux
One of the most highly recognizable saints of the modern age is St. Thérèse of Lisieux, whose feast we celebrate on Oct. 1. Also known as “The Little Flower,” she was only 24 years old when she died. Yet she is a Doctor of the Church, sharing the designation with only four other women in Church history: Sts. Hildegard of Bingen, Catherine of Siena, and Teresa of Avila.
Famous for her “Little Way” of achieving sanctity, her “contribution to spirituality is as original as it is profoundly traditional,” said Paul Marie de la Croix in St. Thérèse’s Life in the Carmel of Lisieux and the Influence of Her “Little Way.”
In 1883, on Pentecost Sunday, St. Thérèse experienced a miraculous healing from a serious illness through the intercession of Our Lady of Victories.
During a trip to Italy with her father in 1887, she was present during an audience with Pope Leo XIII in Rome. Saint Thérèse boldly asked the Holy Father if he would permit her to enter Carmel at the age of 15. His response: “Go … go … You will enter if God wills it!”
During her years at Carmel, Thérèse was unable to feel our Lord’s presence or consolations. Nevertheless, she remained confident of His love, saying, “You may sleep in my boat; I shall not awaken You. You are hiding Yourself, but I know well where You are hidden: You are in my heart. I do not feel it, but I know it. I believe in Your love for me and I believe in my love for You” (from I Believe in Love: A personal retreat based on the teaching of St. Thérèse of Lisieux by Fr. Jean C. J. D’Elbee).
She knew she could not do great things in life, but she could do little things with great love. She realized by being humble, having complete confidence in God, and doing everything in her life with love, she could become a saint.
Since the Little Flower’s death in 1897, countless miracles have been attributed to her intercession, fulfilling her prophesy: “I shall spend my heaven in doing good upon earth.”
She was canonized as St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face (her religious name) in 1925 by Pope Pius XI and declared a Doctor of the Church during the centennial anniversary of her death in 1997 by Pope St. John Paul II.
Excerpted - https://marian.org/articles/little-flower-st-therese-lisieux
Feast Day Celebration to our Patron Saint
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face
Tuesday, September 29 - 6:30 pm
Wednesday, September 30 - 6:30 pm
Thursday, October 1* - 6:30 pm
- *Feast Day -
Followed by a candlelight Rosary prayer outside, around our St Thérèsa shrine.
DIVINE MERCY
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
after the
12 NOON MASS
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