SECULAR ORDER
DISCALCED CARMELITES
Mary Queen of Carmel Community
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St. Therese of
Lisieux
| Thérèse
Martin was born on January 2, 1873 in a simple house in the rue de Saint
Blaise, Alençon, France. She entered a Carmelite convent at the
age of fifteen. As Sister Thérèse of the Child Jesus, she
lived a hidden life. She died on September 30, 1897. She was just twenty-four
when she died. The world came to know her through her autobiography, The Story of A Soul. She described her life as, "A little way of spiritual childhood." She lived each day with unshakable confidence in God's love. What matters in life is, "Not great deeds, but great love." St. Therese's "Little way" was practiced with humility, and submission. In fact, when she died, two sisters from the convent were overheard saying, "What will they say about poor little Therese?" How little they knew of the great saint God had called to Himself! Pope Pius XII, in reference to St. Therese, said, "She rediscovered the Gospel itself, the very heart of the Gospel." In the words of Saint Therese..." My mission--to make God loved--will begin after my death. I will spend my heaven doing good on earth. I will let fall a shower of roses." Countless lives have been touched by her intercession, and thousands have imitated her "Little way." She has been acclaimed the, "Greatest saint of modern times." |
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