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St. Therese of Liseux-the little flower

"My mission-
to make God loved-
will begin after my death. 
I will spend my heaven
 doing good on earth. 
I will send 
a shower of roses."
Introduction to the Little Flower 
St. Therese of Liseux is known as the 

the Little Flower and is a Dr. of the Church.

She is also known for her little way to Jesus

and her autobiography "Story of a Soul."

If I were going to introduce a non Catholic

to the saints of the Church I would begin

with St. Therese,Francis,Anthony and Edith

Stein(St. Therese Benedicta de La Cruc)-of the

Cross. Of course,we would have to begin

by explaining that the saints are people that

we honor-not worship-because at Mass we pray

IN UNION WITH the saints who have "done God's 

will throughout the ages." And that,I think,

sums up what a saint is.

St. Therese did this through her 'little way'.

But we have to admit that sometimes the 

the little way of things is the largest.

Here are some quotes of St. Therese as

well as links to information,prayers and 

novenas associated w/ her. Included are a few

links to general information about saints

and a few Carmetlite communities.

In a few weeks there will be one

new page added with info re St. Francis

and St. Anthony.The link will be here.

Peruse,enjoy and grow!
QUOTES: 
"I do not desire either suffering or death, 
although both are appealing
to me; it is love alone which really attracks me... I can ask for nothing 
with any enthusiasm except the perfect accomplishment
of the Divine Will
in my soul,unhindered by any intrusion of created things. I can say, 
with the words of our father,St. John of the Cross, 
in his Spiritual Canticle,"I drank in the inner cellar
of my Beloved,
and when I went forth into the meadow
I forgot everything and lost the flock
which I used to drive.My soul has employed
all its resources in His service;
now I guard no flock,nor do I have any other duties.
Now my only occupation is love." 
Or again: "I know love is so powerful
that it can turn whatever is good or bad
in me into profit,
and it can transform my soul
into Himself."



"If I am humble,I am entitled, without offending
the good Lord, to do small foolish things until I die. 
Look at little children.They constantly break things, 
tear them up, fall, and all the while, 
in spite of that, they love their parents very much.
Well, when I fall in this way,like a child, 
it makes me realize my nothingness and my weakness
all the better
and I say to myself:What would become of me? What would I be able
to accomplish if I were to relyon my own powers alone?"
But this does not mean we become fixed
on our faults and imperfections. Instead
we fix our eyes on Jesus himself:
"When we see that we are wretched,we no longer wish to look
at ourselves but we gazeat our only Beloved...
We have merely to love Him,
without looking at ourselves,without examining our faults too much...
If you are nothing, do not forget that Jesus is ALL.
Hence, lose your little nothingness 
in his infinite all and think only
of that All,who alone is lovable."  

      

LETTER TO HER SISTER,CELINE:


"We would like never to fall.
What an illusion! What does it matter, my Jesus, 
if I fall at every moment? I come to recognize by it
how weak I am and thatis gain for me. You see by that
how little I am able to doand You will be more likely
to carry me in your arms. If you do not do so,
it is because you like to see me prostrate
on the ground.Well, then, I am not going 
to worry,but I will always 
stretch out my suppliant arms toward You
with great love. I cannot believe
You would abandon me."(April 26, 1889)

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