Thérèse
Martin wanted “to accomplish the most heroic deeds” for Christ;
she wanted to be a saint, a prophet, a martyr, a Doctor of the
Church, a missionary.“I would be a light unto souls; I would travel
to every land to preach Your name, O my Beloved,” she wrote.“I
would spread the Gospel to the ends of the earth, even to the most
distant isles.”
In
time, Thérèse would achieve all of those things, despite the fact
that she died at the age of twenty-four after spending nine years as
a cloistered Carmelite nun. The autobiography that was published
after her death, Story
of a Soul,
propelled her to international renown, making her one of the most
popular saints of modern times. Charming in its childlike simplicity,
yet full of profound (and hard-won) wisdom, Story
of a Soul found
millions of readers, inspiring many to follow her “little way” of
detachment, sacrifice, and joy.
Today, the Church honors her not only as a saint, but as a patron of
missionaries and a Doctor of the Church (one of the Church’s
greatest teachers).
Little
Lessons from St. Thérèse of Lisieux presents
brief excerpts from Story
of a Soul as
a
way of introducing those unfamiliar with Thérèse to some of the
essential themes of her spirituality. The words of St. Thérèse are
accompanied by the artwork of award-winning watercolorist Jeanine
Crowe, a wonderful aid to prayerful meditation on the words and
wisdom of St. Thérèse of Lisieux.
Little
Lessons from St. Thérèse of Lisieux includes
twenty-one selections from the words of St. Thérèse, twenty
artworks, and ten questions for reflection and discussion.
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