[nickcarraway]

BUMP

[Larry Lucido]

National Shrine of the Little Flower, Royal Oak, Michigan

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

Good article! Thanks for sharing! :-)

[NYer]

Even saints begin life as children ...

Thérèse at 8 years of age with her sister Céline - 1881
She is holding a jump rope.

Thérèse at 15 years of age.
Thérèse est photographiée avec la coiffure qu'elle avait adoptée exceptionnellement pour paraître plus âgée, lors de sa visite à l'evêque de Bayeux, avant de partir pour Rome (31 octobre 1887).

She is photographed with the hairstyle intended to make her look older, when visiting the bishop at Bayeux, before leaving for Rome.

Thérèse dans le rôle de Jeanne d Arc assise dans sa prison.
In the role of Jeanne d'Arc, sitting in her prison.

Thérèse sacristine prise avec ses soeurs et sa cousine - novembre 1896

Thérèse morte à l infirmerie - following her death.

[Aquinasfan]

She played no favorites; she gave of herself even to the difficult members. Her life sounds so routine and ordinary, but it was steeped in a loving commitment that knew no breakdown. It is called a “little way” precisely by being simple, direct, yet calling for amazing fortitude and commitment.

Consistently loving your most mundane enemies requires tremendous fortitude. She's an example for all of us who lead "little" lives.

[Salvation]

BTTT on the Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church, October 01, 2005!