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Catholic Caucus - St. Therese of Lisieux
Saint Therese of Lisieux-Excerpts from autobiography:STORY OF A SOUL
The Little Way of St. Therese [Long]
Trailer for Therese, the Movie
Holy Box Office! Thérèse, in the tradition of The Passion
Without Gibson's star appeal, 'Therese' film has trouble finding niche
From: Luke 10:17-24
The Seventy Return From Their Mission
Saturday, October 1, 2005 St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor of the Church (Memorial) |
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October 01, 2005 St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, virgin Old Calendar: St. Remigius, bishop, confessor (Remi)
Before the reform of the Roman Calendar in 1969, this was the memorial of St. Remigius, bishop and confessor, who died in 533. He baptized King Clovis, bringing the Frankish nation to Christianity. He is one of the patrons of France. His feastday is no longer on the Universal Roman Calendar, but is celebrated locally where he is a patron.
St. Thérèse Marie Thérèse Martin was born at Alençon, France on January 2, 1873, the youngest of five daughters. Her father, Louis, was a watchmaker, and her mother, Zelie, who died of breast cancer when Thérèse was four, was a lace maker. She was brought up in a model Christian home. While still a child she felt the attraction of the cloister, and at fifteen obtained permission to enter the Carmel of Lisieux. For the next nine years she lived a very ordinary religious life. There are no miracles, exploits or austerities recorded of her. She attained a very high degree of holiness by carrying out her ordinary daily duties with perfect fidelity, having a childlike confidence in God's providence and merciful love and being ready to be at the service of others at all times. She also had a great love of the Church and a zeal for the conversion of souls. She prayed especially for priests. She died of consumption on September 30, 1897, at the age of 24, and was canonized in 1925. She has never ceased to fulfill her promise: "I will pass my heaven in doing good on earth." Her interior life is known through her autobiography called Story of a Soul. Pope John Paul II declared her a Doctor of the Church in 1997. Patron: florists; foreign missions; missionaries; pilots; against tuberculosis; AIDS sufferers; illness; loss of parents; Australia; France; Russia; Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska; Diocese of Fresno, California; Diocese of Juneau, Alaska; Diocese of Pueblo, Colorado. Symbols: roses; discalced Carmelite nun holding roses; Carmelite nun with roses at her feet; Carmelite nun holding images of the Child Jesus and Holy Face of Jesus; Carmelite nun holding a crucifix and roses; book. Things to Do:
St. Remigius Also known as Remi, he was born at Laon, the son of Count Emilius of Laon and St. Celina. He became known for his preaching, and in 459, when he was only twenty-two, he was appointed bishop of Rheims. He was ordained and consecrated and reigned for more than seventy years, devoting himself to the evangelization of the Franks. In 496, Clovis, pagan King of northern Gaul, supposedly in response to a suggestion by his wife, Clotildis, a Christian, invoked the Christian God when the invading Alemanni were on the verge of defeating his forces, whereupon the tide of battle turned and Clovis was victorious. St. Remigius, aided by St. Vedast, instructed him and his chieftains in Christianity, and soon after baptized Clovis, his two sisters, and three thousand of his followers. Remigius was a zealous proponent of orthodoxy, opposed Arianism, and converted an Arian bishop at a synod of Arian bishops in 517. He was censured by a group of bishops for ordaining one Claudius, whom they felt was unworthy of the priesthood, but St. Remigius was generally held in great veneration for his holiness, learning, and miracles. He was the most influential prelate of Gaul and is considered the apostle of the Franks. He died at Rheims on January 13. Dictionary of Saints, John J. Delaney Patron: France. Symbols: Oil stock; dove with Holy Ampulla in its beak; birds; veil of St. Veronica; font; broken fetters. Things to Do: Things to Do:
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October 1, 2005
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
(1873-1897)
"I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul." These are the words of Theresa of the Child Jesus, a Carmelite nun called the "Little Flower," who lived a cloistered life of obscurity in the convent of Lisieux, France. [In French-speaking areas, she is known as Thérèse of Lisieux.] And her preference for hidden sacrifice did indeed convert souls. Few saints of God are more popular than this young nun. Her autobiography, The Story of a Soul, is read and loved throughout the world. Thérèse Martin entered the convent at the age of 15 and died in 1897 at the age of 24. Life in a Carmelite convent is indeed uneventful and consists mainly of prayer and hard domestic work. But Thérèse possessed that holy insight that redeems the time, however dull that time may be. She saw in quiet suffering redemptive suffering, suffering that was indeed her apostolate. Thérèse said she came to the Carmel convent "to save souls and pray for priests." And shortly before she died, she wrote: "I want to spend my heaven doing good on earth." [On October 19, 1997, Pope John Paul II proclaimed her a Doctor of the Church, the third woman to be so recognized in light of her holiness and the influence of her teaching on spirituality in the Church.] Quote:
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Saturday, October 01, 2005 Meditation Luke 10:17-24 What a joyful tone this reading has! Jesus had sent out seventy-two of his followers to preach and teach and heal and deliver, and they returned with glowing reports of success. Just think: Jesus had entrusted these relatively unknown men and women with the same work of the kingdom that he had given to the twelve apostles. Imagine the confidence he must have had in them. What do we make of this? That Jesus doesnt want to limit the work of the gospel to just a chosen few. Jesus is confident in each one of us. We are all called, empowered, and expected to bring people to him. So none of us should feel inadequate or too fearful. All we have to remember is that it is not so much what we do, but what we allow the Spirit to do through us. Often it only takes a simple gesture to begin to reach out. Start small and let the Spirit build your confidence. Intercede for someone you know. Try to perform two or three extra acts of kindness a day, and see what opportunities for evangelism these open up. Who knows? Maybe you will make a positive, eternal difference in someones life. Saints like Thérèse of Lisieux remind us that no matter what our situation in life, we can bring people to Jesus. A young cloistered nun who spent her last years bedridden, St. Thérèse was named patroness of missions because her prayers and spiritual writings circulated the globe even when she couldnt. Simply because she was open to the Spirit, she has touched thousands of hearts with the love of God. So listen as she urges all of us: Let us work together for the salvation of souls. We have only the day of this life to save souls and to give them to the Lord as proofs of our love. Lord Jesus, I want to join you in bringing in the harvest. May your Holy Spirit encourage and empower me to spread your message of love and salvation. Lord, you have brought me so much joylet me not hesitate to bring that joy to others! Baruch 4:5-12,27-29; Psalm 69:33-37 |
I ADORE the Little Flower. Once I was surfing the net, looking for inspiration, and I came across a copy of her autobiography online. I started reading it, and it was so charming and innocent that I read the whole thing. I cried when she died... Both in gladness and in sadness that her little life was so short. She was so happy when she coughed up blood! Because she knew she was going to be with Jesus soon. But later the doubt and fear crept in.
What a lesson that was to me. Weakness and doubt strengthen me in an odd way. Because when *I'M* feeling weakness and doubt, I know that even the Little Flower, even the Holy Father have their moments of doubt and fear. That it's normal and natural and that it's something to be borne and that it will pass. And I can use that to comfort others who think they are doing wrong when they experience times in the spiritual desert.
What an inspiration she must have been to our great John Paul II through all the years he bore his infirmities with dignity and grace and good humor. I hadn't really understood why she was a Doctor of the Church, but the more I reflect and live my life in such a way in which I BEAR my suffering instead of whining and complaining about it and breaking down (which I'm occasionally able to do), the more I understand her doctrine.
Thank you for the opportunity to share my feelings and thoughts about Sainte Therese de Liseaux.
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17 | And the seventy-two returned with joy, saying: Lord, the devils also are subject to us in thy name. | reversi sunt autem septuaginta duo cum gaudio dicentes Domine etiam daemonia subiciuntur nobis in nomine tuo |
18 | And he said to them: I saw Satan like lightning falling from heaven. | et ait illis videbam Satanan sicut fulgur de caelo cadentem |
19 | Behold, I have given you power to tread upon serpents and scorpions and upon all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall hurt you. | ecce dedi vobis potestatem calcandi supra serpentes et scorpiones et supra omnem virtutem inimici et nihil vobis nocebit |
20 | But yet rejoice not in this, that spirits are subject unto you: but rejoice in this, that your names are written in heaven. | verumtamen in hoc nolite gaudere quia spiritus vobis subiciuntur gaudete autem quod nomina vestra scripta sunt in caelis |
21 | In that same hour, he rejoiced in the Holy Ghost and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them to little ones. Yea, Father, for so it hath seemed good in thy sight. | in ipsa hora exultavit Spiritu Sancto et dixit confiteor tibi Pater Domine caeli et terrae quod abscondisti haec a sapientibus et prudentibus et revelasti ea parvulis etiam Pater quia sic placuit ante te |
22 | All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth who the Son is, but the Father: and who the Father is, but the Son and to whom the Son will reveal him. | omnia mihi tradita sunt a Patre meo et nemo scit qui sit Filius nisi Pater et qui sit Pater nisi Filius et cui voluerit Filius revelare |
23 | And turning to his disciples, he said: Blessed are the eyes that see the things which you see. | et conversus ad discipulos suos dixit beati oculi qui vident quae videtis |
24 | For I say to you that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things that you see and have not seen them; and to hear the things that you hear and have not heard them. | dico enim vobis quod multi prophetae et reges voluerunt videre quae vos videtis et non viderunt et audire quae auditis et non audierunt |
Fall of the rebel angels
Bartholomaeus Anglicus (Bartholomew the Englishman)
On the Properties of Things France, Le Mans 15th Century.
bump to No. 14.
I haven't seen it yet. Hope to, though.
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Thanks for stopping by. That art really is outstanding!
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Thanks so much Salvation for linking my saint today, she will send down flowers from heaven for you.
St. Therese, pray for us.
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