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THE HISTORY AND SPIRITUALITY OF INFANT JESUS OF PRAGUE Devotion to the Infant Jesus The childhood of Jesus is an active devotion in the Catholic church for nearly a thousand years. Christians always longed to show their deep reverence to the incarnate God, Jesus Christ. This veneration was stimulated aside from the Gospel also by apocryphal writings like f. i. James's and Thomas's pseudo gospels. The Child Jesus was adored by Church Fathers like St. Athanasius or St. Jerome. Other great worshipers of the Childhood Jesus's are St. Bernard of Chlairvaux, St. Francis of Assisi and St. Anthony of...

October 1, 2005Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church Psalm: Saturday 42 Reading IBar 4:5-12, 27-29 Fear not, my people!Remember, Israel,You were sold to the nationsnot for your destruction;It was because you angered Godthat you were handed over to your foes.For you provoked your Makerwith sacrifices to demons, to no-gods;You forsook the Eternal God who nourished you,and you grieved Jerusalem who fostered you.She indeed saw coming upon youthe anger of God; and she said: “Hear, you neighbors of Zion!God has brought great mourning upon me,For I have seen the captivitythat the Eternal God...

29 SEP 04 Feast of St. Jerome, Priest, Doctor of the Church Tomorrow (01 OCT 04) is the feast day of St. Therese of the Child Jesus. Its no accident that on this day the official release of the movie 'Therese - The Story of Saint Therese of Lisieux' takes place. Luke Films, the film's producer has done a supposedly exquisite job in telling the story of Therese for all to experience. My family and I will be seeing this movie tomorrow. I hope you will join us. Much can be learned from St. Therese's life. The theaters presenting 'Therese'...