Advent and Christmas Wisdom from St. Therese of Lisieux

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Even though she is a Doctor of the Church, St. Therese of Lisieux is more well-known for being the "little flower" of Jesus. Through her "little way," she has inspired many Catholics to love God simply, devoutly, and with great love. St. Therese believed that no act of faith is too small for God. Loving God in this way wasn't always easy for St. Therese, but even through her suffering and death at age twenty-four she tried to love God with all her heart.

In her autobiography, Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une ame), St. Therese shares the story of her "little way" and helps us see God in his smallest creations. John Cleary uses passages from Story of a Soul to inspire us to embrace our own smallness this Advent and Christmas and see past the glamour and hype of a material Christmas to the small miracle that comes on December 25.

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St. Therese Of Lisieux

Feast Day: Roman Rite Calendar - 10/01 Tridentine Calendar - 10/03 Patron Of: African Missions, AIDS Sufferers, Air Crews, Aircraft Pilots, Aviators, Florists, Flower Growers, France, Illness, Loss of Parents, Missionaries, Missions, Domestic, Tuberculosis Also known as Teresa of the Infant Jesus; Therese of the Child Jesus; the Little Flower; the Little Flower of Jesus Profile     Born to a middle-class French family. Her father, Louis, was a watchmaker, her mother, who died of cancer when Therese was 4, was a lace maker, and both have been declared Venerable by the Church. Cured from an illness at age eight when a statue of the Blessed Virgin smiled at her. Carmelite nun at age 15. Defined her path to God and holiness as "The Little Way," which consisted of love and trust in God. At the direction of her spiritual director, and against her wishes, she dictated her famed autobiography Story of a Soul. Many miracles attributed to her. Declared a Doctor of the Church in 1997 by Pope John Paul II.     "For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy." - Saint Therese of Lisieux Born     2 January 1873 at Alcon, Normandy, France Died     7pm Thursday 30 September 1897 at Lisieux, France of tuberculosis Venerated     14 August 1921 by Pope Benedict XV Beatified     29 April 1923 by Pope Pius XI Canonized     17 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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