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5 days ago · Yes, St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face read the autobiography of Sister Marie de St. Pierre and adopted a fervent devotion to the Holy Face.
3 days ago · Born in 1910 into an Albanian Catholic family in what is now North Macedonia, Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu as a girl wanted to be a missionary in India. At 18, she joined the Sisters of Loreto and spent time in Ireland learning English before being sent to India.
Jun 24, 2024 · Thérèse offered herself as a sacrificial victim to the merciful Love of God on June 9, 1895, the feast of the Most Holy Trinity and the following year, on the night between Holy Thursday...
3 days ago · Saint Therese of Lisieux, often referred to as “The Little Flower,” is a beautiful witness to the power of God’s grace. Her life and spiritual writings have left an enduring impact on the world and her unique approach to holiness makes her one of the most beloved saints of our time.
Jun 27, 2024 · On Oct. 15, Roman Catholics celebrate the Spanish Carmelite reformer and mystic St. Teresa of Avila, whose life of prayer enriched the Church during the 16th century counter-reformation.
6 days ago · Oct. 15 is the feast of Saint Teresa of Avila. She was a mystic, writer, Carmelite nun, and a reformer of the Carmelite Order. She is also one of four female Doctors of the Church. According to tradition, “Saint Teresa’s Bookmark” was found in her prayer book after her death.
4 days ago · Therese in 1876. Three months after Zélie died, Louis Martin left Alençon, where he had spent his youth and marriage, and moved to Lisieux in the Calvados Department of Normandy, where Zélie's pharmacist brother, Isidore Guérin, lived with his wife and their two daughters, Jeanne and Marie.
