The relics of St. Thérèse will be venerated around England and Wales in Autumn 2009 St. Thérèse of Lisieux 2nd January 1873 – 30th September 1897 aged 24 years
Dec 27, 2015
The relics of St. Thérèse will be venerated around England and Wales in Autumn 2009
St. Thérèse of Lisieux2nd January 1873 – 30th September
1897 aged 24 years
Ordinariness to Spirituality
• An Ordinary child
• Experienced loss at an early age
• A Spiritual childhood
• A Carmelite Nun at 15
• Lived a Simple life of prayer
• Practiced short, heartfelt prayers and her spirituality was based on doing ordinary deeds with extraordinary love
• Canonized by Pope Pius XI 1925
Who was Thérèse?
Thérèse, an ordinary girl, the last child of nine born to ordinary
parents – Louis and Zelie Martin
The love of parents is the medium through which the love of God is taught. St. Thérèse of Lisieux
• Thérèse did not like school and was not a good student but later came to love science and history
• She worked hard and tried her best• Like you she was bright and
eventually flourished
Thérèse at school
What are your gifts and talents?
St. Thérèse’s Mission“the little way”
• To make God loved
• Was a commitment to the tasks and to the people we meet in our everyday lives
• She wanted to be a missionary, she wanted to be on every continent at the same time, she wanted to reach the most remote islands of the world
Thérèse loved flowers and saw herself as the ‘little
flower’ of Jesus
God created great saints, like the lilies and the roses, but he also created much lesser saints and they must be content to be the daises or the violets. St Thérèse of Lisieux
The message of Thérèse is beautiful, inspiring and
simple
God does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them
St Thérèse of LisieuxWhat are the small acts of love that you do for others?
The message of Thérèse is beautiful, inspiring and
simpleGod needs from us neither great deeds or profound thoughts, neither intelligence or talents. He cherishes simplicity
St Thérèse of Lisieux
To look to God for direction is the only way to go about discovering how to use one’s gifts
whatever they are.
How have you used your gifts and talents this week? How will you use your gifts
and talents tomorrow?
The message of Thérèse is beautiful, inspiring and
simpleSt Thérèse, the little Flower was a BIG
help to America’s ice skaters!
Tara Lipinski, Olympic Gold Medallist says of Thérèse “I know that without her I could never have done anything at the Olympics, not that she made me win, but gave me the faith to believe”.
Timothy Goebel, Bronze Olympic Medallist says of Thérèse “her greatest desire was to lead others to faith in God, and faith in themselves”.
The Teacher of teachers instructs without the sound of words, and although I have never heard Him speak, yet
I know He is within me, always guiding and inspiring me; and just when I need Him. St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Pope Benedict XVI venerates the relics
of St. Thérèse
St. Thérèse is patron to:
Could St. Thérèse be your patron?
Priests, Airline pilots, Aircrew, Flower growers, AIDS patients, Missions around the world, Black missions and many more.