“He wants me to love Him because He has forgiven me, not much, but everything. He did not wait for me to love Him with a great love, like Magdalene’s, but made me see that He had loved me first, with an infinite providence, so that now I may love Him in return even unto folly.” 1
O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick a rose for me from the heavenly gardens and send it to me as a message of love. O little flower of Jesus, ask God today to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands. (Mention your specific requests) St. Therese, help me to always believe, as you did, in God's great love for me, so that I might imitate your"Little Way" each day. + Amen.
Holy Mass this morning,on the Feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus.
+ We all have something in common with her - - love is our vocation. +
Can you spot her in the picture?
God is still at work in St. Therese of the Child Jesus.God is at work in you!
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Sources:1. The Story Of A Soul: The Autobiography of Saint Therese of Lisieux (Rockford, IL: Tan Books and Publishers, Inc., 1997), p. 57-58.
Pictures: Copyright JKP.
Cover of The Story of a Soul: Tan Books and Publishers, Inc.
