Therese’s spirituality is of doing the ordinary, with extraordinary love. She believed that just as a child becomes enamored with what is before her, we should also have a childlike focus and totally attentive love. “What matters in life,” she wrote, “is not great deeds, but great love.” Therese lived and taught a spirituality of attending to everyone and everything well and with love. She described her life as a “little way of spiritual childhood.” She lived each day with an unshakable confidence in God’s love. The world came to know Therese through her autobiography, “Story of a Soul”. Her last words were the story of her life: “My God, I love You!” After a long struggle with tuberculosis, she died on September 30, 1897, at the age of 24. Through sickness and dark nights of doubt and fear, she remained faithful to God, rooted in His merciful love. Living a hidden, simple life of prayer, she was gifted with great intimacy with God. She took the religious name Sister Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face. At 15, she entered the Carmelite convent in Lisieux to give her whole life to God. From then on, her powerful energy and sensitive spirit were turned toward love, instead of keeping herself happy. Please find a brief biography of Saint Therese and an awe-inspiring message from her autobiography!Īt the age of 14, on Christmas Eve in 1886, Therese had a conversion that transformed her life. Since her canonization in 1925 many churches and homes have been adorned with her statue in honor of the many promises and favors that were answered through her prayer and example. Many know her as the “little flower” and for her “little way” spirituality. RCIA – Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults.
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