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Louis and Zelie Martin,
the father  and mother of St. Therese, were beatified on Mission Sunday, October 19, 2008, at Lisieux!

 

Sunday, October 19, 2008:  At a Pontifical Mass in the Basilica of Saint Therese at Lisieux, Jose Cardinal Saraiva Martins, the legate of Pope Benedict XVI, inscribed Zelie and Louis Martin in the Book of the Blessed.  For the events of Beatification Sunday, please see this page. 

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Saint Therese of the Child Jesus of the Holy Face
*icon courtesy of William Hart McNichols

          St. Therese of Lisieux, born Therese Martin, was a young French girl, passionately in love with Jesus Christ, who became a Discalced Carmelite nun at age fifteen and died of tuberculosis at age twenty-four in a monastery in Lisieux, France.

     Therese experienced extraordinary breakthroughs in what is possible in a human being's relationship with God and with other humans. Since her death, she has fascinated countless people. Her memoir, "Story of a Soul," became the religious bestseller of the 20th century. Countless miracles have been attributed to her intercession. She was canonized in 1925 and, in 1997, named a Doctor of the Church. She is often called the "Little Flower."

     For years I have been speaking about St. Therese, and now I hope to serve those who meet her in cyberspace. This Web site is a portal to Therese's writings and the best writings about her. I will add to its substance in the future. Whether you know Therese well or are just meeting her, I pray that this meeting in cyberspace will deepen your encounter with her and with the Merciful Love of the God whose praises she sings.

     I am grateful to the Washington Province of Discalced Carmelites for permission to quote from their authoritative translation of Therese's writings.

"My God, allow our sister to go on making You loved."

Maureen O'Riordan
Philadelphia, Pa.
USA

 

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