What happened immediately after the death of St. Therese of Lisieux? October 1, 2016

Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 03:30PM
Maureen O'Riordan in St. Therese of Lisieux, death of St. Therese

This article contains information about:

• how Therese laughingly rehearsed her own funeral
• why Therese's body was laid out in an old, worn-out cap
• how Leonie arranged for the habit, cape, veils, and sandals Therese had worn to be saved
• how another pair of sandals were deliberately destroyed

I published this artilce on Facebook because there the link displays a photo of St. Therese in death.  If you are not a Facebook member, you can still see it.  Facebook may greet you with an invitation to sign up first.  To decline that invitation, just click ":not now." To see the article, please click on this text link:  "What happened immediately after the death of St. Therese of Lisieux?"

Article originally appeared on Saint Therese of Lisieux (http://www.thereseoflisieux.org/).