✨ Feast of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux | The Little Flower 🌸

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Today we celebrate St. Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face and affectionately called the Little Flower. Born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin in France in 1873, Thérèse was the youngest of nine children. After losing her mother while still a child, she moved with her family to Lisieux. Her four surviving older sisters would enter religious life, and Thérèse herself entered the Carmelite convent at only fifteen years old. Her earthly life was extraordinarily short—she died in 1897 at only 24—but her influence upon Catholic spirituality became immense. Her spiritual writings, collected in The Story of a Soul, revealed the spirituality for which she would become famous: the Little Way. St. Thérèse described it as a way of spiritual childhood founded upon trust and absolute surrender to God. She was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1925 and named a Doctor of the Church by Pope St. John Paul II in 1997. Despite living a hidden life within Carmel, she became a patron saint of the missions and one of the most beloved saints in the Catholic Church. Pope St. Pius X famously called her “the greatest saint of modern times.” Her life reminds us that holiness does not require fame, extraordinary accomplishments, or recognition. The ordinary things of life, when offered to God with love, trust, and surrender, can become the road to extraordinary sanctity. St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, pray for us! 🌹 00:00 Introduction 00:24 Feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux 00:33 The Little Flower & the Holy Face 00:42 Early Life of Thérèse Martin 01:04 Losing Her Mother & Moving to Lisieux 01:12 Her Sisters Enter Religious Life 01:18 Entering Carmel at Age 15 01:24 The Story of a Soul 01:50 Holiness in an Ordinary Life 01:59 The Little Way Explained 02:06 Trust & Absolute Surrender 02:17 St. Thérèse, Doctor of the Church 02:24 Her Death at Only 24 02:34 The Canonization of Her Parents 02:49 Her Extraordinary Influence on Catholic Spirituality 03:06 One of the Church’s Most Beloved Saints 03:15 “The Greatest Saint of Modern Times” 03:22 The Basilica of St. Thérèse at Lisieux 03:32 Patroness of the Missions & Florists #StTherese #StThereseOfLisieux #LittleFlower #LittleWay #StoryOfASoul #CatholicSaints #Catholic #CatholicFaith #CatholicChurch #CatholicSpirituality #Carmelite #CarmeliteSpirituality #DoctorOfTheChurch #Saints #SpiritualChildhood #TrustInGod #SurrenderToGod #Jesus #TraditionalCatholic #SensusFidelium For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ SUPPORT THE MISSION 🙏 Donate https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 📬 Free Catholic Newsletter https://sensusfidelium.com/newsletter/ 📰 Read on Substack https://sensusfidelium.substack.com/ ──────────────────── 📺 WATCH & READ 📺 Sensus Fidelium App https://sensusfidelium.tv/ 📚 Sensus Fidelium Press https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ 👕 Official Merchandise https://sensusfidelium.com/merchandise/ ──────────────────── 🤝 PARTNER WITH US 📣 Advertise on Sensus Fidelium https://sensusfidelium.com/advertise-with-sensus-fidelium/ 🎤 Invite Steve Cunningham to Speak https://sensusfidelium.com/speaking/ ⛪ Parish Formation & Consultation https://sensusfidelium.com/for-parishes/ ──────────────────── 🌎 CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ✝️ Trusted Catholic Businesses https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴