🌹 Feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux | The Little Flower’s Wisdom & Devotion to the Holy Face
- Preacher
- Sensus Fidelium
- Tradition
- Roman Catholic
- Published
- Length
- 7:31
About this sermon
Celebrate the feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux—the Little Flower—with this reflection on her extraordinary intelligence, childhood suffering, spiritual dryness, childlike confidence, devotion to the Holy Face, and complete surrender to God. Although St. Thérèse is often associated with roses and spiritual sweetness, her short life included profound loss and interior suffering. Her mother died when she was only four, and the departure of her beloved sister Pauline for the convent felt as though she had lost her mother a second time. Yet these sufferings helped form her remarkable trust in divine providence. St. Thérèse also thanked God for preserving her from grave sin. She understood that a soul can love God deeply not only after being rescued from wickedness, but also by recognizing the sins from which His grace prevented it from falling. This sermon recounts her Christmas conversion at thirteen, her entrance into Carmel at fifteen, the miraculous snowfall she received as a sign of God’s tenderness, and her promise to spend Heaven doing good on earth by sending down a shower of roses. Special attention is given to her often-overlooked title: St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face. Her Little Way teaches us to approach God with empty hands, trusting Him to supply the grace, strength, and consolation we cannot manufacture for ourselves. St. Thérèse of Lisieux, pray for us! 00:00 Feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux 00:41 Blessing and distribution of roses 01:04 Her remarkable childhood intelligence 01:30 Wisdom and precocious suffering 01:46 The death of her mother 01:54 Pauline becomes her second mother 02:11 Gratitude for being preserved from sin 02:19 Loving much after being forgiven 02:42 God prevented her from falling 03:14 Saints Louis and Zélie Martin 03:31 Her father’s influence and expectations 03:40 The Christmas conversion at age thirteen 04:10 Entering Carmel at fifteen 04:20 The true cost of the Little Way 04:28 Spiritual dryness and disillusionment 04:50 St. Thérèse’s prayer for snow 05:13 God’s concern for little things 05:28 “I will spend my Heaven doing good” 05:45 Her overlooked devotion to the Holy Face 06:01 The Holy Face devotion explained 06:27 Lowering herself before God 06:35 Coming to God with empty hands 06:50 Stop trying to manufacture grace 07:06 Trusting God during spiritual desolation 07:15 Final prayer and blessing Please say 3 Hail Marys for the priest. #StTherese #LittleFlower #CatholicSaints #CatholicFaith #StoryOfASoul #HolyFace #CatholicChurch #CatholicHomily #StThereseOfLisieux #FeastDay 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ 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/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴
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