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St. Thérèse “A Story of a Soul”

St. Thérèse “A Story of a Soul”. St. Thérèse wrote her “ Little Ways ” at the request of her Carmelite nuns as a testament to her young life and devotion to her love and trust for God. “A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.” St. Thérèse.

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St. Thérèse “A Story of a Soul”

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  1. St. Thérèse “A Story of a Soul” St. Thérèse wrote her “Little Ways” at the request of her Carmelite nuns as a testament to her young life and devotion to her love and trust for God.

  2. “A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.”St. Thérèse

  3. Born, Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Martin on January 2, 1873.

  4. Father, Louis Martin. 1823 - 1894 Mother, Marie-AzélieGuérin. 1831 - 1877

  5. “If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.”St. Thérèse St. Thérèse at age 11.

  6. St. Thérèse at age 15.

  7. St. Thérèse felt an early call to religious life.

  8. St. Thérèseserved nine years as a Carmelite nun.

  9. St. Thérèse working with other nuns.

  10. Photo of the Carmelitenuns with St. Thérèse

  11. As a nun she learned how to live a life of the “little ways” to show her love for Jesus.

  12. “For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.”St. Thérèse

  13. While stricken with tuberculosis before her death

  14. St. Thérèse died September 30, 1897 at age 24.

  15. “Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.” St. Thérèse

  16. “The world's thy ship and not thy home.” St. Thérèse

  17. Pope Pius XI beatified her in April of 1923 and canonized her in May of 1925

  18. Her remains are currently located in the crypt at the Basilica of St. Therese, Lisieux, France.

  19. “Holiness consists simply in doing God's will, and being just what God wants us to be.” St. Thérèse

  20. Created by St. Benedict’s 8th Grade Class

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