ST THERESE--- THE LITTLE FLOWER BY CYNTHIA ABEGAIL

ST THERESE OF THE CHILD JESUS--- THE LITTLE FLOWER

St Therese, one of the greatest saints of all time is a gentle
warrior of God. The Church proclaims her as "Prodigy of
Miracles"; St Anthony of Padua is also considered a Wonder
Worker ---all through God's power.
For St Therese, God is everything and her mission on earth is
to make God loved after her death. Her relics had already
circled the world and many transformations and miracles
had occured as her "Little Way" has captivated young and old
alike.
What is this 'little way'? It is a way to God's Heart through
spiritual childhood. A surrender to God coupled with action---
it is not a rose water concept but a realistic approach to God.
St Therese said in her lifetime, "I will spend Heaven doing good
upon earth... of letting fall from Heaven a shower of roses."
"What matters in life is not great deeds, but great love."
St Therese, a great Carmelite--- a great saint but most of all great
in the sight of God.

NOVENA ROSE PRAYER (From the Carmelites)
O' Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose
from the heavenly gardens and send it to me with a message of love.
O' Little Flower of Jesus, ask God today to grant the favors I now place
in your hands...

Let us praise God for the gifts bestowed on St Therese!