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The Story of a Soul

Sainte Thérèse de Lisieux

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Marie Francoise Therese Martin, affectionately known as ‘The Little Flower’, was born on January 2, 1873, in Alencon, France. When Therese was 3, her mother died. Louis Martin moved his family to Lisieux to be closer to his late wife’s brother and his family. It was there that Therese’s sister, Pauline, entered the Carmel at Lisieux on October 2, 1882. Therese at that time also heard the Divine Call to religious life. Therese entered the Carmel on April 9, 1888, after much oppostion to her entering at the age of 15. It was there that she wrote L’Histoire d’une Ame (The Story of a Soul) through obedience. Eventually, Therese’s other sisters entered the religious life, one at the Carmel of Lisieux and the other became a Poor Clare at the Visitation Convent at Caen. Therese died on September 30, 1897, at the Carmel of Lisieux of tuberculosis. She was beatified on April 29, 1923 and canonized on May 17, 1925

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .I know too that Our Lord has forgiven me more than St. Mary Magdalen. Here is an example which will, at any rate, show you some of my thoughts.

Let us suppose that the son of a very clever doctor, stumbling over a stone on the road, falls and breaks his leg. His father hastens to him, lifts him lovingly, and binds up the fractured limb, putting forth all his skill. The son, when cured, displays the utmost gratitude, and he has excellent reason for doing so. But let us take another supposition.

The father, aware that a dangerous stone lies in his son's path, is beforehand with the danger and removes it, unseen by anyone. The son, thus tenderly cared for, not knowing of the mishap from which his father's hand has saved him, naturally will not show him any gratitude, and will love him less than if he had cured him of a grievous wound. But suppose he heard the whole truth, would he not in that case love him still more? Well now, I . . . Read More

Community Reviews

I am torn in my reaction to this book. With all of our knowledge of psychiatric illnesses today, we would probably medicate Therese and send her to therapy due to her hallucinations, visions and, at least from the tone of Manuscript A, her self-absorption. I only became interested in the book and St

My spiritual director suggested that I spend some time with my patroness, and he was not wrong. (He seldom is.)

I forget how alike St. Therese and I am until I reread this book and think "oh yeah, we're both stubborn, members of large families, suffer from some of the same spiritual ailments, love pr

I am glad that I finally read this book!

The first time I read about Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus was during my confirmation, as I had chosen her as my confirmation saint. At that time, while I knew that she was one of the most loved Catholic saints in the world, I did not try to learn more about

قصتها مفعمة بالإيمان والبراءة والبساطة والتأمل والجمال النفسي وكل خصائص النفس الطيبة الوادعة، وكل ذلك جاء في سيرتها في أعلى درجاته، وحتى عندما أستدعوا الطبيب إليها في مرضها الأخير المؤلم، قال في تأثر: اني اعتقد بان هذه النفس لم تُخلق لتعيش طويلا على الارض!

والذي أعجبني في الكتاب هذه الفقرة، وهي عندما

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