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   > after her death. Benedict XV declared her “venerable” in 1921. Pius XI   
   > beatified this “cherished child of the world” in 1923, and canonized   
   > her in 1925. The same pope, in 1927, declared her co-patron, with St.   
   > Francis Xavier, of all foreign missions. In 1944, Pius XII proclaimed   
   > her co-patron of France along with St. Joan of Arc. Pope John Paul II,   
   > on pilgrimage to Lisieux in 1980, stated that God had permitted St.   
   > Therese to communicate to the world once more “the fundamental truth   
   > that God is our loving Father.”   
   >   
   > In 1956, on the order of Pius XII, the full text of Therese’s   
   > manuscripts was published, and in 1961 were issued the photos of her   
   > taken in the cloister by her sister Celine. These and other hitherto   
   > unpublished materials made it quite clear that the nun of Lisieux was   
   > no dreamer but a sublime realist.   
   >   
   > St. Therese of Lisieux is not alluded to in the texts issued by the   
   > Second Vatican Council, but the Council and its sequel reflect many of   
   > her insights: daily Communion; the duty of all the baptized to work   
   > for the good of the Faith; women as theologians; the importance of the   
   > missions; the frailty of the clergy and the need to pray and sacrifice   
   > for them; Christian reunion; and so forth.   
   >   
   > Abbe Domin, the priest who in 1880 prepared Therese for her first Holy   
   > Communion, called her “my little doctor” (i.e. teacher). History would   
   > prove him a prophet. Popes have long since been conferring the title   
   > “doctor of the Church” on certain canonized churchmen whose teachings   
   > on the Faith have been of memorable value. No women, however, were   
   > given that formal honor prior to the Second Vatican Council (1962 –   
   > 1968).   
   >   
   > One sequel of the Council’s viewpoint was the correction of this   
   > practice. As early as 1970 Pope Paul IV added the names of two   
   > outstanding women saints to the roster of church doctors. First came   
   > the great Spanish Carmelite foundress, St. Teresa of Avila (d. 1582);   
   > then came the brilliant Italian Dominican tertiary St. Catherine of   
   > Siena (d. 1380).   
   >   
   > On October 19, 1997, Pope John Paul II bestowed the doctoral title on   
   > a second Carmelite nun, St. Therese of Lisieux.   
   >   
   > Why? When he canonized the Little Flower in 1925, Pope Pius XI pointed   
   > out that in her spiritual autobiography Therese had proven that even   
   > those called to an uneventful life can become holy by living that life   
   > holily.   
   > –Father Robert   
   >   
   >   
   > Saint Quote:   
   > Kneeling before the tabernacle, I can think of only one thing to say   
   > to our Lord: “My God, you know that I love You.” And I feel that my   
   > prayer does not weary Jesus; knowing my weakness, He is satisfied with   
   > my good will.   
   > --Saint Therese of Lisieux   
   >   
   > Bible Quote:   
   >    Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a   
   > stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for   
   > wisdom and honour.  [Ecc 10:1]   
   >   
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   > A Prayer for Charity   
   >   
   > O holy seraphic Little Saint, most pure victim of love, having at   
   > length expired by the vehemence of thy love for God; by that   
   > inexplicable joy and grief thou experienced when thy heart was wounded   
   > by the Seraph, obtain for us, we beseech thee, such an ardent love for   
   > God, as shall consume in our souls everything that is earthly and   
   > sinful.   
   >   
   > O God, Who didst inflame by Thy Spirit of Love the soul of Thy   
   > servant, Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus, grant unto us also love and   
   > to make Thee ardently loved. Amen.   
      
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