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St. Thrse A Story of a SoulSt. Thrse 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. Thrse

Born, Marie-Franoise-Thrse Martin on January 2, 1873.

Mother, Marie-Azlie Gurin. 1831 - 1877

Father, Louis Martin. 1823 - 1894 If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.St. Thrse

St. Thrse at age 11.St. Thrse at age 15.

St. Thrse felt an early call to religious life.

St. Thrse served nine years as a Carmelite nun.

St. Thrse working with other nuns.

Photo of the Carmelitenuns with St. Thrse

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

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. Thrse

While stricken with tuberculosis before her death

St. Thrse died September 30, 1897 at age 24.

Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing. St. Thrse

The world's thy ship and not thy home. St. Thrse

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

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

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

Created by St. Benedicts 8th Grade Class

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