#St Terese

[portraitsofsaints]

Saints Louis & Zelie Martin

Feast day: July 12

 Saint Louis Martin and Saint Zelie Martin are the parents of Saint Therese of Lisieux. Zélie wanted to become a nun but was turned away by the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul due to respiratory difficulties and recurrent headaches. Zélie then prayed for God to give her children that would be consecrated to God. She fell in love and married Louis Martin. They had nine children, though only five daughters would survive childhood and all five became nuns.

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[reno-matagot]

Is there anything in French folk magic or French traditional magic about a new home/home protection?

I don't have a specific ritual but ingredients and methods yes!

RURAL FRENCH MAGIC ELEMENTS

You can make crosses to have at the doors! The plants vary according to the regions: houseleek, cross-benites with lavender, immortelles, according to the folk religious holidays however, traditionally it is on dates of specific religious holidays.

We do a fumigation in the home, certainly with prayers, with plants depending on the region: laurel, juniper... we can burn protective plants, make bouquets of them, especially elderberry. All pungent or strong-smelling plants will be protective (elderflower, garlic, hellebore, holly, hawthorn) For protective bouquets: artemisia, foxglove, meadow iris, mint, St. John's wort, walnut branches, fern, verbena, the Queen of french witchcraft.

We can do a ritual where we will pass the plant through the fire to strengthen its power. The cross is the ideal symbol. The perfect day will be Saint John's Day.

Be sure I'll return to you if I find anything else out! Finally if you need a spell to banish negativity from the house I can give you one by messenger too!

HORSHOE

I think a horseshoe would be ideal ( just like garlic). It is not ''french trad craft'', just a method I would use, but I would purify it, dedicate it to the 4 elements, fumigate it, then recite by hanging it or nailing it:

''Vigilavi, et factus sum sicut passer solitarius in tecto'' (Terese d'Avila, Psalm 102)

But it is my own creation! Otherwise there are these spells from The Witch's Almanac by Katherine Quenot, unfortunately her sources are rarely cited. Some are ancient, others modern...

Here is one of these spells that seems interesting to me because it contains verbena:

TO ATTRACT PROTECTION INTO YOUR HOME Make a purple sachet 18 centimeters on a side and put rosemary, verbena, and a lock of hair from each of the inhabitants, and a picture of the house. Close it with a purple cord, put everything in a secret place in the house and never open it.

TO KEEP YOUR HOME HEALTHY

Make a braid with two green laurel branches, then hang it on a red cord above the interior door of the house or gate.

This talisman will also preserve your family from jealousy, backbiting and the evil eye.

And this one which seems to be modern but inspired by traditional principles:

TO PRESERVE YOUR HOME FROM HARM

You will need coarse salt, cracked pepper, an egg and sticky paper.

Take the egg that you will pierce at both ends to empty it of its contents. Mix the coarse salt with the same quantity of crushed pepper.

Fill the egg with this composition after stopping one end with the paper.

Place everything in a closet or wardrobe in your main room. The egg should be changed every three months. When you get rid of it you have to throw it outside the house in a trash can saying:

''Hexes, evil spirits, in this egg I locked you, now you are thrown.

Never come back to my house,

To the world of junk return''

Sources: Christophe Auray - l'herbier des paysans, des guérisseurs et des sorciers • L'almanach de la sorcière de Katherine Quenot

[just-wublrful]

stillness for the st. jude blorbos bc i can't pick just one

wheee thank you this should be fun

stillness: How does your OC act while still? Are they fidgety? Do they have any common gestures or tics? Does their clothing affect how they hold themselves while at rest?

eli - eli has really good posture that he hasn't been able to unlearn. When she's standing, subconsciously he always has his chest slightly out, head raised high. Is most comfortable with a hand on his hip or his arms crossed, and usually fidgets by drumming/tapping his fingers or his foot. when sitting she tends to cross her legs.

aiden - aiden is very good at keeping himself still. if he's told to wait, he'll wait. he's very conscious about how he's perceived when in the presence of others. he looks very tense, a bit like a bouncer or soldier, and usually he has his arms crossed behind his back. if he's sitting, likely he's leaning forward to rest his arms on his legs, feet apart, hands clasped. he's a little unsettling because he still looks like he's glaring if he zones out, and sometimes he recites things under his breath to entertain himself. sometimes he takes out his rosary just to thumb the beads.

lars - lars has a very easy air about him. you often find him standing with at least one hand in his pocket, but not slouched. If he doesn't have pockets, his arms also tend to be crossed. he taps his foot and hums/whistles often, which leads to a funny bit where if he's waiting for someone, he ends up whistling sharply to get their attention once he spots them. when he sits he has one leg in his lap, sometimes still with his hands in his pocket. very relaxed either way.

terese - she stands very still, almost regally in her nuns clothes. she she always has her hands clasped together, usually in front of her. In layperson's clothes she's more likely to have them clasped behind her back. she often brings her hands up to her chest, a bit like she's praying but the hand gesture is wrong. she has a habit of rocking back and forth on her heels or wringing her hands when she isn't. she sits it's very properly, often with her hands in her lap and legs together. but sometimes in the presence of others she sort of draws into herself, like she's trying to take up less space.

[earcandle]

ECP0879 Terese Taylor and Kate Isenberg, El Rio, 8/17/0

Ear Candle Productions captured a set by Terese Taylor and her band at the El Rio on Mission St. in San Francisco. Terese and her rhythm section played a dynamic set including favorites like I'm Here and Goats For Daddy. Kate Isenberg opened for Terese and we caught some footage from her at the start.

Ear Candle Productions is a small music label, video production, and eLearning website designed to be a place for the arts to stay and to be a venue for the creative products of the owners, John Bassham (AKA J Neo Marvin) and Debra Nicholson Bassham (AKA Davis Jones). We live in San Francisco. Come visit our website, check out our YT, Bandcamp, Ear Candle Radio, and other pages at https://earcandleproductions.com

[pagan-corruption]

Ok but seriously hearing about The Way of Perfection I thought it was going to be .... Flowery*, so to speak.

St. Teresa is mad at protestants and nuns having crushes on each other and the guy who comes for confessions.

*I know it's St. Terese not Teresa who's the flower saint but ya know... Carmelites...

[jonkatzatbedlamfarm]

Flower Art: This morning I Brought Three White Roses Home, My Favorite Flowers So Far. They Symbolize Compassion And Purity To Me.. The Rest Was Bliss..

“For those who don’t know, if you pray a novena to St. Therese of Lisieux, she will sometimes “send” you a rose if your intention is answered. People commonly will find roses in weird places during or after a novena.” – Catholic Lore. I don’t worship St. Terese, but she touches me, especially through white roses. St. Terese, who died at 22,  gave a white rose to people in need whom she met and…

[strollbymoonlight]

2024 LENT

- daily rosary 🕰️ - refrain from tv, internet, phones to honor Christ's death ☁️ - offer pure thoughts ✨ - finish catholic book (2) 📖 - work forty hours at least 💪 - st. joseph cloak 2/28-3/28 - st. terese 3/9-3/17 - surrender (A. M. ) - st. joseph am prayer (J, M,) - perpetual help 3/21 (family and friends) accept everything with courage. do not fear. ⚔️ 🌹

[silvestromedia]

SAINTS OCTOBER 12

St. Wilfrid. Born in Northumberland in 634, St. Wilfrid was educated at Lindesfarne and then spent some time in Lyons and Rome. Returning to England, he was elected abbot of Ripon in 658 and introduced the Roman rules and practices in opposition to the Celtic ways of northern England. In 664, he was the architect of the definitive victory of the Roman party at the Conference of Whitby. He was appointed Bishop of York and after some difficulty finally took possession of his See in 669. He labored zealously and founded many monasteries of the Benedictine Order, but he was obliged to appeal to Rome in order to prevent the subdivision of his diocese by St. Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury. While waiting for the case to be decided, he was forced to go into exile, and worked hard and long to evangelize the heathen south Saxons until his recall in 686. In 691, he had to retire again to the midlands until Rome once again vindicated him. In 703, he resigned his post and retired to his monastery at Ripon where he spent his remaining time in prayer and penitential practices, until his death in 709. St. Wilfrid was an outstanding personage of his day, extremely capable and possessed of unbounded courage, remaining firm in his convictions despite running afoul of civil and ecclesiastical authorities. He helped bring the discipline of the English Church into line with that of Rome. He was also a dedicated pastor and a zealous and skilled missionary; his brief time spent in Friesland in 678679 was the starting point for the great English mission to the Germanic peoples of continental Europe.

St. Edwin. In the year 616, King Ethelfrith was slain in battle by Redwald, King of the East Angles. Edwin of Deira became king of the whole kingdom of Northumbria and after the death of Redwald; he had a certain lordship over the other English kings. He married Ethelburga, daughter of St. Ethelbert, King of Kent after promising to allow her to practice her Christian religion. St. Paulinus was sent as chaplain to the Queen and bishop for his converts. When Queen Ethelburga gave birth to a daughter, she was baptized with twelve others on Whitsunday, and called Eanfleda; they were the first fruits of the Northumbrians. Edwin was a man of unusual wisdom and deliberated in his heart to which religion he should follow. Paulinus continued to instruct him and to pray for his conversion. King Edwin was baptized at York at Easter in the year 627, on the site of the present York Minster, in the wooden church of St. Peter which he had caused to be built. This good king had reigned seventeen years when the Welsh Cadwalon marched in arms against him with Penda of Mercia, a pagan. King Edwin met them at Hatfield Chase on October 12, 633, and in the ensuing battle he was slain. St. Edwin was certainly venerated in England as a martyr, but though his claims to sanctity are else doubtful than those of some other royal saints, English and other, he has had no liturgical cultus so far as is known. His relics were held in veneration, churches were dedicated in his honour in London and at Brean in Somerset; and Pope Gregory XIII permitted him to be represented among the English martyrs on the walls of the chapel of the Venerable at Rome.

St. Fiace, 5th century. An Irish bishop sometimes listed as Fiech. A disciple of St. Patrick, he wrote a hymn in St. Patrick's honor.

Bl. Maria Teresa Fasce, Roman Catholic Nun. Maria Terese was also known for her great stamina. As abbess, she directed the construction of a new church for Saint Rita and a girl's orphanage. This project consumed much of her tenure, and in fact, the church was not completed until several months after her death. Feast day is October 12th.

Our Lady of the Pillar

OUR LADY OF APARECIDA The month of October is traditionally dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary; it is also the month during which we mark another festivity dedicated to Mary Mother of God: Our Lady of Aparecida, Patroness of Brazil, whose feast day is celebrated on October 12th. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/10/12/our-lady-of-aparecida.html

[catholic-saint-tournament]

St Elizabeth of Hungary! And also St Terese of the Little Flower (Lisieux)

Both lovely ladies are on the list!

[wakingeve]

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THE FOUR FEMALE DOCTORS OF THE CHURCH REPRESENTING 4 OF THE LITURGICAL SEASONS – (red) LITTLE FLOWER – St. Terese of Lisieux – (purple) THE BRIDGE – St. Catherine of Siena – (green) TEUTONIC PROPHETESS – St. Hildegard of Bingen – (gold) ECSTASY – St. Teresa of Avila AND (black) Holy Chrism make for a delightful way to keep remembrance in your home the liturgical seasons of the Church! ADD A…

[journey2carmel]

Our Lord does not ask for great achievements, but simply SELF-SURRENDER AND GRATITUDE…He has no need for our works, but only our love.

St Terese of Lisieux

[portraitsofsaints]

The Month of the Divine Infancy 

“O Little Infant Jesus, my only treasure, I abandon myself to Your every wish. I seek no other joy than that of calling forth Your sweet smile. Grant me the graces and the virtues of Your Holy Childhood”… St. Terese 

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[revolutionoftenderness]

“All I wish is to love until I die of love.” ~ Thérèse de Lisieux [Hagia Tereza by Angelicon] • Therese Martin, the youngest of nine children, was born in Alencon France in 1873. Her father, Louis, was a successful watchmaker and jeweler. Her mother Zelie Guerin, built a cottage industry in lace making, beginning in the village of Alencon, which is known for its delicate lace. More: https://saint-therese.org/about-therese/ • “We are Eka and Eri, mother and daughter, living in the island of Crete, Greece. Since 2012 we have turned an old warehouse into a workshop where we paint byzantine icons as well as greek folk and ethnic themes.” More: https://www.angelicon.gr/content/who-we-are

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[woundthatswallows]

well i've had a nice day. got to see a friend and listened to when the pawn with them for their first time :) we went to a bookstore and i got a bunch of books on horror and then christian mystic stuff as one does

[atrisoe]

If you want to get anything out of me, you will have to win me with sweetness; force will get you nothing.

Saint Therese of Lisieux: A Short Life by Harrison Kathryn