#sainte therese de lisieux

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Escalier nord de la terrasse de la basilique Notre-Dame de la Chapelle-Montligeon ; à l’arrière-plan, statue de Sainte-Thérèse-de-l’enfant-Jésus — stylo-bille 8 couleurs, carnet nº 135, 3 février 2023.

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Princesses of Heaven by Fabiola Garza

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All Saints' Day Novena: Day 2

My other favorite: Saint Therese of Lisieux!

Taken by me at the National Shrine of St. Therese in Darien, IL

As someone with rejection sensitivity and as someone that adores the concept of the sanctification of the everyday, St. Therese hits a sweet spot of knowing that you deserve love and being okay with making little sacrifices.

Here are some quotes of hers that I like, taken from her autobiography, Story of a Soul:

"The brilliance of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not lessen the perfume of the violet or the sweet simplicity of the daisy.”

"I shall take good care to stay just where I am, quite certain that beyond the somber clouds, my beloved Sun is shining still!"

Here's the story of her life, full of consolations and passion to fulfill the call of love God sounded to her.

And finally, here is a beautiful short prayer she wrote.

'O Jesus, I know well that You do not look so much at the greatness of my actions, as to the love with which I do them. It is true I am not always faithful, but I shall not lose courage. I desire to make use of every opportunity to please You."

St. Therese is great to seek intercession from if you don't feel like your life has much merit. The Little Way, as she coined it, is a manner of offering every little thing to God to make you holy, and though humbling and difficult at times, it brings you new perspective on suffering. She's drawn me to her and I think she's wonderful.

St. Therese de Lisieux, Pray for us! (love u girl)

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The Bride of Christ, by Michael Corsini

In the sudden intensity of its revival, the doctrine […] risked becoming distorted by conforming, in many minds, to ready-made models taken from the history of human societies or from the situations or ideas of our times. This is the risk that has threatened all ecclesiological doctrines for nineteen centuries. It is the danger they run into when, forgetting the unique and mysterious character of the Church of Christ, they give in to an inclination to facile analogies. The results are then always deceptive: as was, in antiquity, the theory of Eusebius of Caesaria on the relations of the Church and the Empire; as were, towards the end of our Middle Ages, the conciliarist theories; and, closer to our own time, the theory of Joseph de Maistre on the papacy . . .

Henri de Lubac (The Motherhood of the Church, pages 235-236), trans. Sr. Sergia Englund, O.C.D.)

All the errors proceed, in the end, from having applied a pattern of secular society onto the Church, thus obscuring Her unique character, which She bears within Her because of Her divine origin.

Pope Benedict XVI (Le nouveau peuple de Dieu, page 99), trans. Sr. Sergia Englund, O.C.D.

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St. Therese.

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Fun fact: Thérèse of Lisieux acted as Joan of Arc at a play.

st. thérèse of lisieux resting on st. joan of arc (art by me!)

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A dead body touched with the Odour of Sanctity can’t just smell ok. It has to possess the mysterious presence of a supernaturally pleasant odour. The scents can be brief or persistent, attached to the body, grave, water the body was bathed in, or objects the person touched.  In the case of St. Padre Pio, his spectral scent of roses and pipe tobacco visited people after his death and was considered a sign of his saintly intercession. All Odours of Sanctities are described as sweet, with notes of honey, butter, roses, violets, frankincense, myrrh, pipe tobacco, jasmine, and lilies being the most frequently reported accompaniments. The scent is also always culturally specific and deeply intertwined with symbolism. (...) One of the most popular of the fragrant saints, St. Therese of Lisieux smelt of lilies, violets and roses upon her deathbed. Her most often attributed quotes is, “The splendour of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of its scent…If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness”. It also should be noted that during Therese’s lifetime violet absolute was synthesized, making a material that was once the most expensive fragrance component in the world, affordable for all and the de rigueur fragrance of respectable women. To the Victorian palette, violets represented chastity, modesty, and feminine virtue. Lilies and roses also have a long association with Jesus and Mary. Therese’s Odour of Sanctity creates an olfactive tableau of Therese, the respectable modest female, alongside the Virgin Mary and Jesus.  Before 1875 however, the scent of violets would not have been readily identifiable to the general population, and no Odour of Sanctity is associated with violets in any primary sources before that time. There is also an active association between Osmogenesia and Stigmata, with the floral odour emanated from the wounds. Stigmatic Osmogenesia in every case is reported as the smell of roses, which again is deeply symbolic with the wounds of Christ. While there is no way of knowing just how many people the Odour of Sanctity was associated with, in the Late Medieval and Early Modern periods ascetic mystics make up a large population of those afflicted with this post-mortem perfume. In particularly female mystics that lived cloistered lives. These women’s bodies suffered through harsh asceticism and self-inflicted mortification. Yet through the isolation, hardship, poverty, and virginity, these mystics sought to control their bodies and transform them into sacred vessels. It, therefore, makes sense from their perspective that, if successful, the discarded vessels of these perfected souls should already be touched by a whiff of Paradise. The association of the Odour of Sanctity with cloistered women parallels the profane eroticism of the earthly woman with the chaste eroticism of the sacred woman; while the worldly woman’s corpse corrupts by its nature and stinks, so the heavenly woman’s body remains pure and fragrant. However, the conversation is still about a woman’s body.

Nuri McBride, The Odour of Sanctity: When the Dead Smell Divine

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Basilique Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux

La Basilique Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux est un édifice religieux situé à Lisieux, en Normandie, France. Elle a été élevée en l’honneur de sainte Thérèse de l’Enfant Jésus peu de temps après sa canonisation.

Conception et construction

La basilique a été conçue dans un style romano-byzantin et a été construite entre 1929 et 1954. Elle mesure 95 mètres de haut et couvre une superficie de 4 500 m². Les murs supérieurs et de la crypte sont recouverts de marbres et de mosaïques qui évoquent le message de confiance et d’amour de sainte Thérèse, ainsi que son attachement à la nature.

Patrimoine

La Basilique Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux a été labellisée « Patrimoine du XXe siècle » et a été inscrite au titre des monuments historiques le 14 septembre 2010, puis classée le 7 septembre 2011.

Visite

Aujourd’hui, l’édifice accueille plus de 600 000 visiteurs par an. Les visiteurs peuvent admirer les superbes mosaïques et les ornements intérieurs, ainsi que le reliquaire dédié à sainte Thérèse. La basilique est ouverte tous les jours, sauf le 1er mai et le 25 décembre.

Basilica of Saint Therese of Lisieux

The Basilica of Saint Therese of Lisieux is a religious building located in Lisieux, Normandy, France. It was built in honor of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus shortly after her canonization.

Design and Construction

The basilica was designed in a Romano-Byzantine style and was built between 1929 and 1954. It is 95 meters high and covers an area of ​​4,500 m². The upper and crypt walls are covered with marble and mosaics that evoke Saint Therese's message of trust and love, as well as her attachment to nature.

Heritage

The Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux was awarded the “20th Century Heritage” label and was listed as a historical monument on September 14, 2010, and then classified on September 7, 2011.

Visit

Today, the building welcomes more than 600,000 visitors per year. Visitors can admire the superb mosaics and interior decorations, as well as the reliquary dedicated to Saint Thérèse. The basilica is open every day, except May 1 and December 25.

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Carmelite Reading List for the Catholic Laity

This is my reading plan while I continue to adopt the lifestyle of the Traditional Lay Carmelites of Fatima. The prioress adopted the rule after "A Way of Perfection for the Laity", so I copied the list of readings from there.

Links to free downloads of Traditional Catholic texts:

Way of Perfection for the Laity

Carmelite 1953 Daily Missal (good for daily Gospel readings)

Goffine's Devout Instructions for Epistles and Gospels for Sundays and Holydays

Pictorial Lives of the Saints

Daily:

1. Holy Gospels

2. Lives of the Saints

This is the recommended list of authors in "A Way of Perfection for the Laity":

1. The Imitation of Christ

2. By St. Teresa of Avila

ii. The Book of the Foundations

iii. Minor Works

iv. The Letters

v. The Interior Castle

vi. The Life

3. By St. John of the Cross

i. Ascent of Mount Carmel

ii. The Dark Night of the Soul (The Obscure Night)

4. By St. Teresa of Lisieux: Story of a Soul

5. By St. Francis De Sales

i. Introduction to the Devout Life

ii. Treatise on the Love of God

6. By St. Alphonsus Liguori

i. True Spouse of Christ

ii. Glories of Mary

iii. Visits to the Blessed Sacrament

My 2025 Liturgical Reading List

I took the list above and put a different author per month. The new liturgical year begins December 1st!

Dec: The Imitation of Christ

Jan: The Way of Perfection (St. Teresa of Avila)

Feb: Ascent of Mount Carmel (St. John of the Cross)

Mar: Story of a Soul (St. Therese of Lisieux)

Apr: Introduction to the Devout Life (St. Francis De Sales)

May: True Spouse of Christ (St. Alphonsus Liguori)

Jun: The Book of the Foundations (St. Teresa of Avila)

Jul: The Dark Night of the Soul (St. John of the Cross)

Aug: Treatise on the Love of God (St. Francis De Sales)

Sep: Glories of Mary (St. Alphonsus Liguori)

Oct: Minor Works (St. Teresa of Avila)

Nov: Visits to the Blessed Sacrament (St. Alphonsus Liguori)

Enjoy!

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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.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

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Thoughts on how misogynistic catholicism is?

I'm not going to deny that there are definitely guys within the Catholic Church that hide their misogyny in the guise of "traditionalism." It's the result of the Fall and Original Sin; pride made them that way.

But the teachings of the Catholic Church, especially in banning pornography, elevates the status of women compare to the secular world. She's not just an object to be used for pleasure; she deserves to be respected because she's made in the image and likeness of God.

Men who calls them Catholic but fail to uphold this teaching by watching porn in close doors are not authentic Catholic.

The Catholic Church lists a bunch of female saints that the faithful can ask intercessory prayers from to help them live holy lives:

St. Joan of Arc

St. Catherine of Siena

St. Catherine of Alexandria

St. Therese de Lisieux

St. Teresa of Avila

St. Mary of Magdalene

That's all the saints that I can think of on the top of my head.

Also, we Catholics venerate the Blessed Virgin Mother Mary as the mother of God. We don't dismiss her role in salvation history by giving birth to Jesus Christ the Redeemer like other Christian sects do.

So no, the Catholic Church is not misogynistic.

If you have more specific questions, anon, feel free to ask.

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As someone that also is a catholic Sapphic (In my case I'm bi) I love your blog very dearly. I'm reconnecting a lot with my faith lately. The saints I'm the most devoted to probably have to be Joan of Arc, Therese of Lisieux and Padre Pio. I can’t wait to be able to say im devoted to SAINT Carlo Acutis! Your ritaposting delights me. Santa Rita de Cássia, rogai por nós!

Cannot put into words how much this means to me. I absolutely adore to meet siblings in faith who are also queer, especially other sapphics <3<3<3 I hope you have an amazing experience reconecting with the faith and that God keeps shining His love upon you.

Also HECK YEAH, amazing taste in saints, 10/10. You give me no other choice than to direct you to the amazing @/and-her-saints (in case you don't already follow her haha), who is a dear friend and another sapphic extremely devoted to st. Therese. I'm glad my love for my patron can give you some joy!!! It sure gives me lkjsadalkjds

Sede nossa protetora e advogada, ò Santa Rita, bem aventurada!

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Modern Saint Bracket Announcement

Instead of waiting until Sunday, the modern bracket will open immediately after the post-schism bracket is over. This is the modern bracket, which will be followed by a final four, and then there will be even MORE polls (losers' brackets, Marian apparitions, we're going all summer baby.)

Catholic Saint Tournament Modern Bracket Round 1 Pairings:

St Therese of Lisieux vs St Elizabeth Ann Seton

St Padre Pio (of Pietrelcina) vs St Charles de Foucauld

St Maximilian Kolbe vs St Benilde Romancon

St John Bosco vs St John Neumann

St Mother Teresa (of Calcutta) vs St Arnold Janssen

St Jacinta Marto vs St Edith Stein

St Maria Goretti vs St Marianne Cope

St Charles Lwanga (& co) vs St John Vianney

St Oscar Romero vs St Josemaria Escriva

St Bernadette vs St Damian of Molokai

St Faustina vs St Catherine Laboure

St Mary MacKillop vs St Katharine Drexel

St Gemma Galgani vs St Frances Xavier Cabrini

St John Henry Cardinal Newman vs Pope St John Paul II

Pope St John XXIII vs St Mark Ji Tianxiang

St Francisco Marto vs Sts Louis & Zelie Martin (package deal)

You can still submit nominations for beatified folks, propaganda for your favorite saints, or other thoughts in the ask box! Or suggestions for future polls, questions, etc.

May the best saint win!

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Catholic Saints fancast: Anna Magnani as St Rita of Cascia, Lakeith Stanfield as John the Baptist, Anne Dowd as Margaret Pole, Nicola Coughlan as Therese of Lisieux, Mia Goth as Clare of Assisi, Irene Pappas as Teresa of Avila, John C Reilly as Thomas Aquinas, Drea de Matteo as Mary Magdalene, Michaela Coel as St. Thecla, Jennifer Coolidge as Margaret of Cortona, Tony Leung as Mark Ji Tianxiang, Steve Buscemi as Augustine of Hippo.

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ok some more name thoughts:

Carmen Anthony- Carmen can come from two origins-- one of which related to Mount Carmel/Our Lady of Mount Carmel (one of my fave Marian titles! it's her feast day soon :D ) -- she is the Patroness of the Carmelite order and is associated with souls in Purgatory; if they wanted to spell it Carmine for the Italian it would mean red i think, but they didn't spell it that way ; Anthony is the patron saint of lost things (including people!!)

Natalie Rose- Natalie is name reference to the Nativity of Christ-- a birth that changes Everything (the Incarnation) and is also very related to maternity; Rose is a flower obviously, a beautiful flower though it has thorns; but (and here's my EXTREME REACH) it's one I always associate with St Therese de Lisieux, who came from a large loving family

Michael- I don't think his middle name has been said-- Michael means "who is unto like God?" -- St Michael is one of the archangels, the prince of angels-- and very notably a protector/defender