The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few.
She lived a brief life, much of it in the obscurity of her Carmelite cloister. Yet St. Thérèse of Lisieux (who chose the name Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face), among the most popular of saints, is honored as the universal patroness of missions and, for her keen spiritual insights, as a doctor of the church. Thérèse knew she would never do great deeds, yet she hit upon the very essence of Jesus’ message and mission in making love the sole focus of her vocation. God’s Little Flower demonstrates how all of us can labor for the kingdom’s abundant harvest simply by "doing small things with great love."
*For love in all things, we pray.
She lived a brief life, much of it in the obscurity of her Carmelite cloister. Yet St. Thérèse of Lisieux (who chose the name Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face), among the most popular of saints, is honored as the universal patroness of missions and, for her keen spiritual insights, as a doctor of the church. Thérèse knew she would never do great deeds, yet she hit upon the very essence of Jesus’ message and mission in making love the sole focus of her vocation. God’s Little Flower demonstrates how all of us can labor for the kingdom’s abundant harvest simply by "doing small things with great love."
*For love in all things, we pray.
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