Pope John Paul II stated: “Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face is the youngest of all the Doctors of the Church, but her ardent spiritual journey shows such maturity, and the insights of faith expressed in her writings are so vast and profound that they deserve a place among the great spiritual masters.” She was canonized on May 17, 1925, and was declared a Doctor of the Church by then-Pope John Paul II in 1997, making her the second Carmelite nun to receive that distinction after St. She is best known for her posthumous publications, including the book “Story of a Soul,” published in October 1898

She died of tuberculosis on September 30, 1897, at age 24.

Thérèse joined Carmel of Lisieux at the young age of 15 years. The couple’s four children, however, died while very young. She was the youngest of the nine children of Zelie and Louis Martin. Saint Thérèse, a mystic, was a Carmelite nun and doctor of the Catholic Church.īorn as Marie-Francoise-Therese Martin in Alençon, France, January 2, 1873, she was baptised two days later. It can also reinforce Unesco’s message on the importance of culture in the promotion of universal values and as a vector of interreligious dialogue,” Pope Francis has said that Unesco’s recognition of Saint Thérèse “opens new perspectives for the dissemination of her message of life, peace and love to ‘the most remote islands’ as Thérèse of Lisieux expresses it itself, to the ‘outskirts.’”įor his part, Monsignor Francesco Follo, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to Unesco, said: “Given the fame of Thérèse de Lisieux in the Catholic community, the celebration of her birthday can be an opportunity to highlight the role of women in religions, in the fight against poverty and the promotion of inclusion. The saint’s 150th birth anniversary was also recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). The Order of Discalced Carmelites, to which she belongs, is actually holding a three-year commemoration of Saint Thérèse until the centenary of her canonization on May 17, 2025. The visit of Saint Thérèse’s relics to the Philippines coincided with her 150th birth anniversary on January 2, and the centennial of her beatification on April 29. The earlier visits were in 2000, 2008, 20. It was the fifth visit of the relics to the Philippines. It was in cooperation with Jesuit Communications. Thérèse Kaalagad, Kaibiga’t, Ka-Misyon” by Toto Sorioso. The concert also marked the launching of the “Thérèse” album by the Jesuit Music Ministry, featured the Bukas Palad Music Ministry, Hangad Music Ministry, Darwin Lomentigar and “St.

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