St Therese the Little Flower

Thank you!!!!

 

Ah, through the pure offering of your Dark Night, dear sister, may the hearts of all on MOG come to love Jesus as you do!

 

Prayers for all of you today after Mass In my little Church.

 

Thank you, Miker. Could use them.

 

Thanks john. Had an enjoyable day.

 

My wife and I were blessed to attend a talk this past Friday by Dr Scott Hahn. (Will post this in another thread). It took place at St. Joseph Seminary in NY…. we were able to visit before the talk and to our surprise when we entered the chapel we found this relic of St. Therese which we venerated and included the intentions of this Forum and it’s members.

 

Beautiful, miker and thank you.

 

I’m getting chills looking at it. Thank you!

 

There are 15 stanzas in this poem by Therese (translated by Alan Bancroft): Living by Love

Stanza 6

Living by love means banishing all fear-
All glancing-back to faults of earlier day:
Of my past sins I see no imprint here,
Love in a trice has burnt them all away!
O Sacred Fire! O Furnance-flames' caress!
Here, in your home, I stay and will not move;
Singing, by your hearth-blaze in restfulness"
'I live my love by Love!"...

For Therese, Love is the burner-away of the dross of sin, leaving absolutely no trace, even obliterating any prospect for Purgatory.

Perhaps this is the difference between my sister and myself: Therese views her shared Love with Christ ("I live my love by Love!") as one whereas, I too easily view mine as imperfect and separate from His!

Unite my heart with Yours, Lord Jesus, that together we may form one channel of love!

 

Thank you so much.