00:00Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face, was born on the 2nd
00:07January 1873 in Alençon, France, and died on September 30, 1897 in Lisieux.
00:17A Carmelite nun from the age of 15, she led a hidden, humble, and seemingly ordinary life, entirely devoted to...
00:25'God's love.
00:27Marked from a very early age by a deep sensitivity and a great spiritual need, Thérèse went through many inner trials.
00:36However, she understands that holiness is not reserved for great works or heroic exploits.
00:43She developed what she called the little way, a spiritual path based on total trust in God,
00:51'filial abandonment and love experienced in the smallest things of everyday life.
00:56For her, every act, even the simplest, can become an act of infinite love if it is offered with
01:04a sincere heart.
01:06Afflicted with tuberculosis, she died at only 24 years old in great physical and spiritual suffering.
01:13After his death, the publication of his autobiography, Story of a Soul, had a worldwide impact.
01:23His message of simplicity and mercy touches millions of believers.
01:29Canonized in 1925, she was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 1997 by John Paul II.
01:37a rare distinction that recognizes the theological depth of his teaching.
01:43Saint Thérèse of Lisieux is today one of the most beloved and invoked saints in the
01:49world.
01:51She is the patron saint of missions and many faithful turn to her
01:55to learn to love God with confidence, humility and perseverance, in the very heart of ordinary life.
02:10Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
