A Retreat with Saint Therese

A Retreat With Saint Therese

by Pere Liagre C.S.Sp.  95 pp. paperback

 This "retreat in a book" presents to the busy reader of today a perfect little tool to assist in translating from inspiration to action, the exquisite lessons gleaned from The Autobiography of a Soul.  Fr. Liagre’s Retreat will be found to be a useful summary of the main lines of St. Thérèse’s teaching. It expounds them simply and shows how they must be at the basis of every truly spiritual life.

"We desire earnestly that all the Faithful of Christ should render themselves worthy of partaking in the abundant profusion of graces resulting from the intercession of "little Thérèse." But We desire much more earnestly that all the faithful should study her in order to copy her, becoming children themselves, since otherwise they cannot, according to the oracle of the Master, arrive at the Kingdom of Heaven...  If the way of spiritual childhood became general, who does not see how easily would be realized the reformation of human society... We, therefore, adopt as our own the prayer of the new St. Thérèse: "O Jesus, we beseech Thee to cast Thy glance upon the vast number of little souls, and to choose in this world a legion of little victims worthy of Thy love." Amen.  - Pope Pius XI, from the Canonization address

 "In Spiritual Childhood lies the secret of sanctity for all the faithful throughout the whole world.  It is our special desire that the secret of Sister Therese's sanctity may be disclosed to all our children.     - Pope Benedict XV