TIPANAN: Month of the Holy Rosary Oct 1 Teresa of Child Jesus Matthew 18: 1-4 1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" 2 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them, 3 and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Marie Therese Martin was born on Jan 2, 1873 as the youngest of nine children of a silk merchant, Louis Martin, and his wife Seleguirin. Therese lost her mother at 4 and four of her siblings in their early childhood. She was the ‘little flower” of her father. One of her older sisters joined the Visitation convent and three others became Carmelite nuns. Therese joined the Carmelite convent at Lisieux at 15 with special permission from Pope Leo XIII. She died of tuberculosis when she was 24 years and 9 months old on September 30, 1897. Pope Pius XI declared her a saint on May 17, 1925, just 28 years after her death. Pope John Paul II declared her a “Doctor of the Church” in 1997. Secret of her Little Way and short cut to heaven: Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way out of love for God, with 100% dedication and child-like trust, ever ready to undertake any type of sacrifice. Convert suffering into redemptive suffering and use it for the apostolate. Conditions: 1)Be child-like and innocent with trusting faith in a loving heavenly Father. 2)Do everything with 100% dedication as being done for our caring and forgiving God, our Father. 3)Be ready to undertake sacrifice for others. St. Therese offered all her sacrifices a) for the reparation of sins of others and for her own sins. b) for missionaries c) for the conversion of sinners. Let us follow the short cut of Little Flower by becoming child-like in our relationship with God and by doing His will with 100% sincerity and love. In our simplicity we proclaim God’s love. In our humility we open heaven for us and others. Through the intercession of St. Therese may we dedicate ourselves in the mission of Christ here on earth until the kingdom of God has come to realization. fr willy ofm
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