MY VOCATION IS LOVE

WITNESS 10-1-13 MY VOCATION IS LOVE ( A Dedication to the Little Flower ) = Born January 2nd---1873 She was born In a little town in France Her Mother died When she was 4 And the family moved to Liseux Where her Aunt helped her Father To look after her and her sisters One of 4 girls Who all became nuns Theresa, herself, Became a nun At the age of 15 Theresa never did anything extraordinary But did everything extraordinarily well She never Held a position with great responsibility But was gifted With a great intimacy with God She lived a life Hidden in God’s love But was directed To write an autobiography Which she called THE STORY OF A SOUL In this book She described her life “As a little way of spiritual childhood” And wrote that what matters most in life “Is not great deeds, but great love” It is said That Theresa was a very sweet person That lived her life With a great simplicity However it is very apparent That she lived out her life In conjunction with the 4 Gospels A simple life In obedience To the Word of God---to the Will of God She once said, “My mission---to make God loved--- Will begin after my death” And “I will spend my heaven Doing good on earth I will let fall A shower of roses” My Mom, myself And millions of others Have received roses from unexpected sources After prayers to her In this cold, cruel, indifferent world We could ALL Learn some things from Saint Theresa To live out our lives With selflessness Instead of selfishness To try to do small ordinary things Extraordinarily well And live out our lives With such passion for God And for others So that we can truly say Like Saint Theresa “MY VOCATION IS LOVE” Robert P. Wallman 10-4-11 Ps Saint Theresa died at the age of 24 from tuberculosis She is considered the patroness of Missions Her feast day is October 1st My Sister---Terri---is named after her ps WITNESS 10-1-13 10-1-14 RECENTLY-I learned that the LITTLE FLOWER-is POPE FRANCIS' most favorite Saint