I decided for the last Tuesday in May that I would write about Saint Therese's devotion to our Blessed Mother. Especially her experiences with "Our Lady of the Smile".
When Saint Therese was a young girl....about ten or so....she became very ill, so ill that for a few days her father and her sisters were afraid that she would die.
During this time she had visions of demons trying to attack her and had a terrible fever. At one point her sisters carried in the family's statue of the Blessed Mother to ask Her intercession to cure Therese.
As Saint Therese looked upon the statue's face she begged our Lady's help. She later wrote that 
she saw the statue smile upon her thereby healing her of her physical sickness.
she saw the statue smile upon her thereby healing her of her physical sickness.I read about this incident when I read St. Therese's autobiography and thought how beautiful it was. Then about two years ago when I was going through a difficult time this event was again brought to my attention (through Saint Therese). I began praying to our Blessed Mother for assistance feeling that She would take care of me the way She always took care of Saint Therese.
I was blessed to be able to receive one of the statues of Our Lady of the Smile and it sits on my bureau in my bedroom right now. I've already decided that someday when I have my own kitchen She will be my "Kitchen Madonna".
I used to find it very concidental that I have a deep devotion to our Blessed Mother as well as Saint Therese. And then the more I read of Saint Therese and her devotion to our Lady and I no longer think of it as a coincidence.
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I have this statue in my living room and I love it! Such a different vision of Our Lady.
If you get a chance on a Tuesday, I'd love to read about some of the roses you've received from St. Therese. I love those stories!
Hi everyone! I, too, have a deep devotion to St. Therese. It is awe-inspiring to see what a role she plays in my life, and how persistent she is. I love it! A friend of mine had a great suggestion for me. After telling her all of the wonderful ways St. Therese has worked in my life, she suggested I write them all down so I don't forget. Now, one might say, "How could you forget?" but as I get older and distracted with daily life, my memory...let's just say it ain't what it used to be! So I found a pretty floral journal and write it all down. It's so fun to go through and relive it all!
希望大家都會非常非常幸福~
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