Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus

I've recently taken a greater interest in the Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus. It is after all part of the name of my favourite saint - St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face. This WEBSITE seems to have alot of information about it and might be worth a visit.

Recommended Reading (4)

The book I recommend today is a wonderful book written in the form of a retreat on the spirituality of St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face. It's a book I go back to time and time again and always come away with something new.

The details are as follows:

Author: Jean C.J. D’Elbee,

Title: I Believe in Love: A Personal Retreat Based on the Teaching of St.Therese of Lisieux

Publisher: Sophia Institute Press, 2001

St. Therese and Flies

Because I really cannot abide flies I like this little fact about St. Therese's attitude towards them on her deathbed. She wouldn’t kill them even though they tormented her.
She said of them: "I always give them freedom. They alone have caused me misery during my sickness. I have no enemies, and since God recommends that we pardon our enemies, I’m happy to find this opportunity for doing so."


That's why she's a saint and .... well, I've a long way to go! When I was younger I used to try to knock the flies off my bedroom window into the big spider web that was in the corner of the window. I succeeded in fattening that spider quite a bit. He crawled into my bed one night, though, and bit me and so he too met a sticky end!