Little Catechism of The Act of Oblation
So very helpful to reference when praying and meditating on this prayer which is new to me. I love the handy size of the book.
Little Catechism of the Act of Oblation of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus
by the Carmelites of Lisieux
32 pp. paperback
FORWARD OF FIRST EDITION: The object of this Little Catechism is to reply to the many inquiries made by persons who are anxious to imitate St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus in her Act of Oblation to the Merciful Love of the good God.
It seems useful both for the enlightenment and the consolation of a great number, to fix more definitely in accordance with the original texts of the Saint and the instructions she gave to her novices, her attitude of mind on the subject of this Act, new in the Annals of Holy Church, and which burst spontaneously from her heart at the full height of her spiritual life.
"Oceans of graces," according to her admission, "flooded my soul since the happy day...." (June 9, 1895) The dream of our Saint was to procure the same benefit for all souls of good will, sincerely desirous of loving the good God and of pleasing Him.
May these humble pages bear to all, together with their encouragement, her pressing invitation to taste for themselves, by a happy experience, the sweetness of the Divine Mercies.
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Posted by Jaclynn on 17th Aug 2024
So very helpful to reference when praying and meditating on this prayer which is new to me. I love the handy size of the book.
Posted by djean on 8th Aug 2023
Perfect little gift; included in cards to congratulate several in our Community on their Lay Carmelite Final Profession!
Posted by Esther Adam on 13th Aug 2021
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Posted by Anonymous on 6th Feb 2021
Saint Thérèse opens her heart to reveal the way of humility and immolation in and through love of God.
Posted by Anonymous on 30th Nov 2020
A treasure.
Posted by Joanna Newhouse on 22nd Sep 2020
To be applied and read often. Prepare to give God everything in preparation to seeing His face at the end of our lives!
Posted by Kathy on 21st May 2020
Best purchase I ever made
Posted by Br. Matthew Paul Grote, OP on 31st Jul 2019
The Oblation to Merciful Love, by St. Therese of Lisieux (the "Little Flower") has changed my life, and my spirituality, forever. She is a Doctor of the Church who has transformed the way we view God's merciful love and his just goodness. For anyone wishing to truly understand the spirituality of the Little Flower, this is--besides Therese's own unedited autobiography--one of the best (affirmed by ecclesiastical authority with the seals of Nihil Obstat, and Imprimatur) distillations of her "Little Way" of trust and love. It may be the only hope I have of becoming a saint, and I will cling to it--hopefully--forever. St. Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face, pray for us!
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