Resources
Here you can find printed and electronic resources to help you make the most of the visit of St. Thérèse’s relics to England and Wales. We will be updating this page as new resources become available. You can e-mail us to let us know if we have missed a resource that could be helpful to others.
An exciting new resource is a recent CD, "The Little Flower," a meditation in words and music on the Little Way of St. Thérèse, by the Schola Cantamus, directed by Jeremy de Satgé and narrated by Claire Richnell. It is available from St Pauls Bookshops, Pauline Books and Media, Redemptorist Publications, totalcatholic.com and CTS Bookshops.
The Catholic Truth Society has published a special booklet for the visit, "Thérèse of Lisieux, on the Visit of her Relics to England and Wales," containing all the practical information you need, along with background information about St. Thérèse and her message, quotations from her writings, and prayers for use before and during the visit.
Booklets, books, DVDs and websites can be found below. For news stories, click here.
Three talks on St Thérèse by Fr Stephen Wang
If you're getting to know St Thérèse and want a clear and accessible insight into the life and continuing works of this remarkable saint, why not listen to or download these three talks given by Fr Stephen Wang?
Here Fr Stephen looks at her life, conversion, faith and her understanding of love. We really get to the heart of the Little Way of St Thérèse of Lisieux.
Talk One
St Therese: Life and Conversion - Part ONE (mp3)
St Therese: Life and Conversion - Part TWO (mp3)
Talk Two
St Therese: Her Faith - Part ONE (mp3)
St Therese: Her Faith - Part TWO (mp3)
Talk Three
St Therese: Her Understanding of Love - Part ONE (mp3)
St Therese: Her Understanding of Love - Part TWO (mp3)
Note: Left click on the links above to listen to these mono mp3s using your default media player, right click then 'save target as' or 'save link as' to download.
Booklets
You may be interested in:
Thérèse, Teacher of Prayer by Brother Craig; CTS, 2008
The Little Way of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, from her own writings, CTS 1932 / 2005
The Message of St. Thérèse of Lisieux by Mgr. Vernon Johnson, CTS, 1997
Thérèse of Lisieux by Mgr. Vernon Johnson, CTS Great Saints series, 1936 / 2002
These and other products connected with St. Therese are available from:
The Catholic Truth Society
40-46 Harleyford Road
London SE11 5AY
Tel: 020 7640 0042
Or from your local Catholic bookshop.
Books
For those who would like to delve more deeply, here is a short selection from the vast number of books available. If you cannot find them in your local bookshop, they should be available online from Amazon. Many are also available from Redemptorist Publications, 01420 88222, or from St. Paul's bookshops in Leeds, Westminster, York and Birmingham. There is also a large selection of books available from the Carmelite book service - follow the page down to St. Therese.
The Story of a Soul
St. Thérèse’s autobiography is available in various editions.
The Hidden Face
Ida Friederike Görres
Ignatius, San Francisco 2003.
Probably the best single study of St. Thérèse’s life and message.
Thérèse and Lisieux
Pierre Descouvement, photographs by Helmuth Loose
Veritas / Eerdmans, 1996.
A large format book with lots of fascinating photographs.
A Gift of Roses
Don Mullan
Wolfhound Press, Dublin, 2001
Memories of the visit of her relics to Ireland, including testimonies of graces received.
With Empty Hands, the Message of Thérèse of Lisieux
Conrad de Meester
Burns and Oates, London, 1987
A classic and accessible interpretation of her message by a Carmelite priest.
Under the Torrent of His Love
Fr. Marie-Eugène of the Child Jesus
St. Paul publications
One of the great books on St. Thérèse by one of her foremost interpreters, founder of the Notre Dame de Vie Institute.
The Poetry of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
translated by Donald Kinney, OCD
Complete collection of her poems with six photos.
The Prayers of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
translated by Aletheia Kane, OCD
Complete collection of her original prayers.
The Path of Merciful Love: 99 Sayings of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
ISBN 9781565482456
Great Little Doctor
Susan Leslie
How to live St. Thérèse's message in everyday life.
Thérèse of Lisieux
Monica Furlong
Darton, Longman and Todd
In this study, Monica Furlong strips away the layers of sentimentality to reveal a startlingly unfamiliar Thérèse: no less attractive or extraordinary.
By Love Alone
Michael Hollings
Darton, Longman and Todd
This is a short pamphlet in the “Enfolded in Love” series that features daily readings from St Thérèse of Lisieux. Michael Hollings has selected passages which show the essence of Thérèse and which can be used day by day to help the reader develop his or her relationship with the God of love.
Music
Mike Stanley of CJM Music has written, recorded and produced two special tracks to mark the visit of the relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux to England and Wales: Child of Grace (Thérèse) and My Song of Today.
"My Song of Today and Child of Grace capture the simplicity of St Thérèse and will help all pilgrims pray more deeply. CJM Music have captured the spirit of the visit of the Relics of St Thérèse in words and music. I am sure that they will be used in our churches long after the Relics have left our shores."
Bishop Malcolm McMahon
Patron of the Visit of the Relics
Child of Grace (Thérèse)
Listen/download
Copyright
Words and music by Mike Stanley © CJM Music Ltd 2009
My Song of Today
Listen/download
Copyright
Music and adapted words by Mike Stanley (words adapted from original French poetry of St Thérèse and versification by C L Emery) © CJM Music Ltd 2009
Websites
thereseoflisieux.org
Far and away the best website about St. Thérèse, it is the work of Maureen O’Riordan from Philadelphia. This well-organised and attractively presented site contains a huge amount of information about every aspect of St. Thérèse’s life and mission.
catholictradition.org
A traditionalist site with an excellent collection of photos.
therese-de-lisieux.cef.fr
The official site (in English) of the sanctuary in Lisieux. Some good photos.
ewtn.com
Lots about the spirituality and message of St. Thérèse
littleflower.org
Website of the Little Flower Society
carmelite.com
The great theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar writes about the Little Way.
ronrolheiser.com (pdf)
Fr. Ronald Rolheiser on the perennial fascination of St. Thérèse.
DVD
The Giant's Course is an excellent short film (34 minutes) about St. Thérèse, produced by the Shrine in Lisieux. It can only be obtained with a longer film about the basilica in Lisiuex, and may be difficult to get hold of without actually going to Lisieux.
Thérèse, directed by Leonardo Defilippis, is available via Amazon, but currently only in NTSC format. This is the format used in the United States, and will not play on many DVD players bought in Britain (some more high-end DVD players can play in any format).