Who is St. Therese of Child Jesus?

St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus was born on January 2, 1873, at Alencon, France. On September 8, 1890, she took her final vows. She showed remarkable spiritual insights for someone so young, but it was due to her childlike relationship with Jesus. Her superiors asked her to keep memoirs of her thoughts and experiences. Her book ‘Story of a Soul’ is biographical that made sure her popularity reached the far wide corners of the world after her death. Her thoughts about love and impact of acts of selflessness resonated well with the readers, and despite the fact that she never wanted to be in the limelight, she earned the great honor of becoming a Doctor of Catholic Church.  At the age of 23, she coughed up blood and was diagnosed with tuberculosis. She lived only one more year, and it was filled with intense physical suffering. She died on September 30, 1897. St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus is a patroness of the missions not because she went on a mission anywhere, but because of her special regard for the missions and the prayers and letters she gave in support of missionaries.

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