The Story of a Soul
By: St Therese of Liseux

The Story of a Soul. The Story of a Soul, St. Therese of Lisieux's autobiography, was first published in 1899. Today it ranks among the greatest Christian spiritual classics and has been translated into many well-known languages. Almost every pope since its publication has promoted St. Therese's teaching to the faithful for their imitation; Pius XI declared her the greatest saint of our age and John Paul II made her a Doctor of the Church. Readers are often caught by the vivid clarity or simple profundity of some sentence of hers in such a way that their lives are completely changed. St. Therese's style is extremely childlike and spontaneous, having a charm that is hard to describe, whether she rises to poetic heights or simply pours her heart out to Jesus Himself.

The Story of a Soul conveys St. Thérèse of Liseux's "Little Way" of spiritual childhood - her "elevator" to Heaven, as she called it. This method was approved by Pope Pius XI as a way for all to grow in holiness through unfailing confidence and childlike delight in God's merciful love.

Again and again in this book, St. Thérèse shows us how her "Little Way" of love and trust comes straight from Sacred Scripture.

This book belongs in every Catholic home, for Pope St Pius X called St. Thérèse of Liseux the "greatest Saint of modern times."

This is the original TAN edition now with updated typesetting, fresh new cover, new size and quality binding, and the same trusted content.

St. Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as "Thérèse of the Child Jesus" and "The Little Flower", was the last of nine children born to Louis and Zelie Martin, at France in 1873. She was often anxious and depressed in childhood, as she suffered the early death of her mother. After she converted interiorly and began to read Thomas à Kempis' The Imitation of Christ, she joined 2 of her sisters in a discalced Carmelite convent as a nun at just 15 years old. After her oldest sister was elected prioress, Thérèse became a permanent novice to allay suspicions that her family was dominating the small community. She lived humbly, concealing her intense prayer life and countless sacrifices

Thérèse is the author of her own popular autobiography entitled The Story of a Soul, which she began writing in 1895, and she instituted a simple path to holiness now widely known as the "Little Way". She died of tuberculosis on September 30, 1897, at the age of 24 and was canonized only 28 years later, in 1925, by Pope Pius XI. She was later installed as the thirty-third Doctor of the Church by Pope John Paul II in 1997.

Item No:   TC1384 (Grouped)
Pages:   192
ISBN:   9780895551559
Publisher:   Saint Benedict Press, LLC
Imprint:   TAN Books
Publication Date:   2010
Binding:   Paperbound and eBook
Dimensions:   5.5" X 8.5" X 0.5"

Price $11.95
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