Feast day of St. Therese of the Child Jesus

St Therese of the Child Jesus is the patron saints of all missionaries but she never travel. Because of her prayer and sacrifices she offer for all the missionaries. St. Therese is looked on as a saint whose vocation was to love. She said "Ma vocation est amour" (My Vocation is Love). She desired many things in her life and discovered that she could achieve them all through loving the people God placed in her life. Therese discovered this was not always easy. Some of the most difficult people to love are those we are closest! Yet, God will always give us the grace to find a way to love them because He is a God of love. Therese stands as a great example to us of what it means to see through a commitment to the end no matter what it entails for us. In being faithful to her call, she discovered that her desires could be fulfilled, though in ways that at first she was unaware were possible.
As we think today of the many commitments we have made to God, ourselves and others, let us allow the example of Therese and her intercession to inspire and help us to be faithful to them all.
God bless!