Wood Plaque - St. Thérèse of Lisieux by A. Olivas

Santa Teresa was born in 1873 to a pious French middleclass family. She entered the Carmelite Order at the early age of 15 and lived her short life in the relative obscurity of her cloister performing routine duties assigned to her. Teresa cultivated a rich spiritual life by cheerfully dedicating menial tasks, religious obedience, and physical suffering to the salvation of souls. She called this her “little way.” Her superiors ordered Teresa to write her autobiography which continues to be an international best-seller.