The Little Flower

Today is the feast day of St. Therese of Lisieux, affectionately known among Catholics as "The Little Flower". Here is a photograph taken of her statue next to a stained glass window depicting Christ on the Cross. The photo was one of many taken at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in East Bakersfield (for a project I hope to work on soon). This church was founded in 1925 and is largely known to the Hispanic community in my city. The statues themselves are very old; some are chipped and even broken in places.

St. Therese is one of my patron saints, and one of my favorite saints. I have a copy of her autobiography "Story of a Soul", given to me years ago by a sweet friend of mine who later died of Lou Gehrig's Disease, but who was very devoted to The Little Flower.

If you'd like to learn more about St. Therese, just click onto this link: [link]