TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword............................................................................................................................................. 6 Preface................................................................................................................................................... 9 I. Darling Thérèse............................................................................................11 This child is named Thérèse....................................................................................13 (From Zélie’s letters) Happy moments and tenderness......................................................................14 (Manuscript A) Song........................................................................................................................................................17 (The Canticle of Céline) Almost invincibly stubborn. .....................................................................................18 (Manuscript A) Restless and proud...............................................................................................................19 (Manuscript A) A little rascal. ...............................................................................................................................20 (Letter to Louise Magdelaine, April 4, 1877) I choose all......................................................................................................................................21 (Manuscript A) Winter..................................................................................................................................................22 (Manuscript A) The large, dismal coffin. ...............................................................................................24 (Manuscript A) Pauline will be my Mama!.......................................................................................... 25 (Manuscript A) Why I love you..........................................................................................................................26 (Why I Love You, O Mary) II. Thérèse dying and cured ..................................................................29 Broken.................................................................................................................................................30 (Manuscript A) Papa.........................................................................................................................................................31 (Manuscript A) I made my confession like a big girl............................................................. 32 (Manuscript A) I sighed. ............................................................................................................................................. 33 (Manuscript A) My Guardian Angel. ........................................................................................................... 35 (To My Guardian Angel) The Thimble................................................................................................................................ 37 (Manuscript A) Becoming a great saint..................................................................................................38 (Manuscript A The saddest years of my life....................................................................................40 (Manuscript A) Continual sufferings and separations. ........................................................41 (Manuscript A) My loss of Pauline. ...............................................................................................................42 (Manuscript A) The inexplicable sickness. .........................................................................................43 (Manuscript A) Mary’s smile.................................................................................................................................45 (Manuscrit A) Come smile at me again.............................................................................................. 47 (Why I Love You, O Mary) III. Thérèse shattered and recovered....................................49 Learning to fight....................................................................................................................50 (Manuscript A) It was a kiss of love...............................................................................................................51 (Manuscript A) Heaven in my soul............................................................................................................... 53 (Manuscrit A) Little Key, I envy you.........................................................................................................54 (My Desires near Jesus Hidden in His Prison of Love) The visit of the Holy Spirit......................................................................................... 57 (Manuscript A) Jesus forgave me more than Saint Mary Magdalene. .............58 (Manuscript A) A drop of water in a fiery furnace.....................................................................59 (Yellow Notebook, July 11, 1897)) Scruples.............................................................................................................................................60 (Manuscript A) The Holy Innocents............................................................................................................61 (Manuscript A) To My Little Brothers in Heaven.........................................................................63 (To My Little Brothers in Heaven) The Christmas miracle...................................................................................................64 (Manuscript A) Strength in weakness. .....................................................................................................66 (Manuscript A) Love penetrated my heart.......................................................................................... 67 (Manuscript A) “I thirst!”.............................................................................................................................................68 (Manuscript A) A great criminal. .....................................................................................................................69 (Manuscript A) I am the work of your love. ........................................................................................71 (For Sister Marie of the Trinity) IV. Thérèse, determined. ........................................................................... 73 Breaking the news to Papa. ...................................................................................... 75 (Manuscript A) ...To the pope if necessary!. ....................................................................................... 76 (Manuscript A) I grew in love...............................................................................................................................77 (Manuscript A) Journey to Rome: to pray for priests............................................................ 78 (Manuscrit A) Foolish boldness and confident abandonment in failure.80 (Manuscript A) The little ball................................................................................................................................82 (Letter dated November 20, 1887, to Sister Agnes of Jesus) Still nothing..................................................................................................................................83 (Manuscript A) Break my will..............................................................................................................................85 (Manuscript A) The great day..............................................................................................................................86 (Manuscript A) I have found it........................................................................................................................... 87 (For the Clothing of Marie-Agnes of the Holy Face) V. Thérèse, soldier: the underground passage. .......................89 I came to save souls...........................................................................................................90 (Manuscript A) Dryness, sleep.............................................................................................................................91 (Letter dated January 6, 1889, to Céline) Under the snow.......................................................................................................................92 (Manuscript A) The passion of our dear father.............................................................................93 (Manuscrit A) Look Jesus in the face.....................................................................................................94 (Letter dated April 4, 1889, to Céline) My only Homeland.............................................................................................................96 (My Heaven on Earth) Poverty of heart....................................................................................................................... 97 (Manuscript A) A prayer of suffering.........................................................................................................98 (Manuscript C) Dirty water in my face. ...................................................................................................99 (Manuscript C) Weakness......................................................................................................................................100 (Letter dated April 26, 1889, to Céline) Your little Thérèse is very weak........................................................................103 (Letter dated July 27-29, 1890, to Marie Guérin) Truly I am far from being a saint....................................................................104 (Manuscript A) I see nothing............................................................................................................................105 (Letter dated August 30-31, 1890, to Sister Agnes of Jesus)
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