This post contains affiliate links. Please see my About Me page for more details. St. Therese of Lisieux is such an awesome saint. For years I have loved praying a novena to her and have always been amazed by how she truly does send a rose - or roses. As a teacher, I was blessed to teach at a school named after her - Little Flower High School for Girls. I only taught there for a year . . … [Read more...] about The Ultimate “Little Flower” Gift Guide
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Dancing in the Rain(ing Roses)
In one of Prayer Wine Chocolate's very first posts, Raining Roses, I shared my sincere belief that if you ask them, Saints will pray for you. I talked about how one of my favorite saints, Saint Therese’, once stated, “I will spend my heaven doing good upon earth. I will let fall from heaven a shower of roses.” When I pray a novena to Saint Therese – for nine days consecutively, without … [Read more...] about Dancing in the Rain(ing Roses)
Visiting the Carmelite Monastery
The Carmelite Monastery in Philadelphia is located about a mile away from my childhood home. Yet, I never stepped into it's doors, or even thought of doing so, until I was 24 years old. That year, the relics of St. Therese' were brought to the Monastery as part of a wold tour that began in 1995. I worked at a Catholic School as a teacher, and one of my co-workers wanted to go and see the … [Read more...] about Visiting the Carmelite Monastery
