Story Of A Soul

1 NOTE TO THIS ELECTRONIC EDITION 2 PROLOGUE: THE PARENTAGE & BIRTH OF MARIE FRANÇOISE THÉRÈSE MARTIN 3 CHAPTER I - EARLIEST MEMORIES 4 CHAPTER II - A CATHOLIC HOUSEHOLD 5 CHAPTER III - PAULINE ENTERS THE CARMEL 6 CHAPTER IV - FIRST COMMUNION AND CONFIRMATION 7 CHAPTER V - VOCATION OF THÉRÈSE 8 CHAPTER VI - A PILGRIMAGE TO ROME 9 CHAPTER VII - THE LITTLE FLOWER ENTERS THE CARMEL 10 CHAPTER VIII - PROFESSION OF SOEUR THÉRÈSE 11 CHAPTER IX - THE NIGHT OF THE SOUL 12 CHAPTER X - THE NEW COMMANDMENT 13 CHAPTER XI - A CANTICLE OF LOVE 14 EPILOGUE: A VICTIM OF DIVINE LOVE 15 COUNSELS AND REMINISCENCES OF SOEUR THÉRÈSE, THE LITTLE FLOWER OF JESUS Most of what follows has been gathered from the conversations of Soeur Thérèse with her novices. Her advice cannot but prove helpful to souls within the cl 16 I J.M.J.T. May 8, 1888. 17 II October 20, 1888. 18 III January, 1889. 19 IV February 28, 1889. 20 V March 12, 1899. 21 VI July 14, 1889. 22 VII October 22, 1889. 23 VIII July 18, 1890. 24 IX September 23, 1890. 25 X October 14, 1890. 26 XI April 26, 1891. 27 XII August 15, 1892. 28 XIII MY DARLING SISTER 29 XIV April 25, 1893. 30 XV August 2, 1893. 31 XVI MY DEAR CÉLINE 32 XVII October 20, 1893. 33 XVIII July 7, 1894. 34 XIX August 19, 1894. 35 XX I am so glad, dearest Céline 36 I (Written in 1887, shortly before Thérèse entered the Carmel.) 37 II (Written during her retreat before receiving the habit.) 38 III 1889. 39 IV (Written during her retreat before profession.) 40 V 1891. 41 VI 1891. 42 VII 1892. 43 VIII One day when Soeur Thérèse was suffering 44 I February 21, 1888. 45 II (Written during her retreat before receiving the habit.) January 8, 1889. 46 III August 14, 1889. 47 IV (During her retreat before profession) September 4, 1890. 48 V September 7, 1890. 49 VI MY DEAREST SISTER 50 I August 13, 1893. 51 II January, 1895. 52 III July 12, 1896. 53 IV July 17, 1897. 54 I 1888 55 II 1894 56 LETTER TO HER COUSIN, JEANNE GUÉRIN (MADAME LA NÉELE) August, 1895. 57 I 1895. 58 II 1896. 59 III February 24, 1896. 60 IV All I desire is God's Holy Will, and if in Heaven I could no longer work for His glory, I should prefer exile to Home. 61 V June 21, 1897 62 VI 1897. 63 VII July 13, 1897. 64 VIII 1897. 65 IX July 26, 1897. 66 X August 14, 1897. 67 AN ACT OF OBLATION AS A VICTIM OF DIVINE LOVE 68 A MORNING PRAYER 69 AN ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY FACE 70 VARIOUS PRAYERS 71 PRAYER TO THE HOLY CHILD 72 PRAYER TO THE HOLY FACE 73 PRAYER 74 PRAYER TO OBTAIN HUMILITY 75 MOTTO OF THE LITTLE FLOWER 76 |MY DAYS OF GRACE| 77 MY SONG OF TO-DAY 78 MEMORIES 79 I THIRST FOR LOVE 80 TO SCATTER FLOWERS 81 WHY I LOVE THEE, MARY!