Poems of st Therese of Lisieux
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (782 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0006280382 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Therese to life, offering a remarkable glimpse into her mystic connection with God.. Alan Bancroft's inspired translations and his insightful analysis of her poems bring St. A masterful and beautiful translation of the poetry of Therese Martin (1873-1897), the sainted Carmelite nun whose writings are now spiritual classics of the Western world
For Aspiring Saints Only For those who truly love Therese, and understand that she is a shining example of one who did overcome a life of creature comforts for another of eternal servitude to our Creator, this book will reveal her heart in yet a different way than her autobiography. A must-study for any aspiring saint. The only drawback at all is that the translator rhymes her verse in English, and her work is much better in . Surprisingly good poetry! I haven't yet finished this book of poems, but I was really impressed by the goreat imagination in it. French poetry is different from English, so you have to read it with that in mind. Before long, I shall have read it twice. If you liked her life, you will probably like her poetry, It's an extension of her lovely, albeit short, life.. Michael Foret said Poems from a Great Soul. Growing up Catholic in Louisiana from the early 1950s through the early 1970s I could not have escaped knowing about Thérèse of Lisieux, even before I spent time at a boarding school attached to St. Theresa of the Little Flower in New Orleans' Mid-City. Very attached to the church, and even for a time drawn, like Theresa was, to monasticism, like so many others I venerated her as one of