St. Thérèse of Lisieux also known as "The Little Flower", was born on January 2nd, 1873 in Alençon, France. She became a Carmelite Nun in the age of fifteen years old after the permission of Pope Leo XIII. She is known for her practice of the "Little Way". The practice of doing the ordinary tasks with extraordinary love and childlike trust in God. Both of her parents are canonized Saints. She died on September 30, 1897 at the young age of 24 due to tuberculosis. On May 17, 1925 she was canonized by Pop Pius XI and became one of the female Doctors of the church. She is the Patron Saint of the Sick, AID Suffers, Missionaries, and Florists. Her feast day is on October 1st.
