"In Spite of my Smallness I Can Aspire to Holiness"

Holiness in St. Therese

Authors

  • Pablo Ferreiro Instituto Seminario Mayor San José

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24215/26182858e098

Keywords:

holiness, Saint Therese, integration

Abstract

Historically, our Seminary inaugurates the school year with a lectio brevis by a preacher who presents a particular topic. This year it was in charge of Fr. Pablo Ferreiro, a Discalced Carmelite. In his work, the presbyter presents the life of St. Therese through a problematic: Is holiness a prize for the chosen ones, is it possible to become a saint by an unblemished morality, were the saints immaculate as we so often believe? Through the spiritual legacy of Therese, the author helps us to discover holiness as a way of integrating our own miseries with the divine call to give ourselves entirely, to "choose everything", everything that God wants.

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Published

2023-12-11

How to Cite

Ferreiro, P. (2023). "In Spite of my Smallness I Can Aspire to Holiness": Holiness in St. Therese. Dios Y El Hombre, 7(1), 098. https://doi.org/10.24215/26182858e098

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Outreach Articles