Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, or Saint Thérèse of Lisieux was born January 2 ... and elder sisters to raise her. On Christmas Day 1886 she had a profound experience of intimate union ...

Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison, Wisconsin, needed to make a difficult decision, so he turned to one of his favorite saints for help: St. Thérèse of Lisieux.

On the centennial of St. Thérèse's canonization, St. Peter Claver Church will recreate the "Little Flower Novena" that Msgr.