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St. Thrse of Lisieux (18731897) spent the final months of her short life in the infirmary of the Carmel of Lisieux, France. Those who attended herincluding three of her older sisters by birthwere living in the company of one of God's saints, one prepared for our times. This volume,St. Thrse of Lisieux: Her Last Conversations, serves as a sequel to St. Thrse's autobiography,Story of a Soul. It contains the intimate words of her final conversations with her three sisters during the last months of her life, especially those three critical months in the Carmel infirmary from July to September 1897. Fortunately for us, her words were written down without the awareness that eventually a great multitude of friends of St. Thrse would hunger for her spiritual teaching.
150 years after this great saint and Doctor of the Church was born into the world, the publication of this revised edition enables us to live in her company and enjoy her holy conversations and counsels. When we read her words with faith, her presence is at our side. She speaks to us directly, sharing her human experience: her joys, her sufferings, her love for God, and especially her trust in him amid her painful ordeal.
This revised edition ofSt. Thrse of Lisieux: Her Last Conversationsreflects the extensive 1992 French critical edition ofDerniers Entretiensin two volumes. That very complete and scholarly production has been edited here into its essential elements:
- The entire text of St. Thrse's words collected by the three main witnesses, Mother Agnes (Pauline), Sister Genevive (Cline), and Sister Marie of the Sacred Heart (Marie);
- The testimony of other witnesses when this does not repeat that of the three main witnesses;
- Additional words of St. Thrse as quoted in letters written during her last three months;
- Comprehensive indexes of key names, topics, and biblical references.
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