

A work based on the Saint’s poem, “Why I Love Thee, Mary”. In this hymn, the last she composed, Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus defines her filial devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The author’s commentary on this hymn demonstrates that our heavenly Mother is indeed imitable in Her earthly life and that Her true children prove their love and devotion by modeling their life on Hers; he also highlights the Virgin Mary’s immense love for Her children.
“Mary is more a Mother than a Queen: She ought to be shown as being possible to imitate,” said Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus. Here, Father Martin develops Thérèse's last poem, Why I Love Thee, O Mary. Father Martin writes, “In the same way that Jesus bequeathed His Mother to us, Thérèse has bequeated her way of loving Her to us.”
by Father Gabriel Martin. A work based on the Saint’s poem, “Why I Love Thee, Mary”. In this hymn, the last she composed, Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus defines her filial devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The author’s commentary on this hymn demonstrates that our heavenly Mother is indeed imitable in Her earthly life and that Her true children prove their love and devotion by modeling their life on Hers; he also highlights the Virgin Mary’s immense love for Her children. 170 pages, illustrations.
“Mary is more a Mother than a Queen: She ought to be shown as being possible to imitate,” said Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus. Here, Father Martin develops Thérèse's last poem, Why I Love Thee, O Mary. Father Martin writes, “In the same way that Jesus bequeathed His Mother to us, Thérèse has bequeated her way of loving Her to us.”
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