St Therese of Lisieux by Her Sister, Celine Martin – Catholic Art Print St Agnes while he was in a

while he was in a mental institution

The original image is long out-of-copyright

The brown shadows around the letters are intentional

but only for a moment

The quote is from a short homily given by Pope Benedict XVI in St Peter's Square

St Therese of Lisieux by Her Sister, Celine Martin – Catholic Art Print St Agnes while he was in aTherese's sister Celine painted this picture in 1925, the year Therese was canonized. As the cause for her canonization had gained momentum in the years before, Celine had been helpful in giving the people of the world a picture of Therese. This paining was based on a 1912 drawing (see above) she had done which she called "the important portrait," the one that was "published everywhere." The gesture of caressing the cross with roses was something