Our Mission
"I feel my mission is soon to begin, to make others love God as I do,
to teach others my little way."
Ladies of the Little Flower make the mission of the Little Flower our own!
The mission has three parts.
Women of Prayer
Saint Thérèse was a woman of prayer and Ladies of the Little Flower strive to be women of prayer. We begin each of our monthly meetings with an hour of prayer in the Donahue Academy Chapel - 30 minutes of vocal prayer together and then 30 minutes of mental or quiet prayer. The Carmelite order boasts of three Doctors of the Church: Saint Teresa of Jesus, Saint John of the Cross and Saint Thérèse. All are masters of prayer and can inspire us in our daily prayer life.
Friendships
The Roses
Saint Thérèse's "shower of roses" is both figurative and actual. Thérèse loved roses. Towards the end of her life, as she lay suffering in the convent infirmary, Thérèse would look outside and see the beautiful rose bushes. As the day of her death drew near, she spoke these prophetic words, "After my death, I will let fall a shower of roses. I will spend my heaven doing good upon earth. I will raise up a mighty host of little Saints. My mission is to make God loved."
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Roses are Saint Thérèse's signature. She will sometimes arrange for an actual rose to be given to those who ask for a sign. Hundreds of thousands of people have given witness to the way Thérèse has interceded for their petitions by the graces they received. The roses represent the countless answered prayers, both great and small, that have been granted by God through her powerful prayers of intercession.
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Ladies of the Little Flower are always ready to help spread devotion to Saint Thérèse by sharing her prayer card and even giving someone her signature rose when we feel led to do so. It is our way of helping continue Thérèse's mission, which is ours too, "to make God loved."