"En este día celebramos a una santa que parece pequeña y es grande: santa Teresa del Niño Jesús y de la santa Faz. Es posible que conozcamos algo de ella, aunque fue una desconocida en su tiempo, tanto en el convento como en su tierra. Puedes leer algo de ella, que hay mucho. Sólo me detengo en su nombre al lado de esta fotografía, creo que tomada en el jardín de Lisieux (Francia), donde vivió desde los 16 años hasta los 24.

Why do I say it is small and big? Because to human eyes she seemed small - in fact in her own convent a sister commented on her deathbed: What will the Prioress say about her, because she has not done anything notable?

Nothing noticeable and she was declared santa, patron saint of the Missions and even doctor of the Church? That's how it happens in life... we don't recognize the beauty that people hide... and we judge lightly.

What attracts me to Saint Therese, as she is also called? Of course I am attracted to everything, but I want to highlight his hidden gifts and values, which were revealed when his "Historia de un alma", something like his diary that was jealously guarded by his sister by blood and religion and to whom he confided. Thanks to that jewel we have known what was inside.

She is recognized in the photographs because she is wearing roses, alluding to her phrase: "pasaré el cielo derramando rosas sobre la tierra". In the photo above she is carrying a lily or lily, a symbol of her cleanness of heart or purity. And it is surrounded by them. This is how she was on earth: clean of heart, but very purified. In fact it appears with the Cruz.

Let's not forget that she chose the name of the Santa Faz, behind the Baby Jesus. These are the two great mysteries of the Christian life: the incarnation and Easter y ella los llevó en su nombre, aunque la conozcamos más por el primero "del Niño Jesús". ¡Puede parecer la suya una espiritualidad ñoña y nada más lejos de la verdad!

Let us discover Saint Therese, on this day that the Church allows us to celebrate her: Let us discover the beauty of her humility, her patience and vulnerability. clinging to the Cross.

Another phrase that I love about her: "lo que más agrada a Dios, lo que más le agrada es mi pequeñez y mi pobreza, mi confianza ciega en su misericordia".

Toda una lección de vida. Contemplemos y aprendamos. ¿Qué es lo que más le agrada a Dios de mi vida?"