Fr. Peter's 4-part Lecture series with extensive notes on “Story of a Soul” the Spirituality of the Little Flower
This online "Resource Guide" compiles lessons on St. Thérèse that were created March 2021 by: Fr. Peter Turrone, IMC & pastor at Holy Rosary Church, Toronto (Canada)
“In fact, I made troubles out of everything. Now, things are quite different. God in His goodness has given me grace not to be cast down by any passing difficulty. When I think of what I used to be, my heart overflows with gratitude. The graces I have received have changed me so completely, that I am scarcely the same person.”
QUICK NOTES ABOUT ST. THÉRÈSE:
May 17, 1925 marks the canonization of the Little Flower of the Child of Jesus & the Holy Face
She was born Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Martin on January 2, 1873
Alençon, France
She departed September 30, 1897, Lisieux, France.
Her Feast Day is October 1
STUDY “STORY OF A SOUL” (Autobiography by: St. Thérèse of Lisieux)
Led by FR. PETER TURRONE (MARCH 2021, YOUTUBE ARCHIVE)
To help listeners read “The Story of a Soul”, our podcast has included a quick post for educators wishing to explore the spirituality of the Little Flower with one of our guests to the Digital Café, Fr. Peter Turrone, IMC.
This 4-part set of videos on St. Thérèse of Lisieux was recorded in March 2021 during the pandemic for an online formation series via Zoom for Fr. Peter’s former parish.
Our podcast recommends this set of videos prepared by Fr. Peter: he includes extensive notes on the life, writings, and Spirituality of St. Thérèse and supports anyone seeking to explore the richness of “the little way” of “the little flower”.
Fr. Peter’s videos effectively revisit the autobiography: “The Story of a Soul” which can be accessed, unabridged via Project Gutenberg here: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16772.
ABOUT THIS FORMATION SERIES
Himself an expert in Carmelite Spirituality, especially St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila, Fr. Peter Turrone, as with many of his formation projects & spiritual conferences, provides a reliable and definitive introduction to this great saint. And this “tour” of her book includes many useful annotations he has curated in a series of four powerpoint presentations — which he reviews & annotates at length in four separate sessions. (Review at your own pace!)
Fr. Peter leads listeners / educators / students / catechists / parents / Godparents through the profound testimony of the Little Flower and helps them to focus on aspects of her autobiography, pointing toward relevant parts of the life of St. Thérèse. We invite you to explore with Fr. Peter the excellent teachings of this Doctor of the Church, so relevant today.
With this formation programme, Fr. Peter challenges each listener tuning-in to embrace, at least one of many goals, as a take-away to these reflections:
he invites us to contemplate prayerfully this essential question:
“Am I open to walking the path of the Little Way of St. Thérèse?”
Fr. Peter invites us to re-discover the transformative power of this classic story of a soul which brings us even closer to God.
Enjoy!
thelittleflower.substack.com RESOURCE GUIDE by: The Rosary Hour Podcast
A SPIRITUAL ONLINE FORMATION SERIES on the LITTLE FLOWER
by: FR. PETER TURRONE
ST. THÉRÈSE SPIRITUAL LIFE SERIES - LECTURE: PART 1
ST. THÉRÈSE SPIRITUAL LIFE SERIES - LECTURE: PART 2.
ST. THÉRÈSE SPIRITUAL LIFE SERIES - LECTURE: PART 3.
ST. THÉRÈSE SPIRITUAL LIFE SERIES - LECTURE: PART 4.
APPENDIX:
ST. THÉRÈSE FILM / DOCUMENTARY STYLE VIDEOS
FULL MOVIE: THÉRÈSE w/ Spanish Subtitles rendition (2004 classic)
ST. THÉRÈSE on the ROSARY
“The rosary is a long chain that links Heaven and earth. One end of it is in our hands and the other end is in the hands of the Holy Virgin…the Rosary prayer rises like incense to the feet of the Almighty.”
~ St. Therese
LEARN TO TEACH OTHERS HOW TO PRAY THE HOLY ROSARY WITH FR. PETER TURRONE, IMC & MEMBER OF CHILDREN’S ROSARY (2023)
In the following video, Fr. Peter teaches how to pray ONE DECADE of the Holy Rosary from his desk at Holy Rosary Parish, recorded on 2 March 2023
MEET FR. PETER: AN INTERVIEW by CHILDREN’S ROSARY MEMBER, AMELIA
SEE THE RELATED ARTICLE ABOUT THE ABOVE VIDEO BELOW:
ABOUT CHILDREN’S ROSARY ® PRAYER GROUP MOVEMENT
Learn more about Children’s Rosary here:
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