St. Thérèse of Lisieux fills hearts and churches during LA relic visit

With a smile on her face and a rose in her hand, Monica McNamara practically floated out of church after venerating the visiting relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux.

McNamara had a great connection to the saint, who she said the French Carmelite’s intercession had once lifted her spirits during a moment of great loneliness, a time when she prayed for a sign of God’s love and the saint’s signature flower.

“The next day, I opened the door and there was a huge case of roses,” said McNamara, who attends Our Lady of Grace Church in El Cajon. “I believe [Thérèse] sent me those roses through my friend. It made me feel like she was listening, like God was listening.

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(Photo Credit: Liam McDaniel/Thomas Aquinas College)