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After St. Thérèse’s tearful encounter with Pope Leo XIII on 20 November 1887, her sister Céline wrote to Marie in the Lisieux Carmel to explain everything. Pauline then wrote to her father on 23 November: the Pope “saw the halo that already circles your forehead.”
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The Servant of God Herman Cohen was the first to lead a pilgrimage to Lourdes on 20 September 1858. Hundreds of people joined him in front of the grotto, although it was still blocked off by barricades and the civil authorities forbade close access to the site. He made quite an impression on St. Bernadette.
In 1921 Pauline and Marie Martin - Sister Agnès of Jesus and Sr. Marie of the Sacred Heart - had the happy fortune to visit their childhood home in Lisieux, a rare privilege, although Pauline doesn't give the reasons for the honor. But she describes the visit in detail...
When St. Thérèse was still an infant on the farm with her wet nurse Rose, St. Zélie Martin describes one visit she made to the farm to visit little Thérèse. "She let out piercing screams when she didn't see the wet nurse anymore."
Céline tells us that Thérèse "received an audience with the Holy Father on Sunday 20th November 1887 with the pilgrims of the dioceses of Coutances, Bayeux, and Nantes"
I was delighted to hear that today all three of you are in the little House of the Blessed Virgin [At Loreto, on 12th–13th November 1887]… One must no longer feel outside one’s Homeland there. It’s the Homeland in exile.
Compared to the hell of the ships, the island seemed a veritable paradise
Elijah, the prophets and conversion of heart: Elijah is the "father" of the prophets
Carmelites have chosen Mary as their Patroness and spiritual Mother
Holy Virgin you have done me a great favor
M. Révérony was touched, I believe
In my own words I wanted to pay a tribute of gratitude to Saint John of the Cross
Whose greatest stamp of glory was to be forever the daughter of the Church
Compared to the hell of the ships, the island seemed a veritable paradise
Up at 6.30 and on the road at 7.15
Arrived in the small town of Castrojeriz yesterday
Permit me also to invoke the little Carmelite, St. Thérèse
Pray a lot, my dear little girl, for the success of the pilgrimage to Chartres
We are strangers and the door will open for no one but us
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